History Creator / PattyJenkins

* AuthorAppeal: Patty's father William T. Jenkins was a US Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and perished during a NATO mock dogfight at age 31. She's always wanted to work on a project that would include jet fighter piloting or the like to homage her father, but couldn't for various reasons. Eventually, she got her wish with the plane featured in ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (prior to that, she noted that Steve Trevor, while not having his hands on any modern craft in the first film, appealed to her for being an AcePilot). It's also the reason that motivated her to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, ''Rogue Squadron'', as she explained in the video she made for the film's announcement, but that movie project has since been cancelled.

** Then both ''Rogue Squadron'' and the third ''Wonder Woman'' film project were cancelled (or at least her story treatment on the latter), possibly due to a combination of the tepid reception to ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' and CreativeDifferences.

* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: In stark contrast to her pre-Wonder Woman days, she's signed on to so many major projects at once in the early 2020s that she eventually had to drop one (the Cleopatra biopic) to make room for the others.

** Then both ''Rogue Squadron'' and the third ''Wonder Woman'' film project were cancelled (or at least her story treatment on the latter).

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects (she did nearly direct ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' before creative differences got in the way), until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017. [[Film/WonderWoman1984 A sequel]] was quickly greenlit, and she’s set to a return for a third.

Amusingly, she shares her birthday with a Wonder Woman actress, Creator/LyndaCarter.

** ''Wonder Woman 3'' (TBA)

* ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' ([[DevelopmentHell On hold]])

* AuthorAppeal: Patty's father William T. Jenkins was a US Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar and perished during a NATO mock dogfight at age 31. She's always wanted to work on a project that would include jet fighter piloting or the like to homage her father, but couldn't for various reasons. Eventually, she got her wish with the plane featured in ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (prior to that, she noted that Steve Trevor, while not having his hands on any modern craft in the first film, appealed to her for being an AcePilot). It's also the reason that motivated her to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, ''Rogue Squadron'', as she explained in the video she made for the film's announcement, but that movie project has since been [[DevelopmentHell put on hold]].

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects (she did nearly direct ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' before creative differences got in the way), until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017. [[Film/WonderWoman1984 A sequel]] was quickly greenlit, and she’s set to a return for a third. In stark contrast to her pre-''Wonder Woman'' days, she’s now signed on to so many major projects at once that she eventually had to drop one (a Cleopatra biopic) to make room for the others.

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* AuthorAppeal: Patty's father was William T. Jenkins, a US Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star during the Vietnam War and perished during a NATO mock dogfight at age 31. She's always wanted to work on a project that would include jet fighter piloting or the like to homage her father, but couldn't for various reasons. Eventually, she got her wish with the plane featured in ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (prior to that, she noted that Steve Trevor, while not having his hands on any modern craft in the first film, appealed to her for being an AcePilot). It's also the reason that motivated her to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, ''Rogue Squadron'', as she explained in the video she made for the film's announcement, but that movie project has since been [[DevelopmentHell put on hold]].

** She was initially attached to direct a UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII biopic with ''Wonder Woman'' star Creator/GalGadot as the lead; however, conflicts with ''Wonder Woman 3'' and ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' led her to step back to a producer capacity, with Kari Skogland (''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'') taking over as director.

* Cleopatra VII biopic (producer; TBA)

** She was initially attached to direct a Cleopatra VII biopic with ''Wonder Woman'' star Creator/GalGadot as the lead; however, conflicts with ''Wonder Woman 3'' and ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' led her to step back to a producer capacity, with Kari Skogland (''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'') taking over as director.

* ProductionPosse:
** ''I Am the Night'' reunited some of the ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' and ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' crew, namely Jenkins, Creator/ChrisPine and Creator/ConnieNielsen.
** She's become great friends with her ''Wonder Woman'' films star Creator/GalGadot, and the two are working on a UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII biopic, behind and in front of the camera respectively.

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects (she did nearly direct ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' before creative differences got in the way), until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017. [[Film/WonderWoman1984 A sequel]] was quickly greenlit, and she’s set to a return for a third. In stark contrast to her pre-''Wonder Woman'' days, she’s now signed on to so many major projects at once that one, the ''Franchise/StarWars'' spinoff ''Rogue Squadron'', had to be delayed to accommodate the others.

* Cleopatra VII biopic (TBA)

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects, until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017. [[Film/WonderWoman1984 A sequel]] was quickly greenlit, with plans for a third movie on the cards.

* AuthorAppeal: Patty's father was William T. Jenkins, a US Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star during the Vietnam War and perished during a NATO mock dogfight at age 31. She's always wanted to work on a project that would include jet fighter piloting or the like to homage her father, but couldn't for various reasons. Eventually, she got her wish with the plane featured in ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (prior to that, she noted that Steve Trevor, while not having his hands on any modern craft in the first film, appealed to her for being an AcePilot). It's also the reason that motivated her to direct the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie ''Rogue Squadron'', as she explained in the video she made for the film's announcement, but the movie experienced an indefinite delay beginning in November 2021.

* AuthorAppeal: Patty's father was William T. Jenkins, a US Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star during the Vietnam War and perished during a NATO mock dogfight at age 31. She's always wanted to work on a project that would include jet fighter piloting or the like to homage her father, but couldn't for various reasons. Eventually, she got her wish with the plane featured in ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (prior to that, she noted that Steve Trevor, while not having his hands on any modern craft in the first film, appealed to her for being an AcePilot), and it's also the reason that motivated her to direct ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' as she explained in the video she made for the film's announcement.

