The highly anticipated "Wonder Woman" hits theaters this weekend, and the superhero's first standalone feature film (which took 76 years to become a thing) is already getting great reviews, despite recent critical flops from the DC Extended Universe.
By now you may have heard of Patty Jenkins, the director of "Wonder Woman," who happens to be a woman, which, even in 2017, is pretty rare for a blockbuster.
"Wonder Woman" is Jenkins' first feature since 2003's Oscar-winning "Monster." In between she was on board to direct "Thor: The Dark World" but dropped out. She's directed TV shows including "Arrested Development" and "The Killing."
If "Wonder Woman" is as successful as it's shaping up to be, this definitely won't be the last time you hear about Patty Jenkins, who's out to prove that more women should be directing movies.
Here's everything you need to know about "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins:
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Patty Jenkins was born in 1971 in Victorville, California.
Source: Biography
But Jenkins spent the majority of her childhood moving from place to place because her dad was an Air Force captain. She lived in Thailand, Kansas, and Germany.
"To be a director, you need to be reliable, on time, confident, calm, all of those things you see demonstrated in the military," she told The Hollywood Reporter.
Jenkins attended Cooper Union in New York City, where she studied painting. There, she took a course in experimental filmmaking.
After she graduated from Cooper Union, she spent nine years in New York learning filmmaking by working on commercials and music videos. Then she moved to L.A. and enrolled at AFI for directing.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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