American filmmaker Joss Whedon refuted actor Gal Gadot's allegations that he threatened her career, claiming that there was no conflict between Gadot and him on the sets of 'Justice League', calling it a misunderstanding due to language barrier. Whedon, who directed Gadot in the 2017 film 'Justice League', addressed her 2021 claims in a new interview with New York Magazine. Gadot had, in a previous interview, said that "he threatened my career and said that if I do something, he will make sure my career is miserable," reported People magazine.

"I don't threaten people. Who does that?" Whedon said. The director claimed that the Israeli actor, who speaks fluent English, misunderstood him. "English is not her first language, and I tend to be annoyingly flowery in my speech," Whedon told the magazine. The director acknowledged that they argued over cutting a scene and claimed he jokingly told her that she "would have to tie him to a railroad track and do it over his dead body," the outlet explained.