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Patty Jenkins Working on Treatment for Next “Wonder Woman” Film

Patty Jenkins on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”

“Wonder Woman” has grossed over $578 million worldwide — so far — so it comes as no surprise that a sequel is being developed for the Gal Gadot-led blockbuster. But earlier this month news broke that the film’s herstory-making director, Patty Jenkins, was not signed on to helm the next installment of the franchise. Fortunately it seems like it may only be a matter of time until the “Monster” director is locked in — Variety has revealed that she’s already working on a script for the sequel. Allan Heinberg (“Grey’s Anatomy”) penned the first film.

“Patty and I are writing the treatment right now. The goal is to make another great ‘Wonder Woman’ film,” said Geoff Johns, who oversees the DC film universe for Warner Bros. alongside Jon Berg.

Johns promised that he and Jenkins have a “cool idea” for the followup, and Variety offered more details about the plot. Unlike the first “Wonder Woman,” the sequel won’t take place during WWI. It is, however, likely that the story will be set in the past. “It will take place somewhere between 1917 and 2017,” Warner Bros. Pictures President and CCO Toby Emmerich teased.

Jenkins has said that she wants the sequel to be set in the U.S. rather than Europe.

“Despite these confirmations of her involvement, however, Warner Bros. Pictures has not yet announced if Jenkins will direct the next ‘Wonder Woman’ film,” Variety writes. The delay is worrisome, but given the overwhelming success of “Wonder Woman” — and the good press for Warner Bros. for giving a female filmmaker the opportunity to tell this big-budget female-led story — we can only assume that the studio is working to get Jenkins signed on. And hopefully sweetening the deal with a huge raise.

Jenkins holds the record for highest domestic opening for a female director. Diana Prince’s origin story raked in $100.5 million during its opening weekend.

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