20 Essential Movie Performances That Will Define 2017

11. Gal Gadot - Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman)

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot
Warner Bros.

The Role: Diana Prince aka the Amazon princess who will eventually go by the name Wonder Woman. Here Diana takes on the threat of the God of War Ares (David Thewlis) while also attempting to help American military pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) bring World War II to an early end.

Why It'll Define 2017: There is so much riding on this movie and Gal Gadot's work in it. Her small role in Batman v Superman was a definite highlight of the movie, but now it's time to see if she can carry an entire tentpole by herself, and if she can, it'll hopefully give Hollywood the slap in the face it needs to start green-lighting more female-led superhero flicks.

Win or lose, Gadot's work here will be one of 2017's biggest stories, and hopefully even if the movie's not very good, her performance will be assessed on its own merits.

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