It’s not that she’s naturally built to be a badass villainess in the way that actresses like The Mummy’s Sofia Boutella or Mad Max: Fury Road’s Charlize Theron are.
When looking at their resumes side-by-side, the distinction between Gal Gadot and Kristen Wiig (and what they bring to the table) couldn’t be more apparent.
Wiig brings a sense of comedic timing and an everywoman sensibility that helps hammer home the idea that Barbara Minerva was tragically transformed into the Cheetah.
With Gadot’s Diana Prince, audiences get a strong, quiet and regal heroine with an exotic sense of nobility.