--- description: Michelle MacLaren signs on for new superhero flick title: Breaking Bad and Games of Thrones Director Taking on Wonder Woman image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7526f18dba60224f/69876acb8e060161ff458cde/michelle-maclaren.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Breaking Bad_ and _Game of Thrones_ Director Taking on _Wonder Woman_ by [Entertainment Weekly / Darren Franich](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Entertainment Weekly / Darren Franich Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2014 2:35 PM CUT  Michelle MacLaren is seen at the Governors Ball at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles. Michelle MacLaren is seen at the Governors Ball at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.Phil McCarten—AP by [Entertainment Weekly / Darren Franich](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Entertainment Weekly / Darren Franich Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2014 2:35 PM CUT The most famous female superhero in the world is getting a female director. EW has confirmed the news, originally revealed by the [_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michelle-maclaren-signs-develop-direct-752055 "undefined"), that Michelle MacLaren has signed on to develop the Wonder Woman solo film. The character will first appear in 2017’s _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_, which will introduce Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman alongside Ben Affleck’s Batman, Henry Cavill’s Superman, and various other superheroes we’re too busy to list. _Wonder Woman_ is currently slated for a June 2017 release. MacLaren has directed episodes of _Game of Thrones_ and _The Walking Dead_, but she’s undoubtedly best known in High Nerd circles for her work on _Breaking Bad_. She directed 11 episodes of the beloved meth-cooking series, including standout episodes like “4 Days Out,” “One Minute,” “Salud,” and “Gliding Over All.” This will be the first feature film for MacLaren, but it’s becoming quite common for TV directors to make the jump into big-budget superhero movies. (See also: _Thor: The Dark World_‘s Alan Taylor and _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_‘s [Russo brothers](http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/08/29/russo-brothers-captain-america-community/ "undefined").) MacLaren will also be the first female director to take on a superhero franchise since Lexi Alexander made _Punisher: War Zone_, a movie that’s better than you think and that probably cost about a fifth of what _Wonder Woman_ will cost. 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