While Warner Bros. have decided to slash their previous agreement with producer Brett Ratner, he is still slated to be a producer on some of their films until 2018, which would give him a cut of the profits. Warner Bros., of course, make DC Comics movies, and one star apparently won’t be returning if Rather is involved at all – none other than Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot.
According to a new report from Page Six, Gadot has said she will not return if Ratner is involved in any way:
“She’s tough and stands by her principles. She also knows the best way to hit people like Brett Ratner is in the wallet. She also knows that Warner Bros. has to side with her on this issue as it develops. They can’t have a movie rooted in women’s empowerment being part-financed by a man accused of sexual misconduct against women.”
After the announcement, Twitter reactions were rampant:
Gal Gadot proving herself to be badass in more ways than one. https://t.co/ca5hcm9yq5
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 11, 2017
i feel so blessed for gal gadot as wonder woman pic.twitter.com/kb0xI5wEr7
— gal gadot (@gadotdailly) November 11, 2017
Considering that a significant amount of Palestinian youth that are arbitrarily arrested end up sexually abused by the armed force she supports and helped out, gal gadot and her femanism can eat my shit https://t.co/MbPro1qm1v
— Adam (@NoHoesPali) November 11, 2017
never forget when gal gadot throwing shade at misogynists and sexists, especially brett ratner pic.twitter.com/Ugx0T1qdxY
— wonder. (@ifavgadot) November 11, 2017
The idea of Gal Gadot getting Brett Ratner fired fills me with delight.
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) November 12, 2017
If only Gal Gadot cared as much about Palestinian women as she does Brett Ratner’s victims
— Dr. Chanda ACA ?? (@IBJIYONGI) November 12, 2017
Give Gal Gadot whatever she wants. https://t.co/yFxSeILGa1
— Aaron V (@PoliticsOfFear) November 11, 2017
Lst wk Warner Bros. removed Ratner’s name from upcoming movies YET their $450 mil deal w RatPac remained in place. Publicly slap his wrist but continue to work with him. Same response as in 2011 ? BUT there’s a report that @GalGadot drew a line in the sand. If true, AMAZING ❤️ https://t.co/ZyDIBOZqkD
— om (@oliviamunn) November 12, 2017
Go girl @GalGadot.. let the reel merge with real..power of #WonderWoman https://t.co/PMigojL8i2
— Arnab Tumpy Filmy (@Filmchopath) November 12, 2017
After the troubling stories that have come out regarding Brett Ratner, and his behind the scenes antics on the set of his movies, this isn’t that big of a surprise. Olivia Munn accused Ratner of masturbating in front of her, while Ellen Page described a very sad story in which Ratner made homophobic remarks to her when she was just 18 on the set of X-Men: The Last Stand:
“‘You should f*** her to make her realize she’s gay.’ He said this about me during a cast and crew ‘meet and greet’ before we began filming X-Men: The Last Stand. I was eighteen years old. He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: ‘You should f*** her to make her realize she’s gay.’ He was the film’s director, Brett Ratner.”