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Itkisitkö onnesta?

**Itkisitkö onnesta?** on Leevi and the Leavingsin kappale heidän vuonna 1995 julkaistulta 11. studioalbumilta *Rakkauden planeetta*.

## Lyriikat

```
Itkisitkö onnesta
Jos panisin sua kunnolla
Kun väität etten uskalla
Enää ajaa silmät ummessa

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```
Kovin helposti ei kiinni saa
Sitä kadonnutta nuoruutta
Ja mieletöntä fiilistä
Kun on ensikertaa kännissä

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No ehkä elämässä tarvitsee
Joskus selitellä itselleen
Ja eritellä mielessään
Miksi kuviot on pielessään

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Kun sitä tuskin edes
Voi aavistaa unissaan
Kuka saa ja kenelle annetaan
Ja miten raukkamaisesti onnen anti täällä jaetaan

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```
Se vituttaa ei saa
Sut vaikka kantapaikasta kannetaan
Ulos asti rauhoittumaan
Kun hakemalla syitä haetaan

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```
Se luoti tuli oviaukosta
Ohiajavasta autosta
Otti kitarasta kimmokkeen
Ja osui portsaria pohkeeseen

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Ja vaikka alle varttitunnissa
Oli virkavalta paikalla
Ja koko kylä saatiin saarroksiin
Kun tekijätkin tiedettiin

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```
Ei löydetty kuin
Pelkkä rämisevä peltisanko täynnä luodinreikiä
Ja bussipysäkiltä kylmissään sen tyttöystävä
Kassi kädessään

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En tiedä yritinkö ollenkaan
Edes painaa jarrupoljinta
Vai unohdinko jarruttaa
Siinä sohjoisessa kaarteessa

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Mä olen pahoillani kaikesta
Mua turha pahalla on muistella
Vastaantulijoiden kaistalla
On vittumaista luistella

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Kun sitä tuskin edes
Voi aavistaa unissaan
Kuka saa ja kenelle annetaan
Ja miten raukkamaisesti onnen anti täällä jaetaan

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```
Se vituttaa ei saa
Sut vaikka kantapaikasta kannetaan
Ulos asti rauhoittumaan
Kun hakemalla syitä haetaan

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```
Mutta mitään älä tunnusta
Älä kerro edes vauvasta
Kukaan kuitenkaan ei ymmärrä
Mitä koettu on yhdessä

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```
Minä kortin lupaan postittaa
Jostain vähän kauempaa
Jos sitä perille en muuten saa
Sen tuuli sulle kuljettaa

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Itkisitkö onnesta

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Claire Liz Phillips

**Claire Liz Phillips** (born March 5, 1990) is an American actress who will portray a featured character that will appear in both *Rebel Moon* and *Rebel Moon: Part 2*. Her casting was first revealed on her official website, where she mentioned she was going to appear in an upcoming Zack Snyder film (*Rebel Moon* being the only such movie that was casting or filming at the time). Phillips grew up in the theater and received a BFA in theatre and a BA in music from Oklahoma City University. Some of her notable roles are a waitress in an episode of *Fresh Off the Boat*, a clerk in an episode of *Speechless*, and Deborah Falconer in an episode of *The Price of Fame*.

Phillips is repped by 5 Star Talent Management and Circle of 10 Talent.

## Roles

**TBA**
*Rebel Moon*
*Rebel Moon: Part 2*
Harry Lennix

> "It was really a lifeline in a lot of ways, and so I'll be forever greatful that it wasn't so much an audition as it was just being asked to join a company, being asked to join a family, a team, to fill out the rest of the team to go and reset a button that had been so vital to me in the past."
>
> Harry Lennix, Justice Con

**Harry Lennix** (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor who portrayed the secretary of defense in both the DC Extended Universe (*Man of Steel*, *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*, and *Zack Snyder's Justice League*) and the Armyverse (*Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas*).

In the DC Extended Universe his character's name was Calvin Swanwick, though it was later revealed that Swanwick was a cover for his true identity, that of the Martian Manhunter. His character is one of several who appeared in *Zack Snyder's Justice League* but were cut from the theatrical, studio cut of *Justice League*. In the Armyverse his character is named Boorman.

Lennix appeared against Tomm Voss' character in the short film, *The Interview*, and he also worked with Voss on *The Algerian* and *L.A. 4ORCE*. He starred with his fellow *Man of Steel* and *Batman v Superman* actor, Christina Wren, on two of her husband's short films. He's probably best known for his longstanding role of Harold Cooper in *The Blacklist* and Jason Lock in the Matrix franchise.

In his early years of acting, Lennix worked as a music teacher in Chicago, IL, and married his wife, Diena Graves, in 2009. He was planning to retire from acting after *Dollhouse* was canceled and his auditions dried up, but Zack Snyder got in touch with his agent and requested that Lennix help audition the cast of *Man of Steel*, with a to-be-determined role of his own promised as well.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films and The Stone Quarry roles

**Calvin Swanwick (Martian Manhunter)**
*Man of Steel*
*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*
*Zack Snyder's Justice League***Boorman**
*Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas*
### Selection of other roles

**Harold Cooper**
*The Blacklist*
## References

1. ↑ Scott McClellan. "Spotlight on Harry J. Lennix". Justice Con. Retrieved on April 17, 2021. “I was literally about to retire. . . then my phone rang and it was my new agent saying Zack Snyder wants to cast you in Man of Steel.”
Matt Nolan

**Matt Nolan** (born July 8, 1970) is an American actor who will appear in an undisclosed role in both *Rebel Moon* and *Rebel Moon: Part 2*. His casting was first revealed on his LinkedIn profile. Nolan has been in many films and series, including Ben Affleck's *Argo*, *MK Ultra*, *Grimm*, *The Rookie*, *Stolen* with Nic Cage, and *The Booth at the End*.

