'Wonder Woman' Auditions - 3 Actors Who Auditioned to Play the DC Heroine Before Gal Gadot (1 Said They'd 'Never' Get Cast)

Gal Gadot became one of the most popular stars in the DCEU for her portrayal of Wonder Woman, but she faced stiff competition for the role.

The actress joined the 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 against villains in multiple projects, including two solo movies. There have been ongoing questions about her future in the franchise, which will reset with the release of Superman.

While she’s synonymous with the character now, 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.

After her costar Chris Pine recently weighed in on the future of Wonder Woman, we decided to round up the other actresses who were up for the role.

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