** Jenkins was originally attached to direct ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' which would have made her the first woman to direct a modern superhero movie three and a half years before she was for ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''. She signed on in October 2011 and left for CreativeDifferences in December 2011 under amicable terms. She wanted to change the story but Disney didn't want to run the risk of missing its original release date and going a quarter (especially the holiday quarter) without having a live-action tentpole. She returned to Disney when announced to helm a ''Franchise/StarWars'' film, ''Rogue Squadron'', but it experienced an indefinite delay in November 2021.

She is also the first woman to be hired to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, which will be an original, standalone story inspired by the ''[[ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron Rogue]]'' ''[[VideoGame/RogueSquadron Squadron]]'' and ''[[Literature/XWingSeries X-Wing]]'' sub-franchises from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', set in what is described as "a future era" of the ''Star Wars'' universe.

* ''Franchise/StarWars: Rogue Squadron'' (TBA)

** Jenkins was originally attached to direct ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' which would have made her the first woman to direct a modern superhero movie three and a half years before she was for ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''. She signed on in October 2011 and left for CreativeDifferences in December 2011 under amicable terms. She wanted to change the story but Disney didn't want to run the risk of missing its original release date and going a quarter (especially the holiday quarter) without having a live-action tentpole. She still ended up working for Disney, when she was announced to helm a ''Franchise/StarWars'' film (''Rogue Squadron'', that is).

* ''Franchise/StarWars: Rogue Squadron'' (2023)

Amusingly, she shares a birthday with a Wonder Woman actress, Creator/LyndaCarter.

She is also the first woman to be hired to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, which will be an original, standalone story inspired by the ''[[ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron Rogue]]'' ''[[VideoGame/RogueSquadron Squadron]]'' and the ''[[Literature/XWingSeries X-Wing]]'' sub-franchises from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', set in what is described as "a future era" of the ''Star Wars'' universe.

** In 2014, Jenkins directed a pilot for the Creator/{{ABC}} drama ''Exposed'', starring Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead as an IntrepidReporter. It didn't get picked up, but [[https://vimeo.com/132359226 clips]] and [[https://maryewinstead.net/category/tv-news/exposed/ screenshots]] have made their way online. Additionally, she reused one of the other cast members, Creator/PedroPascal[[note]]who [[PromotedFanboy loves Jenkins' movies]][[/note]], for ''Wonder Woman 1984''.

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects, until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017. Amusingly, she shares a birthday with a prior Wonder Woman actress, Creator/LyndaCarter. [[Film/WonderWoman1984 A sequel]] was quickly greenlit, with plans for a third movie on the cards.

** In 2015, Jenkins directed a pilot for the Creator/{{ABC}} drama ''Exposed'', starring Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead as an IntrepidReporter. It didn't get picked up, but [[https://vimeo.com/132359226 clips]] and [[https://maryewinstead.net/category/tv-news/exposed/ screenshots]] have made their way online. Additionally, she reused one of the other cast members, Creator/PedroPascal[[note]]who [[PromotedFanboy loves Jenkins' movies]][[/note]], for ''Wonder Woman 1984''.

She is also the first woman to be hired to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, which will be an original, standalone story inspired by the ''[[ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron Rogue]]'' ''[[VideoGame/RogueSquadron Squadron]]'' and the ''[[Literature/XWingSeries X-Wing]]'' sub-franchises from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', set in what is described as "a future era" of the reboot ''Star Wars'' universe.

** She first talked to Creator/WarnerBros about making a ''Wonder Woman'' film in 2004. They were nervous that it wouldn't work after ''Film/{{Catwoman|2004}}'' had failed.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Jenkins was originally attached to direct ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' which would have made her the first woman to direct a modern superhero movie three and a half years before she was for ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''. She signed on in October 2011 and left for CreativeDifferences in December 2011 under amicable terms. She wanted to change the story but Disney didn't want to run the risk of missing its original release date and going a quarter (especially the holiday quarter) without having a live-action tentpole. She still ended up working for Disney, when she was announced to helm a ''Franchise/StarWars'' film (''Rogue Squadron'', that is).

She is also the first woman to be hired to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, which will be an original, standalone story inspired by the ''[[ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron Rogue]]'' ''[[VideoGame/RogueSquadron Squadron]]'' and the ''[[Literature/XWingSeries X-Wing]]'' sub-franchises from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', set in what is described as "a future era" of the canonical ''Star Wars'' universe.

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects, until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017. Amusingly, she shares a birthday with a prior Wonder Woman actress, Creator/LyndaCarter.

She is also the first woman to be hired to direct a ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie, which will be an original, standalone story inspired by the ''[[Literature/RogueSquadron Rogue]]'' ''[[VideGame/RogueSquadron Squadron]]'' sub-franchise from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends''.

Her first big break as director was ''Film/{{Monster}}'' in 2003, about SerialKiller Aileen Wuornos, which earned her much acclaim. She then went mostly unnoticed, working on television projects, until her second big break (and first foray into blockbuster territory at that), ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'', in 2017.

Amusingly, she shares a birthday with a prior Wonder Woman actress, Creator/LyndaCarter.

* ''[[Franchise/StarWars Rogue Squadron]]'' (2023)

* ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/{{Rogue|Squadron}} [[ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron Squadron]]'' (2023)

* AuthorAppeal: Patty's father was William T. Jenkins, an Air Force captain and fighter pilot who earned a Silver Star during the Vietnam War and perished during a NATO mock dogfight at age 31. She's always wanted to work on a project that would include jet fighter piloting or the like to homage her father, but couldn't for various reasons. Eventually, she got her wish with the plane featured in ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (prior to that, she noted that Steve Trevor, while not having his hands on any modern craft in the first film, appealed to her for being an AcePilot), and it's also the reason that motivated her to direct ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' as she explained in the video she made for the film's announcement.