14th October 2020: Gal Gadot is ready to play ‘Cleopatra’, Queen of Egypt, in an upcoming film by Patty Jenkins. Gadot has worked with Jenkins before on the blockbuster movie “Wonder Woman.” The Israeli actress announced it on her Twitter account: https://twitter.com/GalGadot/status/1315443922957729792?s=20 Writer Laeta Kalogridis will also be working work on the Cleopatra film, shared Gal Gadot in her tweet on Sunday. Cleopatra’s story will be brought to the big screen “in a way she’s never been seen before,” Gadot described, “To tell her story for the first time through women’s eyes, both behind and in front of the camera.” Gadot took notice of the fact that her announcement came on a significant day – International Day of the Girl. “We hope women and girls all around the world, who aspire to tell stories will never give up on their dreams and will make their voices heard, by and for other women,” she shared in another tweet. While Gadot’s tweets received more than 25,000 “likes,” the casting faced heavy criticism. Many people commented that Gadot, who is Israeli, should not play a ruler of Egypt, and they accused the casting as “whitewashing.” “Can’t wait to boycott this whitewashing disaster, so many … Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ faces harsh criticism