The Director Of ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ Wades Into The Strange ‘Wonder Woman Is A Deepfake’ Controversy

In addition to all the drama over The Rock vetoing cameos and Zachary Levi confirming said vetoes, there’s another Shazam! Fury of the Gods controversy that’s caused enough of an uproar for director David F. Sandberg to personally respond.

As just about everyone knows by now, thanks to Warner Bros. Discovery putting the moment in a TV ad, Wonder Woman makes a cameo in the sequel. However, some fans aren’t convinced that Gal Gadot is really in the film, and a rumor has been circulating that her appearance is actually a deepfake. The confusion can be traced back to a viral tweet that shows Gadot’s stunt double Taylor Cahill on set with the cast.

“Wait, they deep fake gal gadot’s face on taylor cahill’s face for shazam! fury of the gods??!” the tweet reads.

With the deepfake rumor reaching a fevered pitch, Sandberg set the record straight with visual evidence to boot.

“A certain cameo in #ShazamFuryOfTheGods had to be shot in England but I couldn’t go because of a visa issue so I directed remotely. It wasn’t a deepfake as some believe,” Sandberg tweeted along with a video of him directing Gadot.

In a very James Gunn move, the director also jumped into the replies of people spreading the deepfake rumor to explain how basic filmmaking and body doubles work.

“We shot the scene with Taylor to figure out what coverage we then needed to get with Gal since she couldn’t make it to Atlanta,” Sandberg said. “It’s also Taylor’s body with the wizards head on it. There is absolutely no deepfaking going on. When you see Gal it’s 100% her.”

So there you have it. Gal Gadot was really in the movie, but she did not shoot with the rest of the cast, which happens all of the time on these things. Actors are busy, folks.

(Via David F. Sandberg on Twitter)