I agree with Chris," Jenkins tells CNN, presumably not referring to HBO Max being the "worst" streaming service. "I don't think it's great for the future of filmmaking when Covid has passed. However, our film was different. It was presented in a very different way, which is that we are at the height of the pandemic right now and people are really suffering and struggling and the choices are to sit on our film and wait or to release it."
Another big difference is that Jenkins and star Gal Gadot received back-end payments equivalent to what the film would have made had it grossed $1 billion at the global box office.
The Wonder Woman 1984 helmer went on to share her take on why now is the right time to release the DC film, saying she's "so touched and moved that it's going to happen in people's homes when they can't go places and still happen in theaters where they can." However, Jenkins later added, "I'm with Chris, I'm going to go right back to being a partner to the theatrical business. That's what I make films for."