Gal Gadot on whitewashing controversy for playing Cleopatra: 'Anybody can make this movie'

Israeli actor Gal Gadot, who is globally kwn for playing fictional character Wonder Woman, recently opened up about playing Cleopatra after whitewashing controversy took internet by storm in October this year. While talking to BBC Arabic, Gadot was asked to elaborate her response to "some Egyptians", who say that Gadot playing character of Cleopatra is whitewashing. While replying firmly to question, Gal Gadot said that anybody can make this movie, and anybody can go ahead and do it. actor furr added that she is "very passionate" that she is going to do it on her own. 

Gal Gadot on Cleopatra's biopic

Interestingly, when 35-year-old actor responded to question, she also added Cleopatra was Macedonian. Later, she revealed that  makers were looking for a Macedonian actor that could fit Cleopatra. And, she was t re. Gadot furr argued that she has friends from across globe and said wher her friends are Muslims or Christian or Catholic or aist or Buddhist, or Jewish, people are people.

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Gal also asserted that she wants to celebrate legacy of Cleopatra and hour amazing historic icon that she admires. On or hand, she spilled some beans around upcoming film and said that biopic will retell story for first time through women's eyes, both behind and in front of camera.

In October this year, Justice League actor revealed that she would play Cleopatra and co-produce film. Wonder Woman filmmaker Patty Jenkins is directing biopic. "I love embarking on new journeys, I love excitement of new projects, thrill of bringing new stories to life", read an excerpt from her anuncement tweet. 

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As soon as she anunced project on internet, it immediately prompted social media criticism of white, Israeli-born star's casting as an African queen. news sparked cultural whitewashing claims. A handful of netizens proclaimed that  role should instead go to an Arab or African actor. Cleopatra was last ruler of Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, a descendant of Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who served under Alexander Great.

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