After months of negotiations, Patty Jenkins is officially returning to direct the Wonder Woman sequel, which will make her the highest paid female director of all time.
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The Hollywood Reporter reports the deal is "precedent-setting", adding that the negotiations leading to it were reportedly "challenging."
Wonder Woman pulled in US$103 million (NZ$140 million) at the North American box office on opening weekend, with its global haul so far sitting at US$816 million (NZ$1.1 billion).
Despite the record-breaking success, rumours of Jenkins' negotiations with Warner Brothers have been circulating for months.
While Jenkins' pay has not been revealed, the figure is reportedly around the US$8 million range to write, direct and produce.
The sequel is set to be released in December 2019, with Israeli actor Gal Gadot reprising her role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman.
Jenkins told Newshub earlier this year that the first film wasn't just a superhero movie, it was a message to Hollywood.
"I do feel the 'nobody thought she could succeed', and now I think 'let's show the world that's wrong, let's show the world that's not true' - you were wrong about Wonder Woman, maybe you were wrong about women leading a film."
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