‘Heart Of Stone’: Gal Gadot Wanted To Create A New Female Action Hero After Watching ‘Bond,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ & ‘Bourne’ Films

cinematic universe, no character is ever gone for good!Fans of the high-octane franchise have learned that lesson time and again as our favorite heroes return — the #JusticeForHan hashtag was avenged when Sun Kang's character returned in  and our favorite villains switch sides to join the good guys. (Remember when Dwayne Johnson's Luke Hobbs was the antagonist of )Fast X, the latest installment, directed by Louis Leterrier, brought back not one, but two thrilling characters to the franchise, with Hobbs appearing in a post-credits scene — launching a Johnson-led standalone film that will fit into the timeline between and But the biggest shocker of all came in the film's final moments.

Before Margot Robbie took on the role of the world’s most iconic toy figure in the upcoming and hotly anticipated “Barbie”, there was another actress the filmmakers had in mind — Gal Gadot.

Margot Robbie took on the role of the world's most iconic toy figure in the upcoming and hotly anticipated, there was another actress the filmmakers had in mind — Gal Gadot.The stunning star walked the carpet at Netflix's Tudum: A Global Fan Event, held in São Paulo, Brazil, and she stopped to talk with ET's Denny Directo about reports that producers — including Robbie herself — first thought of Gadot for the titular role.Robbie told, in an interview published in May, that Gadot was considered, but wasn't available, and yet served as a sort of template for the character, explaining, «Gal Gadot Barbie energy.»«Margo, I love you!» Gadot told ET in response to the actress' remarks. «I'll do anything with you, I'll be [in] anything with you!»According to Robbie's comments to Vogue, Gadot embodies the ideals of Barbie «because she is so impossibly beautiful, but you don’t hate her for being that beautiful because she’s so genuinely sincere, and she’s so enthusiastically kind, that it’s almost dorky.

At the TUDUM Global Fan Event in Brazil, the official trailer for the action-packed film “Heart of Stone” debuted.

Gal Gadot is taking on her next mission in the upcoming spy thriller, Netflix shared the first trailer for the film — which also stars Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt and Sophie Okonedo — during their Tudum live fan event on Saturday. directed by Tom Parker, stars Gadot as Rachel Stone, a CIA agent with even bigger secrets than the ones she keeps as an elite operative. After being compromised in the field, Rachel goes rogue in an attempt to find and protect The Heart, an advanced technological asset vital to the mysterious global peacekeeping organization known as The Charter.«If you own The Heart, you own the world,» an ominous voice warns in the clip.Watch the full trailer below:The film also stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi, Paul Ready and more.

star of the “Wonder Woman” movies and periodic ensemble player in The “Fast” Saga, is getting her crack at a Netflix female-led actioner.In “Heart of Stone,” Gadot stars as an MI6 agent who secretly works for a covert peacekeeping organization known as The Charter. However, things go awry, as they often do in these films, leaving the professional badass comparatively isolated from her MI6 life and having to save the day with little backup.

Angelique Jackson Gal Gadot is going from superhero to super spy in the action-packed first trailer for the international espionage thriller “Heart of Stone.” Gadot was joined by co-stars Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt at Netflix’s Tudum fan festival in São Paulo, Brazil, where the trio debuted the film’s first trailer. The footage features heart-stopping stunts, like Gadot’s Rachel Stone — an intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency — skydiving from a death-defying height. Stone’s steely demeanor and adrenaline-junkie habits are explained as her boss (Sophie Okonedo) warns, “You know what you signed up for. No friends, no relationships… What we do is too important. When governments fail, the only thing left is the Charter.”

