To say that James Cameron hasn't won himself many friends with his recent comments about Wonder Womanwould be Hindi Dubbed Archivessomething of an understatement.

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On Thursday evening, The Guardianpublished an interview with Cameron in which he described Wonder Womanas "a step backwards".

"All the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood's been doing over Wonder Womanhas been so misguided," he said. "She's an objectified icon, and it's just male Hollywood doing the same old thing.

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"I'm not saying I didn't like the movie but, to me, it's a step backwards."

Unsurprisingly, plenty of people had some things to say about that.

A few hours after the interview began doing the rounds, Wonder Womandirector Patty Jenkins waded into the debate.

It might be time to back away from this one, Cameron.

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