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Justice League actor responds to Amazons costume controversy: 'It's more glamorous'
'The girls on set never thought of it as a sexy version'
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Your support makes all the difference.A star of new film Justice League has addressed the controversy surrounding the Amazons' costumes which seems to have left the characters with skimpier outfits than the ones they wore in Wonder Woman.
The film came under fire after director Zack Snyder shared a photo of battle-ready Amazons from the DC film which left many furious after contrasting their look with the same characters featured in Patty Jenkins' film.
Actress Brook Ence, who plays one of the Amazons in the new film from Snyder, has weighed in on the controversy stating the costume change “didn't bother her at all.
She told USA Today: “The girls on set, we never thought of [the new costumes] as a sexy version. It felt a little more glamorous, if anything, because we had bigger, beautiful hair, which I loved.”
“I'm an athlete first, right? [Usually] I can't wear anything without someone commenting about my [muscular] body. So for me, it was actually really cool to be able to show it and not immediately feel masculine, but still very feminine.”
Following the set photo's release, people expressed their frustration on Twitter, branding the move a step back. Yet some have leaped to Snyder's defence highlighting that the controversy-courting costumes were, in fact, also used in Wonder Woman.
While this may be the case, it's been pointed out that the these costumes are worn by the Amazons during training - not when going into battle which the ones depicted in Snyder's image seem ready to do.
Of course, nobody will know what costumes will be used at which stage of the film until it is officially released this Friday (17 November). One thing we do know is how many post-credits scenes the film will have.
It's been reported that Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is refusing to star in the forthcoming sequel if Brett Ratner isn't fired by Warner Bros as producer following multiple allegations of sexual harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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