Around the time it became clear the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t going away and that much of the world was stuck inside waiting out the viral spread, Gal Gadot and several other celebs put out a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine” that didn’t land well . Gal Gadot just addressed that genuinely awkward moment , defending it by saying it “came from the best place.” Better late than never, but it’s interesting to note she chose to say something now when she has become the subject of another controversy—her casting as the title character in an upcoming Patty Jenkins (Gadot’s Wonder Woman director) production of Cleopatra . The gist of the criticism is just that—Gadot is not Egyptian, nor is she even from the continent of Africa. Then again, many scholars might say Cleopatra wasn’t an Egyptian herself. Newsweek reports : The debate about what exactly Cleopatra looked like isn’t really a new one. Shakespeare dramatically described her beauty, while ancient artwork often depicts her as rather plain. A coin discovered in 2007 from 32BC depicts her as somewhat homely. On the big screen, she’s been played most notably by white women–and glamorous ones, at that: Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh, […]
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