Wonder Woman: Danny Huston On Waltzing With Gal Gadot

Wonder Woman faces off against a series of foes in her recent solo film, including Danny Huston‘s Erich Ludendorff. As a World War I General conspiring with Doctor Maru/Doctor Poison, Ludendorff has several significant scenes throughout the film. But according to Huston, one of those scenes was particularly noteworthy – thanks to how nervous he was while filming it.

In a recent interview with Collider, Huston revealed what was going on in his mind during the dance scene between Ludendorff and the film’s title character. While the scene itself brings Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) into a rather tense face-to-face confrontation with Ludendorff, Huston was worried about impressing the actress with his dancing skills.

“I was very nervous about waltzing with Gal Gadot,” Huston explained, “because I wanted to impress her. I wanted to impress her as Wonder Woman, and I wanted to impress Gal as well. So that was a nerve-wracking day for me, because not only did I want to impress her, but I also wanted to remember my lines. I didn’t want to disappoint anybody, but I certainly wanted to impress Gal and I did my best. After a few takes, I was like a fighter in the sort of 10th round, literally hanging on her neck and she managed to keep me upright and looking powerful. But that in a way was my most challenging day.”

When it came to approaching his character’s villainous side, Huston did not have as much apprehension. The actor recently spoke with ComicBook.com as well, and unveiled the techniques he used to flesh out his antagonistic character.

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Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action-adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, Princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.

Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and is written by Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns, and Zack Snyder. The film stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), Robin Wright (General Antiope), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis (Etta Candy), Danny Huston, Ewen Bremmer, Doutzen Kroes, Samantha Jo (Euboea), Florence Kasumba (Senator Acantha), Said Taghmaoui, Eleanor Matsuura (Epione), Emily Carey (Young Diana), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe).

Wonder Woman is in theaters now, followed by Justice League on November 17, 2017; Aquaman on July 27, 2018; Shazam on April 5, 2019; Justice League 2 on June 14, 2019; Cyborg on April 3, 2020; and Green Lantern Corps on July 24, 2020. The Flash, The Batman, Dark Universe and Man of Steel 2 are currently without a release dates.

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