After writing and directing the Oscar-winning ‘Monster‘ with Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci, things looked good for Patty Jenkins. But it would take more than a decade for her to direct her second film. This is only the tip of the iceberg regarding opportunities for female filmmakers.
Patty Jenkins has expressed her dissatisfaction with the lack of recognition of female filmmakers. Continuing an ongoing conversation about fair representation in media, Patty Jenkins spoke bombastically about how she no longer considers the Oscars as the measure of gender parity. Tune in to find out what’s on the filmmaker’s mind.
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Patty Jenkins Blasts Oscars 2023 For Not Nominating Female Filmmakers
Patty Jenkins isn’t holding out on hope regarding the Oscars. In its long institutional history, the Oscars have continued to ignore the work of female filmmakers, including this year’s snubbing of ‘Till‘ and ‘The Woman King.’ Patty Jenkins told Variety that the numbers suggest otherwise despite everyone’s best efforts.
“I give up, I give up. I say that even with all of their push to have diversity. The numbers are just hugely imbalanced of who votes for these things. I sort of just stopped paying attention to it,” the filmmaker told the media outlet ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony.
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Disney Shelves Patty Jenkins’ ‘Star Wars’ Project
Patty Jenkins had to wait over a decade to direct her second feature film since her 2003 Oscar-winning debut ‘Monster.’ She helmed the live-action ‘Wonder Woman’ for DC Studios. Starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine, the film made a global box office of $822.8 million. She also directed the sequel, which earned $169.6 million worldwide. Alas, she never got to make the third ‘Wonder Woman’ movie.
Despite being a bankable movie director, Patty Jenkins is finding it hard to get her future projects going. She was set for her ‘Star Wars‘ franchise debut with ‘Rogue Squadron,‘ but Disney recently shelved the project. Jenkins was also working on another project with Matthew Robinson which is now delayed because of scheduling conflicts.
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