Last week at the Cannes Film Festival on a Women in Motion panel, I said that Patty Jenkins, the director of the upcoming “Wonder Woman” film, is the first female director to have a $100 million budget for a live action film.
That was incorrect. The first woman to have a $100 million budget for a live action film was Kathryn Bigelow in 2002 for “K-19: The Widowmaker.”
Patty Jenkins is the first woman to direct a summer tent pole superhero movie. She is also the first woman to direct a superhero movie with a female protagonist.
I apologize for my error. My only excuse is that it was day eight in Cannes and my brain was not working properly.
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Last week at the Cannes Film Festival on a Women in Motion panel, I said that Patty Jenkins, the director of the upcoming “Wonder Woman” film, is the first female director to have a $100 million budget for a live action film.
That was incorrect. The first woman to have a $100 million budget for a live action film was Kathryn Bigelow in 2002 for “K-19: The Widowmaker.”
Patty Jenkins is the first woman to direct a summer tent pole superhero movie. She is also the first woman to direct a superhero movie with a female protagonist.
I apologize for my error. My only excuse is that it was day eight in Cannes and my brain was not working properly.
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