## Roles

### The Stone Quarry roles

**TBA**
*Rebel Moon*
*Rebel Moon: Part 2*
### Selection of other roles

**DCPD Officer #1**
*24***Gus Stilton**
*CSI: NY***Peter Genco**
*Argo***Tessler**
*Stolen***Jefferson Keating**
*The Librarians***Charles Vickner**
*The Millionaires***Dwyer**
*MK Ultra*
Matthias Schweighöfer

**Matthias Schweighöfer** (born March 11, 1981) is a German actor and director. While he'd already made a name for himself in Germany, his big breathrough into international audiences was with his role of Ludwig Dieter in *Army of the Dead*, which quickly evolved into both reprising the role and directing the prequel-spinoff, *Army of Thieves*, before the former film was even released.

Schweighöfer starred alongside Gal Gadot in a cross-promotional short for *Army of Thieves* and Gadot's *Red Notice*, called "Criminal Support Group," then later appeared in *Heart of Stone*, also starring Gadot. He also played Werner Heisenberg in Christopher Nolan's *Oppenheimer*.

## Roles

### The Stone Quarry roles as cast

**Ludwig Dieter**
*Army of the Dead*
*Army of Thieves*
### The Stone Quarry roles as crew

*Army of Thieves*
Director
Producer
### Selection of other roles

**Jack of Hearts**
*Heart of Stone*

## Gallery

*Army of the Dead* behind the scenes photoBehind the scenes with Nora ArnezederBehind the scenes with Samantha WinBehind the scenes of *Army of Thieves* with Dan MaagSafe selfies with Nathalie EmmanuelFilming with Frank KuscheBehind the scenes with Frank KuscheWax figure from Madame Tussaud's Berlin gallery based on *Army of Thieves*Schweighöfer with the Blauer Panther award for Most Popular Film (*Army of Thieves*)
Justice Con/July 25, 2020

**July 25, 2020** was the first day of the first **Justice Con**.

## Events

### Introduction to Justice Con

The Nerd Queens hosted the introduction to the convention from 10:30-10:45 AM EST.

### Spotlight on Ray Porter

The Nerd Queens and Wondermeg hosted Ray Porter for his spotlight, during which he was neither allowed nor able to discuss his Darkseid voice and details of the movie, as he hadn't yet seen his own performance. He talked about his work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where he'd previously met Ray Fisher, and his work in audiobooks, his latest being Neil Gaiman's *The Sandman*. When asked about his audition process, Porter mentioned that he'd been doing readings of the script for the movie for Zack Snyder, who called to tell him he had the role without a formal audition.

## References

1. ↑ The Nerd Queens. "Spotlight on Ray Porter". Justice Con. Retrieved on July 25, 2020.
Jason Momoa

> "Well let's be honest if it wasn't for this man we wouldn't have Aquaman I love u Zachary synder. Mahalo for showing me the synder cut. Here is a token of my appreciation.. . . I wish I was a better actor but I can't lie. The Snyder cut is ssssiiicccckkkkkk"
>
> Jason Momoa, Instagram

**Jason Momoa** (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor who was cast as Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe, which started as a minor role in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*. The role immediately continued as a leading one in *Justice League* and *Zack Snyder's Justice League* and Momoa reprised the titular character in his own films, *Aquaman* and *Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom*. He also appeared as the character for minor appearances in *Peacemaker* and *The Flash*.

Momoa portrayed Khal Drogo in the first season of *Game of Thrones*. Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Staz Nair, Kristofer Hivju, Pilou Asbæk, Nathalie Emmanuel, Lena Headey, Ciarán Hinds, and Pedro Pascal also starred in the series. Similarly, he starred in the *Fast and Furious* franchise's *Fast X*. The franchise also featured Gal Gadot and Djimon Hounsou; Peter Stormare who voiced a character in the tie-in game, *Fast & Furious: Crossroads*; and Nathalie Emmanuel and Kristofer Hivju from *Game of Thrones*.

## Roles

#### Cruel & Unusual Films/The Stone Quarry roles

**Aquaman**
*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*
*Justice League*
*Zack Snyder's Justice League*
#### Selection of other roles

**Khal Drogo**
*Game of Thrones***Baba Voss**
*See***Dante**
*Fast X*
Grand Electric

**Grand Electric** is a production company created by Eric Newman in 2014. They produced *Rebel Moon* alongside The Stone Quarry. Sarah Bowen, who was an executive producer for *Rebel Moon* through the studio, was brought in to work with Newman in late 2020.

## Employees

**Eric Newman**
Founder**Sarah Bowen**
Producer
365!

"**365!**" is the 52nd and last episode of season 7 of ***Teen Titans Go!*** and the 365th episode of the show overall. The episode featured Zack Snyder as himself, who was the main focal point of the plot.

## Synopsis

> Wanting their 365th episode to be extra special, the Titans head to the Warner Bros. studio lot to find a director.
>
> Official synopsis

## Plot

Wanting to make their 365th episode special, Robin brings his plan to get Zack Snyder to direct it to the rest of the Titans. The group sets out to find Zack Snyder at the Warner Bros. lot to convince him to give them the Snyder Cut treatment. They face several challenges, all referencing Snyder's work, before finally meeting Zack Snyder and asking him for their favor. Robin begins to dream of what their 365th episode might look like but is awakened by Snyder, who points out that he's finished. He had given the Titans "Snyder Cuts"; each member now sporting Zack's hairstyle. Robin bemoans his desire Snyder to direct their 365th episode rather than a haircut, but Snyder points out that the episode is already over.

