Gal Gadot will portray Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which will be released in 2016, but things could have gone quite differently for the actress.

During an interview with Xnet, the star revealed how she almost portrayed iconic Kryptonian villain Faora in “Man of Steel” and why she passed on the role (translated by HeroicHollywood).

“When I was a month pregnant with (my daughter) Alma, I got an offer to be the evil Superman character. If I wasn’t pregnant I’d take the job, and there’s no way they would take me now to be Wonder Woman.”

According to Gadot’s remarks, she was considered for the part of Faora in Man of Steel. Antje Traue was cast in the part that was originally intended for her.

As Gadot points out, it was her refusal of “Man of Steel” that led to her being cast as Wonder Woman.

The 30-year-old recently said that when she conducted a reading for Zack Snyder’s Wonder Woman, she had no idea she was auditioning for the role.

On March 25, 2016, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be released, and she will subsequently reprise her role in Wonder Woman and Justice League Part One in 2017.

Wonder Woman’s love interest will apparently be played by Chris Pine, and villain parts for Sean Bean and Eva Green have been mentioned. The filming schedule has been released.

Patty Jenkins is the director of “Wonder Woman.”