(Left) Gal Gadot as Rachel Stone in ‘Heart Of Stone.’ Cr. Chris Baker/Netflix © 2023. (Right) Matthias Schoenaerts in ‘The Regime.’ Photograph by Miya Mizuno/HBO.
Preview:
- Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts will star in ‘Ruin.’
- It’s a thriller set in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
- Niki Caro is directing.
Gal Gadot has not exactly had the best 2025 so far, at least cinematically –– she saw Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White,’ in which she played the Evil Queen, singularly fail to make much magic with critics, audiences or at the box office.
So she’ll no doubt be hoping for better things from a new thriller, even if it promises some somber subject matter.
Gadot, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is boarding new World War II-set movie ‘Ruin,’ which will see her co-star alongside Matthias Schoenaerts.
The new movie will see ‘Whale Rider’s Niki Caro back in the director’s chair following 2023’s Netflix action pic ‘The Mother,’ starring Jennifer Lopez. That said, the filmmaker is also attached to make an adaptation of Jess Walter’s novel ‘Beautiful Ruins.’
And the director has World War II form, since she also oversaw 2017 drama ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife,’ which saw Jessica Chastain as Antonina Zabinska, who had to save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in Poland.
‘Ruin’ is aiming to have its cameras rolling early next year.
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What’s the story of ‘Ruin’?
Matthias Schoenaerts in ‘The Regime.’ Photograph by Miya Mizuno/HBO.
‘Ruin’ is set in the rubble of Germany following World War II, with a newly released camp prisoner (Gadot) forming an alliance with a German soldier (Schoenaerts) as they both seek revenge on a Nazi Schutzstaffel (AKA the SS, a paramilitary organization loyal to Adolf Hitler) unit.
The script comes from screenwriting cousins Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo, who co–wrote Marvel’s ‘Eternals.’
This latest offering topped the Black List in 2017, becoming the most-liked unproduced script according to that much-vaunted listing.
And together, they’re also developing the Amazon series featuring historic thief characters Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (most famously brought to screens in the 1969 movie) that is set to star Glen Powell and Regé-Jean Page.
Caro serves as producer on the new movie alongside Marc Butan for MadRiver Pictures and Gadot and Jason Varsano for Pilot Wave Motion Pictures. Executive producing are Gillian Hormel for Ludascripts and Mary Aloe for Aloe Entertainment, in addition to the writers. Evan Powell will oversee the film for MadRiver.
Where else can we see Gal Gadot?
Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.
As mentioned, Gadot was most recently seen opposite Rachel Zegler in ‘Snow White.’
The ‘Wonder Woman’ star is currently filming MGM Amazon Studios’ ‘The Runner’ and wrapped production last year on Julian Schnabel’s ‘Hand of Dante,’ the latter of which is mystery thriller about A handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri’s poem ‘The Divine Comedy’ making its way from a priest to a mob boss in New York City.
Also on the actor’s To Do list is a new take on Cleopatra, which has Kari Skogland aboard to direct, a biopic of real-life Polish nurse, social worker and resistance fighter Irena Sendler, who worked to battle the Nazis in World War II (lots of Nazi fighting in Gadot’s future, apparently) and a new take on 1955 Alfred Hitchcock classic ‘To Catch a Thief.’
Where else can we see Matthias Schoenaerts?
Matthias Schoenaerts in ‘The Regime.’ Photograph by Miya Mizuno/HBO.
Schoenaerts, who may still be best known for the indie likes of ‘Rust and Bone’ and ‘The Danish Girl,’ is currently shooting ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,’ which will star Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin. That Warner Bros./DC Movie is due to land on June 26th next year.
And to keep his comicbook credentials burnished, the actor will also be back for Netflix sequel ‘The Old Guard 2’ (which stars Charlize Theron as an immortal warrior who leads a team of mercenaries) and Terrence Malick’s latest, ‘The Way of the Wind,’ an ambitious re-telling of stories from the life of Jesus.
Beyond those, Schoenaerts will appear in a documentary called ‘Hollywood Horsemen) which explores the career of horse trainer Rex Peterson and his journey from Nebraska to Hollywood.
There’s also ‘Changer l’eau des fleurs,’ the latest movie from ‘Amelie’s Jean-Pierre Jeunet, in which the actor co-stars with Jeunet regular Dominique Pinon and Leïla Bekhti.
When will ‘Ruin’ be in theaters?
This is a “wait and see” project, since while it already has the backing of sales company The Veterans, the rights will be up for grabs at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in hopes of snagging an international buyer.
UTA Independent Film Group, WME Independent and CAA Media Finance are handling U.S. rights.
Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.
List of Movies Starring Gal Gadot:
‘Fast & Furious’ (2009)
‘Date Night’ (2010)
‘Fast Five’ (2011)
‘Fast & Furious 6’ (2013)
‘Triple 9’ (2016)
‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016)
‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’ (2016)
‘Wonder Woman’ (2017)
‘Justice League’ (2017)
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020)
‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ (2021)
‘Red Notice’ (2021)
‘Death on the Nile’ (2022)
‘The Flash’ (2023)
‘Heart of Stone’ (2023)
‘Snow White’ (2025)
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