## Production

Information about Zack Snyder voicing himself as an animated character came as early as 2021's Justice Con event. While talking with Wondermeg and The Nerd Queens during the deep dive into *Zack Snyder's Justice League* on April 17, Snyder revealed that he'd been approached for the role as himself in an unnamed project.

## Cast

Scott Menville
as
RobinKhary Payton
as
CyborgGreg Cipes
as
Beast BoyZack Snyder
as
HimselfPatrick Wilson
as
Himself

## Crew

Jay Oliva
Additional directing
Storyboard artist

## Production companies

Lex + Otis
Animation services

## Gallery

Early promotional imageZack Snyder title cardArmored shuttle similar to the Crossroads Mall shuttlesZombie extrasThe Teen Titans with their "Snyder cuts"*Dawn of the Dead* and *Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole* referencesBatman, Superman, and Wonder WomanAquaman*300* poster (Leonidas)*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* poster (Batman and Superman)*Army of the Dead* poster (Athena)

## References

1. ↑ Wondermeg & The Nerd Queens. "Deep Dive into *Zack Snyder's Justice League* with Zack Snyder". Justice Con. Retrieved on April 17, 2021.
Cobalt 60

Comic cover used as placeholder

***Cobalt 60*** was a film set to be produced by Universal Pictures with Zack Snyder directing after their success with his loose remake of *Dawn of the Dead*. The film was announced, but never went anywhere over the next several years, so the project has presumably been canceled.

## Synopsis

When Prince Cobalt 60's parents are killed by Strontium 90, he hunts the culprit down across a wild, post-apocalyptic world inhabited by mutants, aliens, and other strange creatures. After succeeding, Cobalt 60 inherits the kingdom, but he prefers his life in the wastes.

*This is the basic plot of the comics, but it's unknown to what degree and in what form they would have been adapted.*

## Production

*Cobalt 60* was a short comic story written and illustrated by Vaughn Bodē in 1968, then later picked up by his son, Mark Bodē, who expanded the story into a series with writer Larry Todd, adding three additional issues. While never reaching mainstream popularity, the comic is beloved by a cult following. Universal Pictures acquired the film rights to the franchise and announced the film on October 25, 2006. Dylan Clark was overseeing the production for Universal. Zack and Deborah Snyder were already attached at the time of the announcement, with Zack directing and both set to produce. The studio was searching for a writer, but the project fell out of production before it was ever revealed if one was found.

The Snyders continued working with Warner Bros., signing a first-look deal with the studio just months after the *Cobalt 60* announcement and never returning to Universal. Dylan Clark also later left his executive role with Universal and ended up focusing on his own production studio, Dylan Clark Productions. By the time the special edition of the *300* home media, *300: The Complete Experience* was released on July 21, 2009, *Cobalt 60* was off everyone's radar, excluded from the list of Zack's upcoming works presented in the book. Despite this omission, *Sucker Punch: Premium Collection*, a German digibook edition of the home release of *Sucker Punch*, mentioned that *Cobalt 60* was being produced by Deborah Snyder as late as September 7, 2012, when the book released.

## Crew

Zack Snyder
Director
ProducerDeborah Snyder
ProducerDylan Clark
Executive producer
## Studios

Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc.
Production
(uncredited)Universal Pictures
Distribution
## Gallery

A selection of images from the *Cobalt 60* comics.

*Cobalt 60* paperback cover (1988 release)Cobalt 60 character sheet by Vaughn BodēCobalt 60 character sheet by Mark Bodē
## References

1. ↑ Borys Kit. "Uni mines 'Cobalt' with Snyder". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved on October 25, 2006. “"Universal Pictures has picked up the rights to cult comic book *Cobalt 60*, with Zack Snyder attached to direct the adaptation."”
Antonio Di Iorio

**Antonio Di Iorio** is a film composer based in Los Angeles, California. He worked closely with Tom Holkenborg on several projects, including providing additional music for *Snow Steam Iron* and *Zack Snyder's Justice League*. Holkenborg hired Di Iorio in 2017 to work as his executive senior assistant and provide additional music for Holkenborg's compositions, which Di Iorio did for four years.

## Projects

### The Stone Quarry projects

*Snow Steam Iron*
Composer (additional music)*Zack Snyder's Justice League*
Composer (additional music)
### Selection of other projects

*Alita: Battle Angel*
Composer (additional music)*Sonic the Hedgehog*
Composer (additional music)*Godzilla vs. Kong*
Composer (additional music)
Kevin Zegers

**Kevin Zegers** (born September 19, 1984) is a Canadian actor and model. He portrayed Terry in Zack Snyder's first feature film, *Dawn of the Dead*. Zegers starred in *Wrong Turn* alongside fellow *Dawn* actor, Lindy Booth, as well as *The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* with Lena Headey.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films roles

**Terry**
*Dawn of the Dead*
### Selection of other roles

**Alec Lightwood**
*The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones*
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

## Cast

Henry Cavill
as
SupermanAmy Adams
as
Lois LaneGal Gadot
as
Wonder WomanCallan Mulvey
as
Anatoli KnyazevHarry Lennix
as
Calvin Swanwick (Martian Manhunter)Ezra Miller
as
FlashJason Momoa
as
AquamanRay Fisher
as
CyborgLauren Cohan
as
Martha WayneJena Malone
as
Jenet KlyburnDamon Caro
as
Joe ChillWayne Dalglish
as
Security contractorAllen Jo
as
Security contractorRichard Cetrone
as
Fight Club Spectator
## Crew

Hans Zimmer
ComposerDavid Brenner
EditorDamon Caro
Stunt coordinator
Second unit directorClay Staub
Additional second unit directorLarry Fong
Director of photographyJay Oliva
Storyboard artistRyan Watson
Co-fight choreographer
Motion capture actorGuillermo Grispo
Co-fight choreographerStephanie Portnoy Porter
Assistant costume designerWayne Dalglish
Assistant fight choreographer
Stunt performerAllen Jo
Stunt performer
## Studios

Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc.
