Patty Jenkins recently spilt the beans on the difficult journey she chattered over the decade to bring Wonder Woman. The director appeared on WTF and spoke to the host Marc Maron and spoke about the numerous unexpected turns during the journey.
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The discourse around “Wonder Woman 1984” online right now is a little toxic right now, to say the least. And that’s probably due to the cycle of news and social media in today’s modern world, and perhaps a bit of (not necessarily unwarranted) resentment too.
The narrative goes a little like this: hand-selected critics early and rave about the film with hyperbole. Some critics caution it’s not all that, but the film balloons to an 89% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Patty Jenkins recently spilt the beans on the difficult journey she chattered over the decade to bring Wonder Woman. The director appeared on WTF and spoke to the host Marc Maron and spoke about the numerous unexpected turns during the journey.
WTF, Jenkins revealed she had to fight Warner Bros. for creative input on the movie, even backing out of the project multiple times. The studio first approached Jenkins about a possible Wonder Woman movie in 2004, , when Jenkins was hot off writing and directing the critically-acclaimed Monster.
Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast to promote the film’s new hit sequel “WW84,” Jenkins described how studio bigwigs were less interested in her ideas than in the optics of having a woman direct a female-centric superhero flick. “Everybody in the industry wanted to hire me,” said the 49-year-old director, who also helmed the critically acclaimed “Monster,” which won Charlize Theron the Oscar for Best Actress in 2004.
Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has discussed the “internal war” she faced with Warner Bros over the new DC film.Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Jenkins alleged that Warner were more interested in the symbol of having a woman direct a superhero film than her actual ideas.“They wanted to hire me like a beard,” she told Maron. “They wanted me to walk around on set as a woman, but it was their story and their vision.“And my ideas? They didn’t even want to read my script.
For the unversed, before Patty Jenkins made us fall head over heels in adoration, once again, with Wonder Woman, the acclaimed filmmaker was set to direct Thor: The Dark World. However, because of creative differences, Jenkins opted out of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) movie and Alan Taylor ended up directing Thor 2, which opened to a poor reaction.
“Wonder Woman 1984” dipped a strong 67% in its second week of available theaters in North America, perhaps proving that some things — like blockbusters losing a lot of business after their opening week — say the same during a global pandemic. The film has grossed $120 million globally so far,, and that’s a definitely muted response, but these are not normal times.
Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has spoken of the challenge of making a Star Wars film, saying you could “never” make a successful film in a single year.Last month, it was confirmed that Jenkins will be making a new Star Wars movie called Rogue Squadron, which is billed to reach cinemas on Christmas Day 2023.“You can never do it in one year,” Jenkins told Collider. “You could never do a good Star Wars movie in one year or a good Cleopatra in one year.
Star Wars franchise when she helms Rogue Squadron.The actor, who stars alongside Gal Gadot in the Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman 1984, said in a new interview that he believes she will be successful at reimagining the franchise.He told Collider: “I had spoken to her about, not my involvement, but the story [of Rogue Squadron]. She talked to me about it.
If you’re like me, you probably explain your love of the first “Wonder Woman” film by saying you really like the first two-thirds but hate the last act. That’s because the first two acts are a fun, emotional adventure through WWI-torn Europe as Diana Prince and Steve Trevor fight bad guys and acclimate to this changing world.
Chris Pine has ventured into the world of “Star Trek” as Captain Kirk in the most recent film reboot franchise. He’s also shown up in two “Wonder Woman” films.
It’s clear, now having watched both 2017’s “Wonder Woman” and the just-released sequel, “Wonder Woman 1984,” the two films are very different. Whether that difference is good or bad is up to you, but there’s no denying that director Patty Jenkins has crafted a second ‘Wonder Woman’ film that shares very little in common with the original.
Wonder Woman 1984 took over Christmas 2020 with both a theatrical and HBO Max release amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While the highly-awaited DCEU (DC Extended Universe) movie, which also starred Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal, was met with mixed reviews, a third Wonder Woman film has officially been confirmed by Warner Bros with Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins reuniting to conclude the superhero trilogy.In a statement by Warner Bros.
is a go! Warner Bros. has officially greenlit the next installment of the series, with Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins returning as star and director, respectively. «As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of, we are excited to be able continue her story with our real life Wonder Women — Gal and Patty — who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,» Warner Bros.
Well, so much for all the talk about “Wonder Woman 1984” being a colossal failure, because Warner Bros. just announced that it’s fast-tracking development for “Wonder Woman 3.” Not only that, but Patty Jenkins is set to return to write and direct the film.
, I realized how much I'd missed big-budget blockbusters. It'd been over 300 long days since opened in theaters pre-pandemic, and I experienced the unique catharsis of watching women save the day.Thankfully, when was asked to approve the film's release to on the same day as its theatrical release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, she felt the same way.
Though the recent deal between Warner Bros. and HBO Max that sends the studio’s entire 2021 film lineup to the streaming service day-and-date with theaters doesn’t officially begin until January with “The Little Things,” many see “Wonder Woman 1984” as the test case for the new paradigm.
until it was obvious they had no other choice aside from even longer delays. So it won’t come as a surprise to learn that she’s apparently not interested in returning for a third installment unless it definitely played theaters first.Jenkins said as much in a wide-ranging New York Times interview.
Patty Jenkins recently opened up about how she almost walked away from directing Wonder Woman 1984. During her appearance on MTV’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the -year-old director opened up about how she nearly walked off the set over a pay dispute where she wasn’t being paid equal to what her male counterparts were.
Patty Jenkins is opening up about how she almost walked away from directing Wonder Woman 1984.
With “Wonder Woman 1984” around the corner and reviews popping up endorsing (or, uh, not endorsing) director Patty Jenkins’ superhero sequel, this is the time for us to relitigate the original “Wonder Woman.” Or, more specifically, openly discuss what was great and not so great about the smash-hit superhero film from 2017.