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Zack Snyder : biography

March 1, 1966 –

Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action/science fiction films. After making his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead, he gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit 300, adapted from writer-artist Frank Miller’s Dark Horse Comics miniseries of the same name, and later went on to direct the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, an adaptation of the comic book of the same name. He is the co-founder of Cruel and Unusual Films, a production company he established in 2004, alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller. His first family film was the 2010 animated family adventure film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, based on the first three books of the series by Kathryn Lasky. His most recent film is Man of Steel, directed by him and written by David S. Goyer. It was released in the United States on June 14, 2013. Critics and audiences were generally polarized by Snyder’s films.

Awards

Snyder’s body of work has earned him a number of awards, including two Clio Awards and a Gold Lion Award for his Jeep "Frisbee" commercial. He also won an award for his humorous commercial "General’s Party".

Collaborations

Actors

Actors Dawn of the Dead(2004) 300(2007) Watchmen(2009) Legend of the Guardians:The Owls of Ga’Hoole(2010) Sucker Punch(2011) Man of Steel(2013)

(2015)

Justice League(2016)

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Richard Cetrone
Abbie Cornish
Matt Frewer
Carla Gugino
Alessandro Juliani
Michael Kelly
Stephen McHattie
Patrick Sabongui
Eli Snyder
David Wenham

Crew

  • Snyder’s wife Deborah Snyder, has produced all of his films dating back to 300 (executive producer on 300 and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole).
  • Larry Fong and William Hoy was Snyder’s cinematographer and film editor, respectively, on the films 300, Watchmen and Sucker Punch.

Career

Snyder went on to shoot, as a director and as a cinematographer, television commercials for such clients as the automobile companies Audi, BMW, Subaru and Nissan, among others. Other commercial work has been for clients including Nike, Reebok, and Gatorade.

Snyder made his feature film debut with the remake Dawn of the Dead (2004), and scored a box office hit with 300 (2007), adapted from writer-artist Frank Miller’s Dark Horse Comics miniseries of the same name. His Warner Bros. film Watchmen was released on March 6, 2009 and grossed $185 million worldwide. His follow-up project/animation debut titled Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole was released on September 24, 2010. Snyder produced, co-wrote, and directed Sucker Punch,

which was released on March 25, 2011. The film, based on a script written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, was about a young woman in a mental hospital who fantasizes of escape with her fellow inmates.