Gisele Yashar
Gisele Yashar | |
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Chris Morgan | |
Portrayed by | Gal Gadot |
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Alias | Gisele Harabo |
Gender | Female |
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Nationality | Israeli |
Affiliation | Crew members:
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Status | Alive |
Gisele Yashar[a] is a fictional character portrayed by Gal Gadot who appears in the Fast & Furious franchise. Introduced in the film Fast & Furious (2009), she helps Dominic Toretto and later his team in Fast Five (2011), where she forms a romantic relationship with Han Lue. The character was supposedly killed in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), until Fast X (2023) which confirms that she is still alive. Gisele was Gadot's first major film role, and American director Justin Lin hired her due to her past military experience. Gadot performed her own stunts while shooting the films.
Media outlets characterized Gisele through her sexuality. Reactions to the character were mixed: some critics praised the representation of Gisele's sexuality and her relationship with Han while others felt her character was either unrealistic or represented a part of the franchise's poor treatment of women. Gadot's performance received positive feedback, and several commentators requested she reprise the role in a future film.
Appearances
In Fast & Furious (2009), Gisele Yashar (Gal Gadot) is introduced as a liaison for drug trafficker Arturo Braga (John Ortiz). She develops romantic feelings for Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), but he rejects her advances. She advises him about the dangers involved in smuggling heroin across the Mexico–United States border to complete a deal with Braga. The drug exchange results in an ambush instigated by Braga, with Toretto protecting Gisele. She helps Toretto by providing him with the location of Braga's hideout in Mexico.[2]
Gisele becomes part of Toretto's team as a weapons expert in the 2011 film Fast Five. She is later revealed to be an ex-Mossad agent. She helps the team with a heist, during which she works closely with Han Lue (Sung Kang), and the two develop a romantic relationship. Following the completion of the mission, Gisele and Han are last shown speeding down the Autobahn, with Gisele sitting in his lap in a Lexus LFA.[3]
At the start of
In
F9 (2021) reveals that Gisele had worked with the team's future government contact "Mr. Nobody" (Kurt Russell) during his time running drug operations for the CIA in South America. After her death, Nobody tracked down Han in Tokyo to ask for his help with a vital mission, reasoning that Gisele's faith in Han was enough for Nobody to be assured that Han could be trusted in turn.
At the end of the Fast X (2023), Gisele is revealed to have survived her fall from the vehicle in Fast & Furious 6, as she appears in a submarine to rescue Letty and Cipher (Charlize Theron) from the Agency's Antarctica prison.
Development
Gisele Yashar was Gal Gadot's first major film role, and the actress felt that it had a major impact on her career.[6][7] She said that her unsuccessful experiences when trying out for Bond girl Camille Montes in the 22nd James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008) had led to other auditions, specifically the one for Gisele.[8] Gadot was cast by American director Justin Lin. The actress said that her background in the military helped with the audition, explaining: "I think the main reason was that Justin really liked that I was in the Israeli military, and he wanted to use my knowledge of weapons".[9] In 2017, Gadot also thanked Diesel for his input over her selection for the role.[7] Vanity Fair's Yohana Desta identified Gisele as "a breakthrough part that gave Gadot some mainstream recognition".[8]
When discussing her initial response to the Fast & Furious franchise, Gadot said: "We don't do those kind of movies [in Israel], with those kind of standards".[6] She performed her own stunts during the films, saying: "The adrenaline was just incredible and I enjoyed being able to do the stuff that in real life you can't."[10][11] Gadot explained that she wanted to feel like a "tough girl" while shooting her scenes.[10] For the character's return in Fast & Furious 6, Gadot told Lin that she wanted Gisele to "be more of a badass", and was given more stunt work for the film.[1] Some of the stunts involved jumping from a moving motorcycle onto a Jeep, being suspended in a harness, and riding a Ducati Monster motorcycle.[1][11] Media outlets also characterized Gisele through her sexuality;[12][13][14] Fuse's Bianca Gracie referred to her as "sensual and intimidating",[13] and The Stranger's Erik Henriksen called her a "villainous seductress".[14]
Following Gadot's return in Fast X, Rodriguez commented that Gadot had previously filmed cameos in previous films after her character's "death" in the sixth one, though none of them made it into the final cuts, with Diesel admitting that "we have shot other things a long time ago that might not have fit that specific movie as a finale. Doing tags is a very tricky thing because you want your great talent but at the same time you have to be very careful to maintain the emotional state of your audience at the end of the movie. So that’s what you’re juggling".[15]
Critical reception
Gisele Yashar has received a mixed response from
Gadot's performance received positive feedback from critics. In a 2017 article,
Notes
References
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- ^ Justin Lin (director) (2011). Fast Five (Film). Universal Pictures.
- ^ Justin Lin (director) (2013). Fast & Furious 6 (Film). Universal Pictures.
- ^ James Wan (director) (2015). Furious 7 (Film). Universal Pictures.
- ^ Heavy.com. Archivedfrom the original on December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot thanks Vin Diesel for giving her a chance in Hollywood". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Desta, Yohana (September 8, 2017). "The Pre-Wonder Woman Roles That Almost Made Gal Gadot a Star". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018.
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- ^ a b Truong, Peggy (June 6, 2017). "10 Things to Know About Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Granger, Katie (October 23, 2015). "Gal Gadot Proves She Has What It Takes To Wear Wonder Woman's Bracelets In Batman V Superman". Moviepilot. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Decider. Archivedfrom the original on July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Gracie, Bianca (March 7, 2017). "Future Women's History Month: Gal Gadot Reinvents the Superhero Status Quo". Fuse. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Henriksen, Erik (April 1, 2015). "Fast & Furious 101: Go Hard or Go Home". The Stranger. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
- ^ Malkin, Marc (May 22, 2023). "Vin Diesel Says 'Fast & Furious' Spinoffs Are in the Works, Including a Female-Led Movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Bucksbaum, Sydney (April 10, 2017). "7 Fast and Furious Characters That Should Miraculously Return to the Franchise". Nerdist News. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017.
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- ^ Erbland, Kate (June 30, 2017). "Michelle Rodriguez Is Right: 5 Ways the 'Fast and Furious' Franchise Should Position Its Female Stars". IndieWire. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017.
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