https://variety.com/2024/film/news/patty-jenkins-rogue-squadron-star-wars-wonder-woman-3-canceled-1235941798/
The former DC director who helmed two Wonder Woman films in the DC Extended Universe has claimed that James Gunn and Peter Safran has no interest or investment in Wonder Woman for the "Time-Being"
The following is as quoted by Patty
“When I left ‘Star Wars’ to do ‘Wonder Woman 3,’ and I started working on that, we talked about, ‘Well, maybe I’ll come back to “Star Wars” after “Wonder Woman 3,”‘ so we started a deal for that to happen,” Jenkins said. “When ‘Wonder Woman 3’ then went away, Lucasfilm and I were like ‘Oh, we’ve got to finish this deal.’ We finished the deal right as the strike was beginning, so I now owe a draft of ‘Star Wars.’ So we will see what happens there. Who knows.”
Jenkins has now signed a deal with Disney/Lucasfilm film to produce Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, a film that was shelved, but is now back in the works.
Jenkins has also brought rumors to rest about her "walking away" from DC. She has confirmed she never walked away.
“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 can attest that all of Peter and my interactions with you were only pleasant and professional.””
She went on to say that her time on Wonder Woman is "over"
Jenkins said on the “Talking Pictures” podcast that her experience with “Wonder Woman” is over “for the time being, easily forever.” She directed both “Wonder Woman” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” making her one of the most prominent female directors in Hollywood.
“They aren’t interested in doing any ‘Wonder Woman’ for the time being,” Jenkins said. “It’s not an easy task, with what’s going on with DC. James Gunn and Peter Safran have to follow their own heart into their own plans. I don’t know what they are planning on doing or why, so I have sympathy for what a big job it is and they have to follow their heart and do what they’ve got planned.”
Jenkins becomes officially the last director to leave DC. After Ayer, Snyder, Sandberg and Wan of the original DCEU.