Gal Gadot’s tenure as Wonder Woman may have ended, as “Wonder Woman 3” is reportedly not moving forward as the newly formed DC Studios is seemingly moving in a new direction (we shall see). However, this doesn’t mean Gadot is slowing down her output of action projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros./DC’s The Flashper box office sources is playing like a deeper universe superhero movie with around $9M in Thursday night previews which began at 3PM. While the pic’s critical score on Rotten Tomatoes has fallen to 67% fresh from 71% fresh, audiences are enjoying it more at 88%. That’s a good sign.

after a hugely successful run in London’s West End; she was recently nominated for a Tony Award for ‘Prima Facie’ despite the show being her first time performing in New York City’s iconic theatre district. A spokesperson for the show explained: "Today's matinee of Prima Facie was halted approximately 10 minutes into the performance after Jodie Comer had difficulty breathing due to the poor air quality in New York City because of smoke from the Canadian wildfires”. Images of the orange glow in New York’s skies have gone viral on social media, coming after thick smoke poured into the United States’ East Coast and Midwest from Canada, causing hazardous levels of pollution.

California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after a group of migrants were dropped off at a Sacramento church, likening the move to “kidnapping.”

The tease at the end of “Fast X” hinted at it, but now it’s official: THR reports that Dwayne Johnson will return to the “Fast And Furious” franchise for another installment. So does that mean Luke Hobbs will return for “Fast 11“? Not so fast: this new film isn’t that one, “Fast 12,” or even a spinoff like 2019’s “Hobbs and Shaw.” Instead, the movie will serve as a bridge between “Fast X” and its sequel, with other “Fast And Furious” also involved.

Netflix fans, it's Tudum time once again!The streaming service's worldwide fan event returns on June 17, live-streaming from Brazil after two years of virtual events, to give fans first looks, never-before-seen footage, and exclusive news from their favorite movies, series and games.Kicking off at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m.

Gal Gadot is a huge star, but revealed she deals with impostor syndrome as her career continues to grow. Gadot, 38, opened up about her insecurities in the Hollywood industry and the surprising person who helped her better understand them, in an interview with L'Officiel magazine.  "It’s funny, I always feel like I have this impostor syndrome, because I feel so lucky and I’m so happy that I get to do what I really, really, really love," Gadot explained. "I always feel like, ‘I hope they’re gonna like it.’ There’s never a moment when I’m like, ‘They’re gonna love this.'"  Impostor syndrome refers to someone who believes they are undeserving of their high achievements, according to Psychology Today.

One last ride. The Fast Saga is supposed to end after the 11th and final movie debuts in 2025 — or is it?

Martin Scorsese has announced that he’s making a new film about Jesus after meeting Pope Francis in Italy.The director, who identifies as Catholic, shared the news on Saturday (May 27) during a conference at the Vatican.“I have responded to the Pope’s appeal to artists in the only way I know how: by imagining and writing a screenplay for a film about Jesus,” Scorsese said (via Variety), adding: “And I’m about to start making it.”Scorsese was in Rome with his wife, Helen Morris, to attend a conference titled The Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination, where he briefly met Pope Francis.The director previously tackled the life of Jesus Christ in his 1988 religious epic The Last Temptation Of Christ, where Willem Dafoe played the lead character.

Fast X” is the No. 1 movie in the world. While it’s the 10th installment in the wildly popular “Fast and Furious” franchise, the movie’s success was not a sure thing — especially since original director Justin Lin, a series mainstay, left the project shortly into production.

With a new trailer and a single from the film by pop icon Dua Lipa out today, anticipation for Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” is at an all-time high. But there are still under two months to wait before the blockbuster hits theaters, so brace yourselves, cinephiles: plenty of more “Barbie” stories on the way.

Margot Robbie is opening up about Barbie and the sexualization of the doll. The star of the Greta Gerwig-directed film also reveals that she wanted to get Gal Gadot

Vin Diesel loves when the family comes together.Diesel spoke with ET's Matt Cohen on Saturday at the block party for Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach project in Los Angeles, where he reacted to the shocking credits scene, which features Dwayne Johnson's return to the franchise as Agent Luke Hobbs.Following a social media spat between Diesel and Johnson, Johnson vowed in 2021 that there was «no chance» of him returning to star in a movie — with plans instead to spin off his and Jason Statham's characters in a series of films.However, the post-credits scene features Jason Momoa's villain calling Hobbs to tell him he's coming for him next — all but confirming Johnson's return for the 11th film.«We have such a great cast,» Diesel shared when asked about the surprise return. «We lead with love.