Justice League: Photo of Amazons' new costume courts controversy ahead of DC film's release

The female warriors seem to be wearing less in the new DC film

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Justice League has come under fire for what is reported to be its portrayal of the female characters that were originally featured in DC film Wonder Woman.

The controversy began after director Zack Snyder shared a photo of battle-ready Amazons from the superhero mash-up - released this week - with many left furious after contrasting their look with the same characters featured in Patty Jenkins' film.

Snyder's image shows more scantily-clad versions of the characters compared to the full body-covering armour worn by the ones featured in Wonder Woman.

Many people expressed their frustration on Twitter, branding the move a step back - highlighting that the full body armour had been created by Lindy Hemming with the skimpier costume handiwork by male designer Michael Wilkinson.

Yet some have leaped to Snyder's defence pointing out that the controversy-courting costumes were, in fact, also used in Wonder Woman.

While this is the case, it's been pointed out that the Amazons wear these while training and not when going into battle - which the ones depicted in Snyder's image seem ready to do.

Enhancing the controversy was another image released by Snyder which show the Amazons alongside male warriors who are all wearing armour covering their entire body - if it's good enough for them, why is it not good enough for the Amazons? A fair question.

Actress Brook Ence, who plays one of the Amazons in the new film from Snyder, has weighed in on the controversy stating the costume change “didn't bother her at all."

Of course, nobody will know what costumes will be used at which stage of the film until it is officially released this Friday (17 November). One thing we do know is how many post-credits scenes the film will have.

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It's been reported that Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is refusing to star in the forthcoming sequel if Brett Ratner isn't fired by Warner Bros as producer following multiple allegations of sexual harassment in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

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