ProductionAtlas Entertainment
Production
Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc.

## Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc.

* Logo A
* Logo B

**Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc.** was an American production company established in 2004 by Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, and producing partner Wesley Coller. It was effectively relaunched as The Stone Quarry in 2019. *Snow Steam Iron* was its final project (though, *Justice League* was released later), as well as the first produced under The Stone Quarry, making it the only project involving both studios.

Before being established as a full production studio, "Cruel and Unusual" was a label Zack Snyder used for his work in music videos and advertisements. Its logo is based on the character of Babydoll that he had come up with for the story of *Sucker Punch*, which was conceived long before it went into production. The "Cruel and Unusual" label stuck for more than a decade, but since it never really represented what the studio stood for, the team reestablished the studio as The Stone Quarry.

## Employees

**Zack Snyder**
Founder**Deborah Snyder**
Founder**Wesley Coller**
Founder

## Projects

For the full list of Cruel & Unusual Films productions, see production list.
*Dawn of the Dead**300**Watchmen: Motion Comic**Watchmen**Tales of the Black Freighter**Under the Hood**Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole**Sucker Punch* *Man of Steel**300: Rise of an Empire**Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice**Wonder Woman**Snow Steam Iron**Justice League**Horse Latitudes*
Kenneth Hall

> "If I put my foot up your ass, would that be your problem?"
>
> Kenneth Hall, *Dawn of the Dead*

**Kenneth Hall** is one of the most prominent characters in *Dawn of the Dead*. He's a police sergeant from the Everett police department before the zombie outbreak who then becomes obsessed with finding his brother at Fort Pastor.

## Biography

Prior to the zombie outbreak, Kenneth was a sergeant with the Everett police department. When the outbreak hit he headed for Fort Pastor to meet up with his brother who was waiting there for him. Along the way he found Ana Clark and let her tag along, then hearing that the path to Fort Pastor was overrun, he and Ana joined a small group of survivors as they broke into a mall for shelter.

The group checked out the main mall area before settling at the fountain by the front entrance. Michael and Andre left to scope out the exits, while Kenneth stayed behind with Ana and Luda. A zombie attacked Luda from behind as everyone was distracted by the sounds of a zombie attacking Michael, and Kenneth fought it off, cutting his arm on the fountain in the process. The group reconvened and ran for the elevators.

## Equipment

* **Remington 870**: Kenneth carried a Remington shotgun, presumably as a standard-issue police weapon, which he used to defend himself and others against attacking zombies.

## Relationships

**Ana Clark**: The first person to join him during the chaos of the zombie outbreak, Ana tagged along for Kenneth's protection when he found her by the side of the road. They remained together for the duration of their known lives as zombie survivors.

**Andre**: They got off to a rocky start and Kenneth never warmed up to Andre. The cop in Kenneth likely saw the criminal in Andre and refused to respect him.

## References

James Gunn (writer) & Zack Snyder (director) March 19, 2004. *Dawn of the Dead*.
Michael Barry

**Michael Barry** is a Canadian actor who portrayed Bart in *Dawn of the Dead*. Barry had several roles in film and television between 1994 and 2011, then, after a long break, returned as part of the loop group for 2019's *Little Women* and 2020's *The Queen's Gambit*. A loop group is a small, diverse group of voice actors that work together to create the background noise of talking people. To date, his most well-known role is that of Bart.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films roles

**Bart**
*Dawn of the Dead*
### Selection of other roles

**Sam Carter**
*Are You Afraid of the Dark?***Will Blake**
*Goosebumps*
Production list

Below is the full set of **Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc. and The Stone Quarry productions**.

See also: Potential projects

## Cruel & Unusual productions

Before the film studio was established, Zack Snyder used the Cruel & Unusual label for his work in commercials and music videos.

## Unassociated productions

In addition to the projects above, we cover a few related projects involving Zack Snyder.

 Zack Snyder's contributions to other media | 1990-present
 *Snyder School* | 2021
 *Pizza Film School* | 2023
Emily Browning

> "I would mop the floor for Zack - whatever he wanted me to do I'd be there. I would play Superman -- if Kevin Costner drops out, he wants me to play Superman's dad, I'm in for that. At one point I was [doubting that I would continue with acting] and actually [*Sucker Punch*], to be honest with you, is the one that's brought me back and made me realize this is absolutely what I want to do. I have faith in this industry. If a movie-making experience can be this positive and this much fun, then I can't imagine ever doing anything else."
>
> Emily Browning, *IndieWire*

**Emily Browning** (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress and one of her most famous roles is that of Babydoll, the protagonist of *Sucker Punch*. She's one of the few leads across Zack Snyder's projects that has yet to work with the director again, especially among the *Sucker Punch* cast, which is full of repeat Cruel and Unusual Films/The Stone Quarry actors.

In addition to starring in the movie, Browning sang "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Where is My Mind?", and "Asleep" for the film's soundtrack. When Snyder informed her that portraying Babydoll would include singing, she initially decided to pass on the role, but Snyder convinced her to give it a try.

## Biography

Emily Browning was born in Melbourne, Australia, on December 7, 1988. Browning attended Eltham High School, one of the few non-uniform schools in Australia. She has two younger brothers. Her parents are Andrew and Shelley and they are divorced. She claims that her parents weren't like typical stage parents and never pushed her to do anything she didn't want to.

