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Gal Gadot Frames Motherhood and Fear in Thriller The Runner

Modern Luxury's cover interview ties Gadot's motherhood to her performance as the film prepares to stream on Prime Video Sept. 2.

Overview

  • Modern Luxury published Gadot's cover interview this week in which she said becoming a mother gave her a deeper emotional well and called that instinct a 'lioness' when describing her approach to Maia.
  • Gadot emphasizes that Maia is fallible, saying the character gets scared, doubts herself, and keeps moving forward to show that courage is acting despite fear.
  • She trained for what she calls the most physical film she's done with former Olympian Malachi Davis and suffered a broken foot weeks before filming wrapped.
  • The Runner is directed by Kevin Macdonald, co-stars Damian Lewis, and is scheduled to debut on Prime Video on Sept. 2.
  • Promotional materials and the Tel Aviv cover shoot at The Jaffa Hotel present the film as a character-driven, physical thriller that reframes Gadot away from an invincible action hero toward a more vulnerable lead.