In a week that should be full of excitement and rejuvenation for not only the DCEU but female-led superhero films with the release of Wonder Woman, Lebanon is seeking to ban the upcoming DC film because its lead actress, Gal Gadot, is an Israeli. A security official said a formal request for a ban has not yet been received. If the request for the ban is made, it requires a recommendation from a six-member committee from the Ministry of Economy.
A group entitled Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel-Lebanon has pressed an effort against the film and has gone forward on its Facebook page to create a campaign in which stated that Gadot was a soldier in the Israeli army and has expressed support for Israel’s military policies against the Gaza Strip, a coastal Palestinian territory run by the militant group Hamas. “The state took the right decision,” Samah Idriss, a member of the boycott campaign told The Associated Press. “We now await the implementation. … Even if it is one hour before the show, they should ban it anyway.”
Warner Bros. has declined to comment on the matter.
