“Punisher: War Zone” director Lexi Alexander doesn’t want to helm DC’s “Wonder Woman” solo film because of the pressures attached to the project.
Alexander explained to Fast Company she would have very little creative control with the film, but all the blame if the movie failed at the box office.
“Imagine the weight on my shoulders,” she said. “How many male superhero movies fail? So now, we finally get Wonder Woman with a female director, imagine if it fails. And you have no control over marketing, over budget. So without any control, you carry the f**king weight of gender equality for both characters and women directors. No way.”
However, her disinterest in the “Wonder Woman” film doesn’t mean she is shying away from big budget films. She understands that in order to sustain a living, she has to do “Hollywood” films as much as she does independent films.
“People always say, ‘F**k Hollywood. Do your own thing.’ Or they say, ‘Women do so well in documentaries and independent film, why don’t they stay there?’ You cannot make a living doing independent films,” Alexander explained to Fast Company. “And maybe there’s a girl out there who wants to do Star Wars or Star Trek or Pan’s Labyrinth. Are we saying she shouldn’t be able to do that?”
Actress Gal Gadot will take on the role of Wonder Woman in “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which is slated to hit theaters March 25, 2016.
