For a long period since Monster, the bottom fell out of the indie market, and it was only big tentpoles being made and that made everything very difficult. Definitely many films I was wanting and trying to make became nearly impossible to make, Jenkins told BuzzFeed News late last month.
After the success of Monster, Jenkins was attached to direct a movie about legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager, but that fell through after she decided to develop it independently rather than signing a deal with a studio. There was I Am Superman, a drama set in the prison industry, but she had to put that project on hold after she got pregnant (which causes a pause for many women in the industry). After becoming a mother, Jenkins directed a string of television shows, earning an Emmy nomination for the pilot of The Killing. And in October 2011, she signed on to helm Marvels Thor: The Dark World; however, she departed the project just two months later.
Jenkins didnt say exactly why she parted ways with Marvel; however, she previously told The Hollywood Reporter that, throughout her career, she has encountered a fair share of troubled projects. I thought, If I take this, it'll be a big disservice to women
If they do it with a man, it will just be yet another mistake that the studio made. But with me, it's going to look like I dropped the ball, and it's going to send a very bad message. So I've been very careful about what I take for that reason.
