page_title: Zack Snyder
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caption_attribution_description: English: Zack Snyder speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
context_page_description: Zachary Edward Snyder is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with a remake of the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 and Watchmen, as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. He also served as co-screenwriter for 300, Sucker Punch, and 300: Rise of an Empire, an executive producer for Suicide Squad and Aquaman, The Suicide Squad and as co-writer of the story for Wonder Woman and Justice League and producer of Wonder Woman 1984. A director's cut of Justice League, commonly referred to as the "Snyder Cut," will be released in 2021 on HBO Max.
  Snyder is the co-founder of The Stone Quarry, which was formerly known as Cruel and Unusual Films, a production company he established in 2004, alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller.
context_section_description: Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with a remake of the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 (2006) and Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013) and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). He also served as co-screenwriter for 300, Sucker Punch (2011), and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), an executive producer for Suicide Squad (2016) and Aquaman (2018), The Suicide Squad (2021) and as co-writer of the story for Wonder Woman (2017) and Justice League (2017) and producer of Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). A director's cut of Justice League, commonly referred to as the "Snyder Cut," will be released in 2021 on HBO Max. 
  Snyder is the co-founder of The Stone Quarry, which was formerly known as Cruel and Unusual Films, a production company he established in 2004, alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller.
caption: Snyder at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
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