Michelle MacLaren drops out as 'Wonder Woman' director
Director Michelle MacLaren has unexpectedly quit DC/Warner’s Wonder Woman, with the studio citing “creative differences” as the reason for the split.
“Creative differences,” by the way, was the same explanation used when Patty Jenkins left Thor: The Dark World in 2011; the last time a woman got anywhere near the director’s chair of a superhero movie.
MacLaren was chosen from a shortlist of female directors last year, as DC Comics and Warner Bros. wanted a woman in charge of the franchise. Given that MacLaren is best known for TV work on Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, this would have been her most prestigious career move to date. Warner Bros. still appears to be going ahead for a 2017 release date, with some of the more cynical Wonder Woman fans already speculating that MacLaren will be replaced by a man.