WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Candidly Reveals Why She Decided Not To Helm THOR 2

WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Candidly Reveals Why She Decided Not To Helm THOR 2

During a new interview, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins finally reveals the real reason she ultimately decided to step away from helming Marvel Studios' Thor: The Dark World back in 2012...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 25, 2020 11:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman 1984

Although it can be easy to forget after the massive success of Wonder Woman, Patty Jenkins very nearly directed Thor: The Dark World for Marvel Studios back in 2012.

The filmmaker parted ways with the sequel three months after signing on, and was replaced by Alan Taylor. At the time, the usual "creative differences" excuse was given as the reason things fell apart, and while that is technically true, we're only now learning the ins and outs of what happened.

During Vanity Fair's profile on Jenkins, the Wonder Woman 1984 director reveals that she decided to step away from the film because she believed it may have ultimately tanked her career!

“I did not believe that I could make a good movie out of the script that they were planning on doing,” explained Jenkins. “I think it would have been a huge deal—it would have looked like it was my fault. It would’ve looked like, ‘Oh my God, this woman directed it and she missed all these things.’ That was the one time in my career where I really felt like, Do this with [another director] and it’s not going to be a big deal. And maybe they’ll understand it and love it more than I do. "

“You can’t do movies you don’t believe in," she added. "The only reason to do it would be to prove to people that I could. But it wouldn’t have proved anything if I didn’t succeed. I don’t think that I would have gotten another chance. And so, I’m super grateful.”

In hindsight, Jenkins probably made the right call. After all, The Dark World is considered a low point for the MCU, and Wonder Woman is one of the most critically and commercially well-received movies in The DCEU.

Jenkins doesn't hold any ill will towards Marvel, however, and praises the studio for taking a chance on a female filmmaker when it wasn't "en vogue" to do so. 

Check out the interview in full here, and let us know what you think. Wonder Woman 1984 recently had its theatrical release pushed back to August 14.

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Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 3/25/2020, 11:16 AM
That's fair.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 3/25/2020, 11:17 AM
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 3/25/2020, 11:43 AM
@CurlyBill - “Strike a pose...Vogue Vogue Vogue”😊😘
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/25/2020, 11:17 AM
Script sucked, so she made the right call.
dracula
dracula - 3/25/2020, 11:17 AM
Smart move, once Feige had full control is when the MCU really hit their stride, the only mediocre films in phase 3 were Captain Marvel and Ant Man 2
Shroombeast
Shroombeast - 3/25/2020, 11:49 AM
@dracula - Mediocre compared to the rest of phase 3, but with the exceptions of Iron Man and CA:TFA they're still better than phase 1 and the first two films in phase 2. If only Perlmutter had been pushed out sooner.

At least in my opinion.
dracula
dracula - 3/25/2020, 11:56 AM
@Shroombeast - Would add The Avengers to the list of films in phase 1 that are better than Captain Marvel and Ant Man and The Wasp. I'd say they are better than Thor 2, id say thats the mcu's worst film.
When it comes to the bottom five films of the mcu id say
Captain Marvel, Ant Man and Wasp, Thor The Dark World, Thor 1, Iron Man 2, thats in no specific order.
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 3/25/2020, 11:18 AM
“You can’t do movies you don’t believe in,"

Big Facts PJ!!!
dracula
dracula - 3/25/2020, 11:57 AM
@LongMayHeReign - If only more directors and actors thought like that
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 3/25/2020, 11:21 AM
Kill em Patty Cakes
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 3/25/2020, 11:26 AM
I like The Dark World, but it can be a bit of a tedious sit-through on repeated viewings. Still don’t think it’s as bad as many would say.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/25/2020, 11:32 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - I agree. It receives a lot of unfair hate. Does it have issues? Yes. Are there some really good aspects of the film? Yes. I also think its a step up from the first Thor, which wasn't a bad movie but if you watch it now its extremely dated whereas TDW does feel like its much more integrated into the MCU; it has that MCU feel to it.

I'd watch TDW any day over Iron Man 3.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/25/2020, 11:34 AM
@LordWaldo - I didn't say I didn't enjoy the first Thor, I just think TDW is a bit higher in quality (but not by much). Both films are towards the bottom of the MCU for me.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/25/2020, 11:40 AM
@LordWaldo - I do agree with a lot of that, and Loki is undeniably the better villain. I still slightly prefer TDW but its pretty close in my book; I actually have these two films right next to each other in my ranking. I think the dated aspect of the first Thor knocks that movie down a little for me, and I actually prefer the action for the most part in TDW and how much more of Asgard we see.
A2ron
A2ron - 3/25/2020, 11:49 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - I personally prefer it over the first one, I find the first a little boring.
TDKRnry88
TDKRnry88 - 3/25/2020, 12:13 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - I think it's watchable, but mediocre. Bad in terms of MCU, but average in terms of cinema overall.
Bluesman
Bluesman - 3/25/2020, 11:29 AM
She dodged the bullet
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 3/25/2020, 11:31 AM
She could do a righteous Silver Surfer, I think.

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