Chris Pine on Wonder Woman Role: "What Excites Me Most Is to Work in a Movie With a Superhero Woman" 

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Chris Pine on Wonder Woman Role: "What Excites Me Most Is to Work in a Movie With a Superhero Woman"

by Rebecca Macatee Wed., Oct. 28, 2015 1:49 PM PDT

he\'ll be playing a secondary character—and he couldn\'t be happier about it!

The 35-year-old hunk will reportedly play leading lady Gal Gadot\'s love interest Steve Trevor in the highly anticipated movie, and as reported on

(as excerpted by Screenrant.com), he\'s "super excited" about it.

"Gal Gadot is super talented," he said of his co-star. "Patty Jenkins

s director] will perform, and we will shoot in film..."

hunk seems to be approaching the film from a feminist viewpoint, too. "What excites me most is to work in a movie with a superhero woman," he said. "With a woman in the lead role. I am teamed with this intelligent, beautiful and strong woman to defeat the villains and save humanity."

star Gal Gadot says people used to think she had an eating disorder

As for Gadot? "Oh, my God, I\'m so excited about this role," the 30-year-old actress told

magazine. "I feel like I\'ve been given a huge opportunity to inspire people, not only women. And not because of me but because of who Wonder Woman is and what she stands for. There\'s a lot of responsibility. But I have the best team and the best people to work with. It\'s going to be an amazing ride, knock on wood."

We\'re knocking! Of course, Gadot is well aware people are going to be hyper critical of what she brings to her character. "People will always have something to say because that\'s the way people are," she said. "And it\'s okay. But for me, it\'s my job. It\'s my career. It\'s my art. Whatever I do, I take it very seriously and I do my research and I give it my best. I just want to be able to shine and inspire people. And it\'s not just about me. It\'s the script and the story and the acting. I hope people are going to love it."

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