Wonder Woman 2 close to lift-off, director Patty Jenkins poised to strike record-breaking deal

Director Patty Jenkins is in final talks to helm Wonder Woman. Jenkins is close to signing a deal with Warner Bros. to step back into the director’s chair for the sequel to the summer hit, reports Deadline.

Director Patty Jenkins is in final talks to helm Wonder Woman. Jenkins is close to signing a deal with Warner Bros. to step back into the director’s chair for the sequel to the summer hit, reports Deadline.

Patty Jenkins arrives at the world premiere of Wonder Woman in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Patty Jenkins, director of Wonder Woman, strikes a pose at the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Diane Keaton, at Dolby Theatre. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

While Wonder Woman 2 was officially confirmed at the San Diego Comic-Con, Jenkins’ involvement beyond writing a treatment for the sequel was not confirmed until now.

Jenkins is in negotiations about her salary after Wonder Woman became a hit which is also the reason why the deal is getting delayed.

“Typically, according to sources, a frosh director on a comic book movie gets $1.5M to $3M, while a director in the realm of Zack Snyder (who is helming DC’s Justice League) received $10M against 10% cash break even for his second DC film Man of Steel. (That’s usually paid out as 20% during pre-production, 60% during production, 10% during post and 10% following),” the Deadline reports continues.

Wonder Woman 2 is set for a December, 2019 release.

Geoff Johns is writing the screenplay for the film while Gal Gadot is set to return as Diana.

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