Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot has responded to the criticism surrounding her casting, calling it "empty talk".
Fans of the DC Comics character saw the casting decision as misguided, although questions were based less around her fairly short CV and more around the fact that she was "too skinny".
Gadottook on the role of Wonder Woman in the DC Entertainment/Warner Bros film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and will also portray her in a solo film that will also use a female director.
Henry Cavill will return as Superman in the sequel, with Jesse Eisenberg playing villain Lex Luthor.
Speaking to Robot Underdog, Gadot addressed the personal attacks on her ability to play the character head-on.
"They said that I was too skinny and my boobs were too small ... They said my head was too big and my body was like a broomstick.
"I can take anything. It's just empty talk. I can understand that part of what I'm doing means being exposed. And part of being exposed is being under fire."
She added that when she was younger it was more difficult to take criticism, but now she finds it mostly amusing.
