Gal Gadot arrives for her interview in a Los Angeles production studio and instead of taking a seat she remains on her feet.
"I'm so sorry for standing," the Israeli actress, model and Hollywood's new Wonder Woman announces.
"I like to feel superior."
The statuesque 178cm tall Gadot pauses, then breaks into a smile.
"No, I'm joking," she says.
Gadot, 32, remains on her feet for the 30 minute chat and for good reason.
She had her second child, daughter Maya, just two months ago and, as many parents can relate to, Gadot recently threw her back out while attempting to pick her newborn up.
The former Miss Universe contestant has soldiered on during a marathon publicity campaign for the Wonder Woman movie by standing up in interviews and, despite the pain, maintained her playful sense of humour.
Wonder Woman, a $US120 million ($A161 million) superhero film, is a landmark moment for Gadot and Hollywood.
Hollywood studios have made billions of dollars from superhero films with male leads in the roles of Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man and Thor, but in the few times they have tried female leads - Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Halle Berry as Catwoman - the movies have bombed at the box office.
Warner Bros and DC Films believe audiences are ready for their Wonder Woman and, in a move applauded by the film's female dominated cast, also broke a gender barrier by hiring Patty Jenkins to direct.
The film is set in 1918, at the end of World War I, and explores Wonder Woman's origin story.
Audiences see a young Diana growing up on the secret island of Themyscira that is inhabited only by female Amazonian warriors.
Her sheltered life is shaken when an American pilot, played by Chris Pine, crashes nearby while attempting to flee the Nazis and she eventually joins him on the frontline in Europe.
The Themyscira scenes were shot in the picturesque Italian town of Happy Village, providing an interesting situation for the 35 actresses, crew and their families.
"It was crazy because all of the women worked and were shooting on the beach," Gadot said.
"We all travelled with our families so all of the men were walking around with their strollers.
"It felt like a new era and was very refreshing and fun."
Gadot, Robin Wright, as the Amazon's greatest warrior, General Antiope, and the cast undertook intense weight, martial arts and horseback training.
To rapidly build up muscle they consumed 2000 to 3000 calories a day.
Wright loved her time in the gym with the cast.
"There was none of that competition they have in male gyms where they are checking each other out," Wright said.
"We were like 'Go girls, go girls'.
"But then we would walk from the gym to the car with a cane like 'Oh my knees! My back!'."
Gadot, Wright and Danish actress Connie Nielsen, who plays Wonder Woman's mother, Queen Hippolyta, also raved about Jenkins as their director.
Wright described Jenkins as a "powerhouse alpha male" who "thinks like a man technically" but also has heart and a motherly approach.
Nielsen agreed, adding Jenkins offered many advantages including tinkering with their warrior outfits.
"It's one thing to have a female director to discuss with you whether the shape of the boob is correct," Nielsen laughed.
"I felt absolutely unfettered.
"I said, 'Do you think it should be a little more rounded and pointing upwards?'
Wonder Woman opens in Australia on Thursday (June 1).
