Interestingly enough, that wasn’t the first comic book movie that Jenkins was offered to direct. She was also offered to direct Thor: The Dark World, by Marvel Studios. However, she exited the project after three months due to “creative differences.” But what exactly was the problem? Well, in an interview with Vanity Fair, we finally know what those differences are: Jenkins wanted a good script and what she read simply wasn’t. She said: Jenkins probably made the right decision there. Things may be slowly changing right now (keyword: slowly), but Hollywood, in general, has been incredibly unkind to women directors. If she had directed Thor: The Dark World from a subpar script and the film performed poorly at the box office or did not receive critical acclaim, old school Hollywood execs would’ve simply pushed the blame onto her. And maybe they’ll understand it and love it more than I do. You can’t do movies you don’t believe in. The only reason to do it would be to prove to people that I could. But it wouldn’t have proved anything if I didn’t succeed. I don’t think that I would have gotten another chance. And so, I’m super grateful.
