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From ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Star Wars,’ Jenkins' rise continues

by Lindsey Bahr
| December 25, 2020 12:09 AM

Years ago, Chris Pine turned “Wonder Woman” down. Then Patty Jenkins came on board and suddenly without even much of a script he found himself under a kind of spell listening to her vision for the film over a hamburger in Los Angeles' Silverlake neighborhood. His no turned into a yes on the spot.

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