Director Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie isn’t out until June 2, but she already has an idea for a sequel.

“I’m excited for her to come to America and become the Wonder Woman we are all familiar with from having grown up around her as an American superhero,” Jenkins told the Sun in a recent interview. “I’d like to bring her a little farther along into the future and have a fun, exciting storyline that is its own thing. Wonder Woman 1 is so much about her becoming the person she is. I can’t wait to spring forward with who she is and have another great standalone superhero film.”

Jenkins first wanted to make Wonder Woman a decade ago. She grew up admiring Richard Donner’s Superman, and she wanted to see an origin story for Diana, princess of the Amazons.

“I always thought the origin story would be the great way to go,” she says. “I love origin superhero stories and I love the simplicity you can have with that journey. Also, there was the fact that no one had done her story and the fact that I love her. So it was a treasure trove of potential.”

Wonder Woman is the fourth film in DC Comics’ Expanded Cinematic Universe, following 2013’s Man of Steel and last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad.

Later this year, Gal Gadot will reprise the heroine in Justice League. But Jenkins tells fans there’s plenty to be excited about in DC’s upcoming film slate.

“I think there’s a lot of directors doing cool things,” she says. “I know the storylines for a lot of the films they are working on and they are all vastly different, with very different tones and very different styles of storytelling. ... Jason (Momoa) is off to shoot Aquaman right now and that’s such a cool story. It’s got its own separate vibe. I’m excited to see each of these films.”

Jenkins isn’t ruling herself out of directing any of the other planned comic book pics if Wonder Woman 2 doesn’t get going right away.

And the Rock wants a piece of her, too, although she might not know that yet.

“Patty has that really cool edge,” Dwayne Johnson told the Associated Press, revealing that he has her on his shortlist to direct the Disney pic Jungle Cruise. “I felt like she could be a really cool choice for a movie like Jungle Cruise. Plus, you know what? I’m just a big fan.”

Wonder Woman opens June 2.

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