Browning is most famous for her 2004 role as Violet Baudelaire in *Lemony Snicket's: A Series of Unfortunate Events* in which she appeared alongside Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep. She appeared in the 2009 adaptation of Korean horror film *A Tale of Two Sisters*, entitled *The Uninvited* and directed by the *Guard Brothers* alongside Arielle Kebbel. Originally, Browning auditioned for the role of Alex because she wanted to ease her way back into acting after a three-year acting break to finish high school, but she was cast as Anna and accepted. She later stated that she regretted the film's name change and felt that it wasn't marketed very well. Most of the reviews for *The Uninvited* were decent to very good, though it did not garner much box office success.

At the time of *Sucker Punch'*s release, Browning was dating Jeremy Irons' son, Max Irons. After Sucker Punch, Browning was next seen as Lucy in 2011's *Sleeping Beauty*. Her later films include *Summer in February*, *Plush* (both 2013), *Pompeii* (2014), and *Legend* (2015). She starred as Laura Moon in the Starz TV series *American Gods* (2017–2021), which also featured Peter Stormare.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films roles as cast

**Babydoll**
*Sucker Punch*
### Cruel & Unusual Films roles as crew

*Sucker Punch*
Singer
### Selection of other roles

**Katie Harwood**
*Ghost Ship***Violet Baudelaire**
*Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events***Laura Moon**
American Gods
## Gallery

Behind the scenes with Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, and Zack Snyder
Army of Thieves

***Army of Thieves*** is a German-American film directed by Matthias Schweighöfer and written by Shay Hatten. The film was produced by Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, and Wesley Coller of The Stone Quarry and Matthias Schweighöfer and Dan Maag of Pantaleon Films. The film was released by Netflix.

## Synopsis

> In this prequel to *Army of the Dead*, a mysterious woman recruits bank teller Dieter to assist in the heist of a series of impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
>
> -Netflix

## Production

### Development

September 3, 2020, Netflix announced that the multi-language prequel was in development and to be directed by Matthias Schweighöfer and a screenplay by Shay Hatten. According to Deborah Snyder, the *Army of the Dead* prequel is called *Army of Thieves*.

### Filming

On October 17, 2020, Zack Snyder announced on Twitter that the movie began filming in the week of October 17 - 24. On December 22, 2020, he announced on Twitter that the movie had wrapped production. Matthias Schweighöfer homaged *Dawn of the Dead* with the shot of the zombie girl in the hallway. They even attempted to find the same dress that Vivian wore in the original scene, but had to settle on a similar one.

## Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer
as
Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert/Ludwig DieterNathalie Emmanuel
as
Gwendoline StarrStuart Martin
as
Brad CageGuz Khan
as
RolphRuby O. Fee
as
Korina DominguezJonathan Cohen
as
Vincent DelacroixNoémie Nakai
as
Beatrix
**Full credits**
## Crew

Matthias Schweighöfer
DirectorDeborah Snyder
ProducerZack Snyder
Producer
Story byWesley Coller
ProducerDan Maag
ProducerShay Hatten
Screenplay byHans Zimmer
Music by
Score producer
Synth programmingStephanie Portnoy Porter
Costume designer
**Full credits**
## Studios

The Stone Quarry
ProductionPantaleon Films
ProductionNetflix
DistributionVERO True Social
Promotion
## References

1. ↑ Zack Snyder. "The prequel starts filming". *Twitter*. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved on October 17, 2020. “Meanwhile in Germany/Prague, the prequel starts filming this week!”
2. ↑ Zack Snyder. "That's a wrap". *Twitter*. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved on December 22, 2020. “That's a wrap on Army of the Dead: The Prequel.”
3. ↑ Anthony Breznican. "The Ending of Army of Thieves (and Its Origin) Explained". *Vanity Fair*. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved on October 29, 2021. “We tried to find even the same dress that the girl was wearing in *Dawn of the Dead*. We couldn't find it, but it's quite a similar shot.”
Sarah Polley

> "I loved them and I believed they were going to make a great movie, and if it was a big disaster, I'd be with people I'd be willing to go down with."
>
> Sarah Polley, *IGN*

**Sarah Polley** (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress. Zack Snyder had been a fan of her work for a long time before starting work on *Dawn of the Dead*, at which point he and Eric Newman convinced her to play their lead, Ana Clark.

## Biography

Polley grew up in a family of actors and casting directors in Canada, beginning her own acting career at her own request at the age of four. She later regretted missing out on a traditional childhood, but also enjoyed the work. She was blacklisted by Disney for refusing to remove a peace symbol that she was wearing at the age of twelve and later dropped out of high school to focus on politics. She focused her acting career on projects that meant something to her rather than what would look best for her portfolio, choosing *Dawn of the Dead* because of the inner strength the character of Ana had compared to many young women in horror films.

She hasn't taken an acting role since 2010's *Trigger*, but has continued to focus on writing and directing. She had to take a break after receiving a concussion in 2015 that lasted for over three years, but picked her work up again before it was through. Polley has three children with her husband, David Sandomierski.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films roles

**Ana Clark**
*Dawn of the Dead*
### Selection of other roles

**Sara Stanley**
*Road to Avonlea***Harper Sloane**
*Guinevere***Ann**
*My Life Without Me***Elise**
*Mr. Nobody***Elsa Kast**
*Splice*
## References

1. ↑ "Sarah Polley Shares The True Story Behind Her Film, *Women Talking*" - *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert*
Andy

* Living
* Undead

> "Damn, those bastards bite hard. I just have to stop the bleeding. It's really going."
>
> Andy, *Dawn of the Dead*

**Andy** is a minor character appearing in *Dawn of the Dead* portrayed by Bruce Bohne. He communicates with the Crossroads Mall survivors across the mall's wide parking lot via signs at multiple points during the movie, and is also the protagonist of the short film, *The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed*.

