Patty Jenkins Weighs in on Marvel Lady 3 Getting Scrapped: ‘I By no means Walked Away’

It has been nearly per week since The Hollywood Reporter’s story that detailed the potential finish of Henry Cavill’s return as Superman (after one temporary cameo in “Black Adam”), Jason Momoa as Aquaman and the present “Marvel Lady” sequence.

Within the wake of the preliminary report, which had indicated that Gunn and Safran did not see Jenkins’s script as working with their new path for the DC, the narrative advanced to say that it was Jenkins had walked away within the face of potential pushes to alter her story.

In her lengthy rationalization about what did and did not occur with “Marvel Lady 3,” Jenkins additionally touched on the long-gestating “Star Wars: Rogue Squadron” spinoff, saying whereas she’s “not one to speak about non-public profession issues,” she was doing so right here to fight “inaccuracies.”

Jenkins defined that she’d lastly left “Rogue Squadron” as a result of it wasn’t coming collectively quick sufficient and he or she did not wish to proceed to delay a 3rd “Marvel Lady” movie.

She defined {that a} new deal was made along with her that may enable her to return to the “Star Wars” universe after her DCU obligations had been full, which she stated continues to be alive, with the movie nonetheless thought of in “lively improvement.”

“I do not know if it can occur or not,” she wrote. “We by no means do till the event course of is full, however i sit up for its potential forward.”

However whereas she will be able to stay up for a potential “Rogue Squadron” movie, it will seem that Marvel Lady is firmly in her rearview mirror. And but, she pushed again in opposition to the concept that this was her resolution.

“I by no means walked away,” she wrote. “I used to be open to contemplating something requested of me. It was my understanding there was nothing I may do to maneuver something ahead presently.”

She acknowledged all of the adjustments happening at DC proper now, and the way tough it may be to make selections throughout a interval of transition. However she urged everybody to not imply that this chapter of Marvel Lady want finish on a bitter notice.

“I’ve cherished and been so honored to be the one that obtained to make these final two Marvel Lady movies,” she wrote, providing nicely needs for an incredible future for the character, and heaping reward on the 2 ladies most related along with her, Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot.

In a touch upon her tweet, Gunn wrote, “I can attest that every one of Peter and my interactions with you had been solely nice {and professional}.”

Gunn and Safran had been employed to deliver a cohesive imaginative and prescient to the DC Universe, and what they have been engaged on is a streamlined story narrative throughout numerous media, together with tv, video games and movie.

After THR’s story broke — after which broke fandom — Gunn launched an announcement that neither refuted nor confirmed something within the unique story, however steered that they’re approaching this era with nice care.

“A few of it’s true, a few of it’s half-true, a few of it’s not true, & a few of it we’ve not determined but whether or not it is true or not,” he began in a Twitter thread last Thursday. “Though this primary month at DC has been fruitful, constructing the following ten years of story takes time & we’re nonetheless simply starting.”

“Peter & I selected to helm DC Studios understanding we had been coming right into a fractious surroundings, each within the tales being instructed & within the viewers itself & there can be an unavoidable transitional interval as we moved into telling a cohesive story throughout movie, TV, animation, and gaming,” he continued.

“However, ultimately, the drawbacks of that transitional interval had been dwarfed by the inventive potentialities & the chance to construct upon what has labored in DC up to now & to assist rectify what has not.”

“We all know we aren’t going to make each single particular person pleased each step of the best way, however we are able to promise all the pieces we do is finished within the service of the STORY & within the service of the DC CHARACTERS we all know you cherish and we’ve got cherished our entire lives,” he concluded.

“As for extra solutions about the way forward for the DCU, I’ll sadly must ask you to attend. We’re giving these characters & the tales the time & consideration they deserve & we ourselves nonetheless have much more inquiries to ask & reply.”