Zack Snyder

Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966Zack Snyder Biography at Tribute.ca) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for action/science fiction movies.

Career
After making his career 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 300, and later went on to direct the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, an adaptation of the Watchmen a 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. He directed Sucker Punch.

In recent years, he directed Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. After Joss Whedon replaced him in Justice League, fans petitioned Warner Bros. to release Snyder's version of the movie. In May 2020, his version, titled Zack Snyder's Justice League, will be released in 2021.

Personal life
Snyder was born on March 1, 1966 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He has been married to Deborah Snyder since 2004.

In March 2017, Snyder's daughter committed suicide, forcing Snyder to drop out from the Justice League production.

Movies
 Year Film Director Producer Writer Distributor(s)2004Dawn of the DeadUniversal Pictures2007300Warner Bros. Pictures2009WatchmenWarner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleWarner Bros. Pictures 2011Sucker PunchWarner Bros. Pictures 2013Man of SteelWarner Bros. Pictures2013Army of the DeadUniversal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures2014300: Rise of an Empire TBC 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice   Warner Bros. Pictures 2017 Wonder Woman    Warner Bros. Pictures 2017 Justice League    Warner Bros. Pictures2021Zack Snyder's Justice League   Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max

Music videos
 "Tomorrow" performed by Morrissey (1992)
 "World Class Fad" performed by Paul Westerberg (1993)
 "I Know" performed by Dionne Farris (1994)
 "Walk This World" performed by Heather Nova (1995)
 "Desolation Row" performed by My Chemical Romance (2009)

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Category:Saturn Award winners
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