'Thor 2' Loses Its Leading Lady, Director Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins is out as "Thor 2" director.

First came the news that "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh would not return for the sequel.

 

Now comes the news that his successor, Patty Jenkins, has left "Thor 2" over "creating differences," according to Mike Jenkins of Deadline:

I’m told that Marvel Studios is already talking to agencies as it canvasses for a new director, something that is expected to happen quickly ... Marvel will have to move fast because it has to meet a November 15, 2013 release date for the sequel.

Jenkins is best known for directing Charlize Theron to an Oscar in "Monster."

 

Wrote Janice Kay of ScienceFiction.com:

Jenkins no longer directing the movie comes as a big surprise as reports had her actively working on pre-production as of this past weekend.

Don Payne, co-writer of the first film, is working on the script for "Thor 2." The sequel will again star Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Tom Hiddleston.