Here is our Young Citizens of the World interview with the incredible Zack Snyder
Director, Writer, Producer and Director of Photography Zack Snyder is best known for his groundbreaking approach to filmmaking. Whether it be his astonishing visuals, his meticulous attention to detail, or his mesmerizing exploration of characters, story and mythos, all combine to cement his unique and captivating style on each of his projects.
Snyder is a masterful worldbuilder both narratively and technically, often creating new universes while fearlessly redefining genres. He produces through his company The Stone Quarry, which he co-founded with wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder. Under the Stone Quarry banner, Snyder is currently in production of REBEL MOON, an epic sci-fi fantasy for Netflix starring Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou and Charlie Hunnam.
His most recent project, ARMY OF THIEVES released in October 2021 on Netflix, which Snyder produced and wrote. The prequel feature film, directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, follows his “Ludwig Dieter” character from the epic zombie action heist film, ARMY OF THE DEAD, which premiered May 21, 2021 on Netflix and ranks as one of the top ten most-watched films on the service. Snyder served as the director, cinematographer and co-writer alongside Shay Hatten. Through their newly launched animation arm, Stone Quarry Animation, Snyder is developing and will executive produce a new original anime series for Netflix, ARMY OF THE DEAD: LOST VEGAS, starring Joe Manganiello, Christian Slater, Harry Lennix, Ross Butler, Anya Chalotra and Vanessa Hudgens, as well as an animated series set in the world of Norse mythology for Netflix titled TWILIGHT OF THE GODS.
Snyder produced WONDER WOMAN 1984 which was released worldwide on December 25, 2020. Snyder co-wrote the story and produced the critically acclaimed WONDER WOMAN, which broke multiple box-office records and made over $800 million worldwide. He was nominated for a Producers Guild Award and the film was named one of the top 10 of the year by the American Film Institute. Snyder executive produced the equally acclaimed 2021 DCEU title, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, written and directed by James Gunn, which was released by Warner Bros. on August 6, 2021. Snyder also served as executive producer on David Ayer’s 2016 SUICIDE SQUAD, starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman and Margot Robbie. The film broke the record for biggest August 2016 opening weekend, bringing in $133 million and eventually grossed over $746 million worldwide.
Additionally, on March 18, 2021, HBO Max released ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, which he directed, produced and co-wrote the story with Chris Terrio and Will Beale as a four-hour plus director’s cut. The dedicated fanbase pushed for the release, which garnered critical acclaim and the wildly successful cultural phenomenon remains as one of HBO Max’s most-viewed film debuts.
Snyder directed BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, starring Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg and introduced Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as the Flash and
Ray Fisher as Cyborg, which grossed over $872 million dollars at the worldwide box office. Snyder’s first DC Comics film, MAN OF STEEL, produced by Deborah Snyder, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, earned over
$668 million worldwide. In addition, Snyder served as an executive producer on AQUAMAN, which grossed over $1.1 billion dollars worldwide. Snyder’s current combined box office contributions so far to the DCEU totaling more than 5.9
billion dollars. Snyder produced and co-wrote 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, directed by Noam Murro. The film, which was released by Warner Bros. in March of 2014, is the sequel the 2007 blockbuster 300, which Snyder wrote and directed. Together, 300and 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE grossed nearly $800 million worldwide.
Snyder previously directed SUCKER PUNCH, an action fantasy that follows a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality, LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE an animated adventure film, DAWN OF THE DEAD an uncompromising delve into the world of zombies, and critically acclaimed WATCHMEN, based on the seminal graphic novel of the same name.