After being the subject of various reports lately, and a lot of speculation, filmmaker Patty Jenkins has gone on the record to clear up reports about her involvement in both the third “Wonder Woman” film and the “Star Wars” spin-off feature “Rogue Squadron”.
In a statement released on Twitter, she says she was going to exit “Rogue Squadron” over scheduling issues as she wanted to get to work on “Wonder Woman 3” after several delays on that sequel.
Lucasfilm then made a new deal with her which is still in effect and will see her return to the project after finishing “Wonder Woman 3”. She says:
“That project has been in active development ever since [our new deal]. 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.”
She then turned her attention towards recent reports and backlash over a third “Wonder Woman” film not happening and that how the “attractive clickbait false story” was that it was Jenkins who killed it or walked away from the project. She outright denies such claims:
This is simply not true. | never walked away. | was open to considering anything asked of me. It was my understanding there was nothing | could do to move anything forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so | understand these decisions are difficult right now.
Her statement continues praising her time with the character, her leading lady Gal Gadot, and the fans who supported her and the character:
| do not want what has been a beautiful journey with WW to land on a negative note. | have loved and been so honored to be the person who got to make these last two Wonder Woman films… | wish her and her legacy an amazing future ahead, with or without me.”
The comments feel like she is saying goodbye to the character either way, so what this means for the progress of the “Rogue Squadron” film is unclear. DC is in the midst of a complete overhaul of its slate so big questions linger as to the future of those characters and the actors currently playing those roles.
— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) December 14, 2022
