Patty Jenkins initially felt gutted about Gal Gadot being chosen as 'Wonder Woman'

Director Patty Jenkins admits she was not initially thrilled about

actress

Gal Gadot being chosen for the role of '

Wonder Woman

'. The 45-year-old filmmaker said her doubts were cleared when she saw the actress in action.


"I remember when I read in the news that Wonder Woman had been cast and my heart sank. I had been talking to the studio for so long about doing it and I was like well 'that's that'. I'm sure we wouldn't have made the same choice," said Jenkins.

The director adds she would have settled for an American actress and not gone searching the world for to find her 'Wonder Woman'. "Frankly, I think they did a better job than I could have because I don't know that I would have scoured the earth as hard to find her. I don't know that I would've looked internationally. I would have just looked for an American girl," she said.

'Wonder Woman', also featuring Chris Pine and Robin Wright, is in theatres now.