3 Actresses Auditioned for Wonder Woman Before Gal Gadot (Including 1 Who Said She 'Never' Had a Chance)

Gal Gadot‘s portrayal of Wonder Woman made her the leading lady of the DCEU, but she faced some stiff competition to book the part.

The actress joined the DC Comics franchise alongside Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill and was lauded as one of the brightest lights for her portrayal of Diana Prince in 2016′s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Since then, Gal has yielded the Lasso of Truth and Diana’s iconic gauntlets in several projects, including two solo movies. There have been ongoing questions about her future in the franchise, which will reset with the release of Superman: Legacy.

A new star has been cast to bring Supergirl to life, adding to questions about the status of Wonder Woman.

She’s synonymous with the character, but Gal had to audition for it alongside several other stars.

In fact, we can say for a fact that she faced off against at least three actresses to land the part. Of them, two opened up about their experience auditioning. One of them even explained why they knew that they “never” had a chance to land it.

With there being so much interest in Gal‘s future in the franchise, we decided to do some research into who else might have been wielding the Lasso of Truth.

Scroll through the slideshow to see who else was up to play Wonder Woman in the DCEU…