Wonder WomanstarGal Gadotis set to team up withMulandirector Niki Caro on the new post-World War II thriller,Ruin. Caro, a New Zealand filmmaker whose previous movies also include her 2002 breakout filmWhale Riderand the 2017 adaptation ofThe Zookeeper’s Wife, most recently helmed Netlfix’s action thrillerThe Motherwith Jennifer Lopez. Meanwhile, Gadot, perhaps best known for her tenure as the former DC Extended Universe’s Wonder Woman, also entered the world of live-action Disney remakes as theEvil Queen inSnow White.
PerVariety, Gadot has been tapped to star alongside Matthias Schoenaerts (The Old Guard, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow) inRuin, with Caro assuming directorial duties. Based on a script by Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo,Gadot is set to play a recently released prison camp detainee in post-World War II Germany. Gadot is also set to produce the film with her husband Jaron Varsano, Marc Butan of MadRiver Pictures, and Caro.
What We Know About Gal Gadot’s Ruin
Gadot Has Been Circling The Project For Years
Penned by the same screenwriters behind Marvel’sEternals,the script forRuinfirst created significant buzz when it topped Hollywood’s coveted Black List survey back in 2017. Following the story of Gadot’s recently released camp prisoner, the movie will see her character make an unlikely alliance with a former German soldier (played by Schoenaerts) asshe seeks revenge on a Nazi SS squad in post-war Germany. Previously,Gadot had been in negotiationsto lead an earlier iteration of the project, which was originally set to be helmed by Justin Kurzel (The Order).
The movie marks the second time Caro has helmed aWorld War II drama, withThe Zookeeper’s Wiferecounting the true story of Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński and how they rescued hundreds of Polish Jews throughout the country’s Nazi occupation. Meanwhile,Gadot has also previously been attached to both produce and star ina recounting of the story of the Polish resistance figure Irena Sendler for Warner Bros.
Our Take On Gadot’s New WWII Thriller
Previous Reports Have Likened The Script To Other Popular Wartime Revenge Films
While both Gadot and Caro have had varying levels of experience with handling World War II-era tales, the revenge thriller premise ofRuinwould seemingly lend itself to a very different kind of project than eitherThe Zookeeper’s Wifeor Gadot’s Irena Sendler project. Instead,previous reports have likened the script toQuentin Tarantino’sInglourious Basterdsand David Ayer’sFury.
Armed with a gritty, revenge-fuelled premise,Ruinlooks set to be an interesting undertaking for both the film’s star and director. Whether it will manage to attain the same levels of success as the films to which it has been compared remains to be seen, though the streaming success of Caro’s previous action thriller places her in good stead to helm this latest project.
