Wonder Womanwas always expected to do well, but the degree to which the movie has succeeded is truly historic and is something that every studio in Hollywood is going to be forced to look at and study. Much of that is owed todirector Patty Jenkinsand that means Warner Bros. wants her to stick around forWonder Woman 2. However, they only signed her to a one-picture-deal and that means, they are going to have to pay up. Jenkins and the studio are now very close to closing a deal for her to helmWonder Woman 2and it is going to be a landmark deal in Hollywood history.
According toDeadline, Warner Bros. and Patty Jenkins have not yet closed the deal, but they are close to getting it done. So why the hold up? Apparently, she held out for a better deal and wasn’t just going to take their initial offer. As such, she is set to make the most money a female director has ever made for directing a movie and it will be on par with what her male counterparts make for similar,tentpole comic book franchisemovies.Wonder Woman 2is going to make Patty Jenkins flush with cash.
While no figure was given, here is how Deadline broke down what kind of money she can expect to make. According to their sources, a new directorworking on a comic book moviegets between $1.5 million and $3 million. By contrast, a director like Zack Snyder received $10M for directingMan of Steel. As they explain, that’s usually paid out as 20 percent during pre-production, 60 percent during the actual production and 10 percent during post, with the final 10 percent after the movie is done.
So Patty Jenkins should be making Zack Snyder money forWonder Woman 2. She’s earned it, but that is very important for the industry moving forward. As the push continues for female directors to get more opportunities in Hollywood, there is also going to be a need to for their deals to be on par with what male directors make for similar projects. Once Patty Jenkins closes her deal forWonder Woman 2, there will be an example for others to point to and should help others be able to negotiate better deals for themselves. It might have been easy for a director to just take the surely large amount of money that was initially offered, but Jenkins standing her ground is going to have an impact far beyond her pocketbook in the future.
As it stands,Wonder Womanis just inches shy of $800 million at the worldwide box office. The only movie that has made more domestically this year is Disney’sBeauty and the Beast. That is undeniably impressive. Not to mention the overwhelming critical praise and potential awards season love that the movie may receive. So, even though Warner Bros. is going to have to shell out to keep Patty Jenkins forWonder Woman 2, it is going to be money well spent.Wonder Woman 2will arrive in theaters onDecember 13, 2019, an announcement that was made atComic-Conthis past July.
