Do not mess with Wonder Woman, whatever the iteration.
Lynda Carter, the 1970s TV version of the Amazonian goddess warrior, has lost patience with James Cameron’s ongoing “thuggish” critiques about the 2017 “Wonder Woman” movie version that starred Gal Gadot, directed by Patty Jenkins.
“To James Cameron — STOP dissing WW: You poor soul,” Carter, 66, posted on social media Thursday.
To James Cameron -STOP dissing WW: You poor soul. Perhaps you do not understand the character. I most certainly… https://t.co/f7yuIzA7j1
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) September 28, 2017
Cameron, 63, director of “Titanic” and “Avatar,” has been quoted in interviews with the Guardian and the Hollywood Reporter, saying the “self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood’s been doing over Wonder Woman” was misguided and “a step backward” for women in films because of the way Gadot’s character was portrayed.
“She was Miss Israel, and she was wearing a kind of bustier costume that was very form-fitting,” Cameron told the Reporter. “She’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. To me, that’s not breaking ground. They had Raquel Welch doing stuff like that in the ’60s.”
Carter fired back with this: “Perhaps you do not understand the character,” she posted. “I most certainly do. Like all women — we are more than the sum of our parts. Your thuggish jabs at a brilliant director, Patty Jenkins, are ill advised.”
She also praised Gadot’s performance. “This movie was spot on. Gal Gadot was great. I know, Mr. Cameron — because I have embodied this character for more than 40 years. So — STOP IT.”
