James Cameron Doubles Down On Why Wonder Woman WASN'T A 'Groundbreaking' Film!
With approximately 17 Avatar sequels in development, James Cameron doesn't have a ton of time for interviews. But when he does, the director makes sure to detract from cinema's most successful female-helmed blockbuster.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker doubled down on controversial comments he made in August, in which he called Wonder Woman "a step backwards" because he saw leading lady Gal Gadot as "an objectified icon."
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At the time, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins hit back at Cameron — who cited Linda Hamilton's grizzly Terminator character Sarah Connor as the ~ultimate~ female action hero — by arguing that Gadot's beauty does not take away from Wonder Woman's power.
Well, just like his movies, Cameron is drawing this drama out twice as long as it should be. In his interview with THR on Wednesday, the director was firm he will "stand by" his original comments, but offer a bit more clarity into what exactly he meant.
As for the drop-dead gorgeous Gadot, he explained:
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