For Gal Gadot’s latest action-packed outing, the sometime Wonder Woman wanted to look far from wonderful.
Rachel Stone, her character in the Netflix spy thriller “Heart of Stone” (streaming Friday), bleeds a bunch, suffers gnarly wounds and gets covered in bruises. And Gadot loved it all.
“She is raw and gritty, and it’s messy at times,” Gadot, 38, says of her role. “I remember there were days when I had no makeup and they just made me even more ugly, added redness and grayness to me. I want to show an unpolished woman who can go through the stress and come out of it essentially at the end of the day.”
“Heart of Stone” centers on Rachel, a highly skilled operative working for a secret international peacekeeping organization called The Charter. She works undercover as an MI6 tech expert but her life gets blown up when a young hacker (Alia Bhatt) tries to steal The Charter’s powerful artificial intelligence technology.
It’s the start of a potential franchise for the popular DC superhero star, with Gadot producing and developing the original concept alongside her husband, Jaron Varsano.
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Gadot, who next stars as the Evil Queen opposite Rachel Zegler’s title character in Disney’s live-action “Snow White” (out March 22), talks with USA TODAY about her new film, the future of Wonder Woman, her “Fast and Furious” return and finally breaking bad. She spoke with USA TODAY before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Question: What does it mean to you at this point in your career to get a chance to create a franchise character from scratch?
Answer: I follow my passion, and it all started with passion, and I guess passion goes a long way. I’m a big fan of this (superspy) genre. I grew up watching Bond and “Mission: Impossible” and “Die Hard” and “Bourne Identity,” and I loved all of them. I can devour them. And deep down inside, I always wanted to play one. After the success we’ve had with Wonder Woman, I got a boost of confidence to go and develop one for myself. It’s super-empowering and eye-opening and exciting, and the sensation you get from creating something just out of an idea is incredible.
For Gal Gadot’s latest action-packed outing, the sometime Wonder Woman wanted to look far from wonderful.
Rachel Stone, her character in the Netflix spy thriller “Heart of Stone” (streaming Friday), bleeds a bunch, suffers gnarly wounds and gets covered in bruises. And Gadot loved it all.
“She is raw and gritty, and it’s messy at times,” Gadot, 38, says of her role. “I remember there were days when I had no makeup and they just made me even more ugly, added redness and grayness to me. I want to show an unpolished woman who can go through the stress and come out of it essentially at the end of the day.”
“Heart of Stone” centers on Rachel, a highly skilled operative working for a secret international peacekeeping organization called The Charter. She works undercover as an MI6 tech expert but her life gets blown up when a young hacker (Alia Bhatt) tries to steal The Charter’s powerful artificial intelligence technology.
It’s the start of a potential franchise for the popular DC superhero star, with Gadot producing and developing the original concept alongside her husband, Jaron Varsano.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Gadot, who next stars as the Evil Queen opposite Rachel Zegler’s title character in Disney’s live-action “Snow White” (out March 22), talks with USA TODAY about her new film, the future of Wonder Woman, her “Fast and Furious” return and finally breaking bad. She spoke with USA TODAY before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Question: What does it mean to you at this point in your career to get a chance to create a franchise character from scratch?
Answer: I follow my passion, and it all started with passion, and I guess passion goes a long way. I’m a big fan of this (superspy) genre. I grew up watching Bond and “Mission: Impossible” and “Die Hard” and “Bourne Identity,” and I loved all of them. I can devour them. And deep down inside, I always wanted to play one. After the success we’ve had with Wonder Woman, I got a boost of confidence to go and develop one for myself. It’s super-empowering and eye-opening and exciting, and the sensation you get from creating something just out of an idea is incredible.