## Biography

Before the zombie outbreak, Andy had a family. A wife, Susan, and their daughter. They celebrated Andy's birthday the previous year, but Andy and Susan were divorced before the outbreak. Losing nearly everything in the divorce, Andy moved into his gun store, Andy's Gun Works, where he was still living at the time of the outbreak. While he didn't have much food, he did at least have as much ammunition as he could ever use.

Andy spent the early days of the outbreak cooped up alone with his goldfish, Ariel, in his gun store. On his second morning locked in he saw the Crossroads Mall survivors across the Crossroads Mall parking lot, with whom he would later play games to pass the time. That was the same day he ran out of food. Over the following weeks he slowly starved and lost hope.

The Crossroads Mall survivors formed a plan to bring Andy some food across the wasteland of zombies, sending their dog, Chips, with a walkie-talkie and some food. Andy used a dog whistle to call Chips through the horde. The plan was a success, but a zombie managed to bite Andy in the process. Unbeknownst to him, this would spell his doom, so he maintained his hope as he finally spoke aloud to the other survivors for the first and only time. He turned, and as a zombie he heard Nicole arrive at the shop to save Chips. He went after her, but couldn't reach her where she hid in the closet. Kenneth Hall soon arrived to put him down and rescue Nicole.

## Relationships

**Susan**: Andy's ex-wife, with whom he split at some point before the zombie outbreak, but after Andy's birthday on August 23, 2003. She got everything in the divorce, including full custody of their daughter.

**Daughter**: Andy's daughter was the most important thing to him. She gave him a goldfish named Ariel for his birthday, which ended up being his final meal nearly a year later.

**Kenneth Hall**: After the world fell apart, Kenneth was the one friend Andy made, even if it was through handheld messages. They played games across the distance to pass the time with a sea of zombies between them. When the time came to end Andy's reanimated form, Kenneth was the one to do it.

## References

Scott Devine & Constantine Nasr (producers) March 17, 2005. *The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed*.
James Gunn (writer) & Zack Snyder (director) March 19, 2004. *Dawn of the Dead*.
Zombie outbreak

The **zombie outbreak** was a global, apocalyptic event that wiped out an enormous portion of the human population in *Dawn of the Dead*. *Special Report: Zombie Invasion!* goes into further detail about the full extent of the outbreak, while *Dawn of the Dead* covers the more local area of Milwaukee County.

## History

Andy first noticed zombies on his way home on May 6, 2004. Police had set up blockades, and when Andy encountered zombies, he boarded up his gun store, where he had been staying since his divorce. The spread was slow in the early days, so it was another couple of days before Ana Clark encountered her first zombie and was forced to flee her home. The speed of the outbreak rapidly inclined at that point and Ana was barely able to leave her neighborhood only to find that the Greater Milwaukee area had already been severely affected. Surivors had clumped together in teh safest areas, but these areas were slowly being taken over by the undead until the only known refuge was Crossroads Mall. Help was apparently not coming, so the group of survivors at the mall fled to Lake Michigan in search of an uninhabited island.

## Aftermath

Little is known about the state of the world after the zombies took over. Some number of people survived and traveled the new world in groups.

## Trivia

* A zombie outbreak is also a major driving force in the narratives of the Armyverse.

## References

James Gunn (writer) & Zack Snyder (director) March 19, 2004. *Dawn of the Dead*.
Scott Devine & Constantine Nasr (producers) March 17, 2005. *The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed*.
Julie Berghoff

**Julie Berghoff** is a film production designer. She was in charge of the production design for *Army of the Dead* and its tie-in short film, *The Reckoning*.

She also appeared in *Creating an Army of the Dead* and *Army of the Dead: A Film by Zack Snyder: The Making of the Film*.

## Projects

*Army of the Dead*
Production designer
## Gallery

Berghoff behind the scenesProduction photoProduction photo
Abbie Cornish

**Abbie Cornish** (born August 7, 1982) is an Australian actress who first worked with Cruel and Unusual Films on their first animated film, *Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole*, in which she played the minor character, Otulissa. She was brought back for *Sucker Punch*, in which she was given the lead role of Sweet Pea, one of the Lennox House for the Criminally Insane inmates who plot their escape.

## Biography

Abbie Cornish was born on August 7, 1982, in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia; the second of five children and first of two girls, to Barry and Shelley Cornish. Her younger sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress.

Abbie's career began at age 13 when she began modeling, which led to a TV role in 1999 on *Wildside*, and her feature debut in *The Monkey's Mask*. Abbie was part of several acclaimed TV projects Down Under, piling up award nominations. These awards include:

* 1999 Australian Film Institute, Young Actor's Award (*Wildside*)
* 2004 IF Awards, Best Actress (*Somersault*)
* 2004 Australian Film Institute, AFI Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role (*Somersault*)
* 2004 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, FCCA Award, Best Actor Female (*Somersault*)
* 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, FCCA Award, Best Actress in a Lead Role (*Candy*)
* 2008 Australians in Film Awards, Breakthrough Award

## Trivia

* Abbie plays the guitar and piano.
* A vegetarian since she was 13, Abbie was voted "Australia's Sexiest Vegetarian" in 2008.
* She was ranked No. 33 in Ask Men's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2011.
* She was ranked No. 89 in FHM's (Australia) 100 Sexiest Women in the World for 2011.
* Abbie has a younger sister, Isabelle Cornish, who starred in the Australian TV series *Puberty Blues*.
* During an interview, Emily Browning stated that Abbie was the toughest out of all the girls when they first started training. Abbie said that she saw part of her strength coming from her mother, who was a national women's full contact karate champion as well as a brown belt in karate.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films roles

**Otulissa**
*Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole***Sweet Pea**
*Sucker Punch*
### Selection of other roles

**Sarah Wilson**
*Geostorm*

## Gallery

Behind the scenes with Emily Browning, Jena Malone, and Zack Snyder
Dustin Ceithamer

> "When you think 'big Hollywood film,' think this, because nothing could be bigger. The scale that this is shot is insane."
