Gal Gadot gets new Disney role

Israeli actress will appear in upcoming 'Ralph Breaks the Internet.'

AUGUST 10, 2018 23:13

Updated: AUGUST 11, 2018 23:44

Actress Gal Gadot receives the 2018 #See Her award at the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards for her performance in "Wonder Woman." (photo credit: REUTERS) — Actress Gal Gadot receives the 2018 #See Her award at the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards for her performance in "Wonder Woman."

(photo credit: REUTERS)

Gal Gadot announced on Friday that she has yet another big movie role coming up – in Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet.

“I’m so excited to finally announce that I am playing a character named Shank in Disney’s #RalphBreaksTheInternet hitting theaters this November!” Gadot wrote on Twitter. “Such an amazing experience to be a part of this project with such great creators and cast! Welcome to Slaughter Race!”

I’m so excited to finally announce that I am playing a character named Shank in Disney’s #RalphBreaksTheInternet hitting theaters this November! Such an amazing experience to be apart of this project with such great creators and cast! Welcome to Slaughter Race! pic.twitter.com/MxLuWFPJ0L
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) August 10, 2018

The film, which is slated to premiere on November 21, also stars John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jack McBrayer. It is a sequel to 2012’s Wreck-it-Ralph, which grossed more than $470 million worldwide.

Gadot’s character, Shank, is a tough girl who loves driving cars and is part of an online racing game called Slaughter Race.

The Rosh Ha’ayin native has been lining up project after project in recent months. Though she is currently filming the sequel to Wonder Woman, she is also near a deal to play Hedy Lamarr on Showtime, set to executive produce and potentially star in a film about Fidel Castro, and will appear alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in an art heist comedy due out in 2020.