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Patty Jenkins Reddit AMA: Superman, Romance, And What Influenced 'Wonder Woman'

Published Fri, 09 Jun 2017 23:28:43 -0500

Despite the fact that the movie she just made had a huge weekend Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins took the time to do a reddit AMA where she answered some questions about what influenced Wonder Woman, what other DC properties she would like to work on someday, the romance in Wonder Woman, and offered some advice for someone just getting into film school.

When asked what DC properties she would like to direct someday:

Thank you so much. It's no secret that I love Superman but right now I'm just happy doing Wonder Woman.

When asked about how much of an influence Zack Snyder had on the movie:

I think Zack mostly had an influence in getting things back in order to be a good origin story, and then Geoff and I worked super closely to work on the script and the story and Zack was a great producer, but creatively they gave me the reins.

When asked what other things influenced the movie besides Richard Donner's Superman:

Casablanca
the original Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
the original Wonder Woman comic book
the Lynda Carter show
George Perez's comic strips of Wonder Woman

When asked about what was the most important lesson learned from the movie and whether or not she would like to get more into the Greek mythology:

Faith in mankind at every step was restored by people's passion for sharing this story – and now, by their support of it. I love the mythology too and I think we can't help but delve deeper into it in the future to some degree.

When asked about whether or not the romance between Steve and Diana was essential or if there was a version where they were platonic:

As for the romance, yes I thought it was absolutely necessary. I think that all of the great epic classic films that I was basing the movie on had that as an integral part of them, and I wanted Diana's story to have EVERYTHING – no lesser than any other superhero. It's not about her needing anybody, it's about her deserving someone amazing.

What surprised her the most about taking on such a huge project:

What surprised me was how fun it was, truly. As hard and daunting the task was, we laughed every day and we're all great friends so it was a wonderful job.

When asked for advice on someone just going into film school as a producer:

Hard work and passion are worth more than talent, but also really try to learn everything you can about great storytelling and how you can facilitate bringing that to the screen.

What inspired the pure heart that the movie has:

I would say that Wonder Woman inspires it because she herself has the pure heart but I also felt that that really missing in the world right now, and so that was exactly what I was excited to celebrate in this film. Some very pure hopes and ideals in addition to how badass she is.

The AMA had a ton of other questions including her talking about her time on television, whether or not she'd ever think about directing a Star Wars movie, what movies she's looking forward to this year, and a few other questions about the film. Jenkins has been fantastic during the press run for this movie. She's been engaging, calm, and very entertaining in almost every interview she's been in. She's got a lot coming her way and she deserves every bit of it.

Summary: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, David Thewlis, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen. Check it out in theaters now.

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