>
> Dustin Ceithamer, Instagram

**Dustin Ceithamer** is an actor and dancer best known for his immense height. He portrayed Jimmy's body alongside Anthony Hopkins's voice in *Rebel Moon*.

## Roles

### The Stone Quarry roles

**Jimmy** (body)
*Rebel Moon*
### Selection of other roles

**Smiling Man**
*The New Mutants*
Jim Sturgess

**Jim Sturgess** (born 16 May 1978) is a British actor who voiced the protagonist, Soren, in *Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole*. Both he and his costar, Ryan Kwanten, have expressed interest in returning for a sequel, but a sequel never took hold. Sturgess worked with *Ga'Hoole* costar Abbie Cornish again on *Geostorm*, also starring Gerard Butler.

## Roles

### Cruel & Unusual Films roles

**Soren**
*Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole*
### Selection of other roles

**Max Lawson**
*Geostorm***Jared**
*Berlin, I Love You*
E. Duffy

> "I jumped at the chance to audition for Zack Snyder and play a badass warrior who is my gender identity. That's the holy trinity right there."
>
> E. Duffy, Empire (August 2023)

**E. Duffy** is a non-binary actor who portrayed Milius in *Rebel Moon*.

## Roles

### The Stone Quarry roles

**Milius**
*Rebel Moon*

## Gallery

Duffy working out for *Rebel Moon*At CCXP23
Merchandise/Dawn of the Dead

The official **merchandise** released in association with *Dawn of the Dead* is detailed here.

## Media

### Home release

The home media releases for *Dawn of the Dead*.

United States
VHS tapeFullscreen DVDDirector's Cut DVDDVD 4-pack with *Land of the Dead*, *Halloween II*, and *The People Under the Stairs*HD DVDBlu-RayDVD, Blu-ray, and digitalCollector's EditionBlu-ray 2-pack with *Land of the Dead*4K Ultra HDPSPDigitalDigitalDirector's Cut digital
International and non-English
UK DVDUK Director's Cut DVDRegion 2 DVDRegion 2 Blu-raySpanish DVDGerman DVDRegion-free German Blu-rayGerman 3-pack Blu-ray
### Music

*Dawn of the Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*
(digital)*Dawn of the Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*
(CD)*Dawn of the Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*
(vinyl)

## Home decor

Pillowcase (20 x 28in)Blanket (26 x 58in)
Ezra Miller

> "Sometimes they make me run. Which I was outraged because I thought, you know, playing the Flash, this will be great, you can't see him running so this will be easy! No, no, Ezra, we need you to run. We have this enormous treadmill that's called, I think, the Tumblelator, that’s like 25 feet long, goes 45 miles per hour and its bouncy, like a trampoline. Pretty much a dream come true. Then, they strap me into a harness, we do all sorts of stuff. What we’re creating is a vocabulary; where choreography meets visual effects. And what we're trying to implement is a wide diversity of tactics of how we create these moments. A lot of the Flash is his perception."
>
> Ezra Miller, Fox 5 Washington DC

**Ezra Miller** (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor who was cast as the Flash in the DC Extended Universe. The role began lightly with a small appearance in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* before picking up into a lead role in *Justice League* and *Zack Snyder's Justice League*. Miller briefly reprised the role in *Suicide Squad* and James Gunn's *Peacemaker*, then later starred in *The Flash*, portraying two versions of the character with a story by Joby Harold, as well.

Miller reached out to Zack and Eli Snyder to help with their "Hanukkah, O Hanukkah" music video, for which they acted as camera operators.

## Roles

**Flash**
*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*
*Justice League*
*Zack Snyder's Justice League*
Ken Foree

**Ken Foree** (born February 29, 1948) is an American actor who portrayed the televangelist in *Dawn of the Dead*. He had previously played the protagonist, Peter, in the 1978 film, *Dawn of the Dead*, so his appearance was one of three cameos honoring the original film alongside Scott Reiniger and Tom Savini. He also later portrayed a man who ran a zombie fight club in the *Army of the Dead* promotional short, *The Reckoning*.

## Roles

**Televangelist**
*Dawn of the Dead***Zombie fight club manager**
*The Reckoning*
Crossroads Mall survivors

The **Crossroads Mall survivors** were a group of people brought together by the zombie outbreak in *Dawn of the Dead*. They went to Crossroads Mall to get away from the walking dead, which is where the remained for the majority of the movie.

## History

When the zombie outbreak reached the Greater Milwaukee area, a group of eight survivors banded together. As they went, five of their members were consumed by the undead, leaving only Michael, Andre, and Luda. They arrived outside Crossroads Mall when Andre spotted Kenneth Hall, who he initially assumed to be a zombie. He fired a shot at Kenneth, but when they realized everyone present was living, they cooled down. Kenneth was traveling with Ana Clark, and the pair joined the other survivors to head into the mall.

Breaking into the mall, they found that it wasn't entirely secure. Forced to flee to the upper level, they met the mall's security team, which was not happy with their presence, but allowed them to stay under the guards' watch. They had the newcomers clean up the mess they made on their way up and locked them in the Metropolis overnight.

The next morning saw the arrival of another group of survivors. When two of the guards disagreed with the rest of those at the mall, the rest shifted the power dynamic and locked the guards in the holding cell. They then successfully helped the new group into the mall. Two of them had been bitten and were not long for the world, but there were several new, productive members added to the group.

## Members

### First group

MichaelAndreLudaFive deceased membersKenneth HallAna Clark
### New recruits

TerryNormaSteveMonicaTuckerNicoleFrankGlenCJChips
## References

James Gunn (writer) & Zack Snyder (director) March 19, 2004. *Dawn of the Dead*.
