If you’ve heard among the rumors swirling, a few of them gossipy and nasty, all the things from Patty Jenkins strolling away from “Wonder Woman 3,” refusing to make adjustments to her therapy, and being troublesome to work with, effectively know that the filmmaker has heard them herself and isn’t joyful.
Jenkins took to social media this night to refute among the claims swirling round about her, some from the Wrap and others from Jeff Sneider’s YouTube Show that basically painted her in a hostile, hard-to-work-with mild.
“Sigh… I’m not one to talk about private career matters, but I will not allow inaccuracies to continue,” Jenkins mentioned in a press release she shared on Twitter.
However, earlier than launching into her denials about “Wonder Woman 3,” she introduced up the “Star Wars” venture “Rogue Squadron” that she was initially connected to; the venture seemingly fell aside just a few years again. The filmmaker insists the venture continues to be on the desk, and she or he solely left it as a result of “Wonder Woman 3” got here first on the timetable.
“Here are the facts: 1 originally left ‘Rogue Squadron’ after a long and productive development process when it became clear it couldn’t happen soon enough, and I did not want to delay WW3 any further. When I did, Lucasfilm asked me to consider coming back to RS after WW3, which I was honored to do, so I agreed. They made a new deal with me. In fact, I am still on it, and that project has been in active development ever since. I don’t know if it will happen or not. We never do until the development process is complete, but I look forward to its potential ahead.”
The phrase on the road, the report from the Wrap initially mentioned it was Jenkins who walked away from “Wonder Woman 3” after her therapy was rejected by Warner Bros. brass, even purportedly sending them Wikipedia hyperlinks to “character arcs” after they reportedly didn’t just like the Wonder Woman’s arcs within the movie. Jenkins rejected all that.
“When there started being backlash about WW3 not happening, the attractive clickbait false story that it was me that killed it or walked away started to spread,” she wrote. “This is simply not true. I never walked away. I was open to considering anything asked of me. It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so I understand these decisions are difficult right now.”
“I do not want what has been a beautiful journey with WW to land on [a] negative note,” she continued. “I have loved and been so honored to be the person who got to make these last two Wonder Woman films. She is an incredible character. Living in and around her values makes one a better person every day. I wish her and her legacy an amazing future ahead, with or without me.”
So that’s not “Wonder Woman 3” is over with out Jenkins, however the actuality is, as she alludes to, DC Studios’ James Gunn and Peter Safran are considering some troublesome decisions for DC going ahead, and it seems like they don’t match with the path Jenkins wished to take “Wonder Woman.”
The filmmaker went on to laud her “Wonder Woman” collaborator Gal Gadot and thanked the followers for all they’ve executed for the franchise.
“Gal Gadot. Where do I even begin?” she wrote. “Gal is the greatest gift I have received in this whole journey. A cherished friend, inspiration, and sister. There are no words I can use to convey how magical she is. She is the walking embodiment of Wonder Woman in real life and a better person than the world can imagine. Never once in the millions of moments I have spent with her did I see anything less. She is a gift to this world and even more so to me. Lastly, but most importantly, THANK YOU to the incredible WW fans and for all of your love and support.”
Jenkins ended her word by saying she hopes Wonder Woman, in no matter kind she takes subsequent, acts as a “beacon of love, truth, and justice [and] is always there to lead the way for you, as she has done for me.”