‘Wonder Woman 1984’ director Patty Jenkins almost quit sequel over pay discrepancy

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.

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 when she made the remark.A fan said the new superhero film was “a breath of fresh air”, to which Jenkins replied: “Thank you @kjb_movies. I agree we need more variety in Superhero movies, not less.

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.

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.

Warning: Spoilers for the Wonder Woman: 1984 end-credit scene, ahead.I know I'm not the only one who wants to know more about Asteria, the mysterious Golden Warrior introduced in Wonder Woman: 1984. From the second we saw a flash of her eyes in the film as Diana Prince () described the famed Amazon who held back the “tides of men” through the power of every piece of Amazonian armor, I was invested.

Typically, we’ve avoided weekend box office previews during the pandemic as there’s been nothing to pump up from a potential ticket sales outlook, however, Warner Bros.’ release of $200M tentpole sequel Wonder Woman 1984 merits a line, particularly with its unorthodox theatrical day and date HBO Max streaming plan on Christmas Day.

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.

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.

Patty Jenkins is making sure she gets paid what she deserves.

We are exactly one week from the release of “Wonder Woman 1984.” Though that release strategy is a whole different story, for now, we’re here to discuss what’s next. Specifically, we’re here to discuss why it is starting to sound like director Patty Jenkins‘ time in the world of Diana Prince sounds like it’s coming to an end, when previously it seemed like a no-brainer.

The $200 million-budget superhero adventure was originally supposed to release earlier this year, but got delayed repeatedly amid the Covid crisis. Finally, the Gal Gadot-starrer will open in India just ahead of Christmas, on December 24."I hope that people come to the film and love it, of course.