Stella Grace Fitzgerald

**Stella Grace Fitzgerald** (born on June 24, 2010) is an American actress who portrayed Princess Issa in *Rebel Moon*. She began working as a model and actress in television commercials as early as the age of two, then made her first television series appearance in a 2021 episode of *Chicago P.D.* She also appeared in a 2022 episode of *Mrs. Davis* before joining the casts of *Rebel Moon* and *The Dancing Monkey*, which were her first film roles.

## Roles

**Princess Issa**
*Rebel Moon*
## References

1. ↑ Fitzgerald's birthday wishes from her parent-run Instagram account confirms her birth date
Justice Con/April 18, 2021

**April 18, 2021** was the final day of the second Justice Con event. The day focused on the upcoming *Army of the Dead*.

### Spotlight on American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The spotlight event on AFSP was hosted by Wondermeg featuring Doreen Marshall and Ashly Alberto from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. They talked about the organization and what the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement has meant for them, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted AFSP's procedures and results.

### Women Behind the Scenes of Army of the Dead

Nana from The Nerd Queens hosted a panel featuring Dody Dorn, the editor of *Army of the Dead*; Stephanie Portnoy Porter, the costume designer; Misha Bukowski, the first assistant director; and Julie Berghoff, the production designer. Dorn mentioned that this was the first movie for which she never felt the need to request any pickups because the production was so smooth. They talked about how intimate production was compared to past projects. Cole from The Nerd Queens joined to ask community questions.

### Spotlight on Women from Army of the Dead

Wondermeg and The Nerd Queens hosted a panel featuring the leading ladies of *Army of the Dead*: Samantha Win, Tig Notaro, Nora Arnezeder, Ella Purnell, Huma Qureshi, and Ana de la Reguera. Deborah Snyder also stopped by for a while to talk about how to get into the industry. The group talked about their experiences making the movie. What it was like working with everyone, the training exercises, the gear, etc.

## References

1. ↑ Wondermeg. "Spotlight on American Foundation for Suicide Prevention". Justice Con. Retrieved on April 18, 2021.
2. ↑ Nana. "Women Behind the Scenes of Army of the Dead". Justice Con. Retrieved on April 18, 2021.
3. ↑ Wondermeg & The Nerd Queens. "Spotlight on Women From Army of the Dead". Justice Con. Retrieved on April 18, 2021.
Wonder Woman

***Wonder Woman***

## Production

Snyder served as producer and was credited for the story that the script was based on, while also appearing in a cameo role. Snyder was principally involved in choosing to hire the film's primary writer Allan Heinberg based on a potential pitch for the film he made to Snyder during a meeting between the two. Snyder would also suggest the casting of Connie Nielsen to Patty Jenkins, as well as contributing at least one line mentioned by Wonder Woman in the final film.

## Cast

Gal Gadot
as
Wonder Woman
## Crew

Jay Oliva
Storyboard artistGuillermo Grispo
Fight choreographer
Stunts
## Studios

Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc.
ProductionAtlas Entertainment
Production
Actors with unrealized roles

The **actors** on this page were officially cast in Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc. or The Stone Quarry projects before being cut or replaced. Actors who were up for a role but were never cast will not be found below.

## *300*

Zack Snyder offered **Charlie Hunnam** a role in *300* in 2005, but Hunnam had already signed for a role in *Children of Men*, which was filming at the same time. As a result, Hunnam didn't work with Snyder for almost two decades until he joined the cast of *Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire* and *Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver*.

*You can read more about Charlie Hunnam on his page.*

## *Sucker Punch*

* Amanda Seyfried
* Evan Rachel Wood
* Emma Stone

## *Army of the Dead*

### Chris D'Elia

**Christopher William D'Elia** (born March 29, 1980) is an American actor. He portrayed the helicopter pilot in *Army of the Dead*, but when accusations of sexual misconduct arose against him, he was digitally replaced with Tig Notaro. He completed his filming and was planned to return in *Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas* until the replacement was made. His character would likely have been called Frank Peters based on articles about the film mistakenly using the name to refer to Garret Dillahunt's character, considering Peters is also the last name of the character who replaced his.

 •  •  •
## *Army of Thieves*

### Peter Simonischek

**Peter Simonischek** (August 6, 1946 - May 29, 2023) was an Austrian actor best known for his role of Winifred in *Toni Erdmann*. He had many other roles, including in *Hierankl*, the *Ruby Red* trilogy, *The Interpretor*, and *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore*. Zack Snyder announced his involvement with *Army of Thieves* while editing *Army of the Dead*, listing him alongside the actors who portrayed Interpol agents, Jonathan Cohen and Noémi Nakai. Given Simonischek's features and acting stature, he likely would have portrayed Hans Wagner, which was a role later filled by Christian Steyer, however this was never confirmed. The reason for his absence was also never explained. Simonischek died at the age of 76.

## *Rebel Moon*

### Rupert Friend

**Rupert William Anthony Friend** (born October 9, 1981) is a British actor. He was set to portray the antagonist in *Rebel Moon*, Admiral Atticus Noble, but due to scheduling conflicts was later replaced with Ed Skrein. The details of the scheduling conflicts were never elucidated.

 •  •

## References

1. ↑ Katy Kilkenny. "Chris D'Elia Accused of Possessing Child Pornography in Sexual Exploitation Suit". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved on March 2, 2021. “Tig Notaro also ended up replacing D'Elia in Zack Snyder's zombie movie *Army of the Dead*.”
2. ↑ Zack Snyder. Busy here in LA editing #AOTD. Twitter. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved on October 17, 2020. “. . .and additionally: Jonathan Cohen, Noémi Nakai, Peter Simonischek”