Zack Snyder Biography
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 (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). A director’s cut for Justice League was released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010), the Psychological action film sucker punch (2011) and the upcoming Zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021).
The film director founded the production company The Quarry alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller in 2004.
How old is Zack Snyder? – Age
The American film director is 55 years old as of 1st March 2021. He was born in 1966 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States.
Who are Zack Snyder Parents- Father and mother
The American film director was raised in Riverside, Connecticut by his lovely mother, Marsha Manley, a painter and a photography teacher at Daycroft school, which Snyder later attended. His father was known as Charles Edward “Ed” Snyder, worked as an executive recruiter. He has an older sister, Audrey.
Who is Zack Snyder Married to? – Spouse
The film director is a married man. He is currently married to his second wife, producer Deborah Johnson. They both lives in Pasadena. The couple first met in 1996, started dating in 2002, and married on September 25, 2004, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan, New York. Before that he was previously married to his first wife, Denise Weber.
Zack Snyder Children
The producer has eight children, half of whom are adopted. Two younger sons are from his relationship with Kirsten Elin, who was his line producer on commercials for some time. They are; Autumn Snyder, Eli Snyder, Willow Snyder, Olivia Snyder, Sage Snyder, Ezekiel Snyder, Jett Snyder and Cash Snyder.
Sadly, one of his daughter adopted daughter; Autumn committed suicide in 12 march 2017. It made Snyder to withdraw from post-production work on Justice League in May 2017 to be with his family.
Zack Snyder Career
The American film director made his feature film debut with the remake of the horror film Dawn of the Dead (2004), and scored a box office hit with the fantasy war film 300 (2006), 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.
The director’s follow-up project/animation debut, 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.
He directed 2013’s Man of steel for Warner Bros., a reboot of the Superman franchise and the jumpstart to the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). He signed on to direct a yet-to-be-produced remake of the 1969 film The Illustrated Man, and produced the prequel/sequel to 300, 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). He also wants to direct a segment for an upcoming Heavy Metal 3, and plans to write and direct a sequel to Legend of the Guardians.
During Comic Con 2013, Snyder announced that Batman and Superman would share the screen in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, released in 2016. Snyder directed, Cavill reprised his role as Superman and Ben Affleck played Batman. The producer directed Warner Bros.’ 2017 Justice League, but he exited during post-production to deal with the death of his daughter, Autumn Snyder. His replacement was Joss Whedon.
As of March 2016, Snyder was working on Horse Latitudes, formerly known as The Last Photograph, a drama about a war photographer in South America. He was also working on an adaptation of the 1943 novel The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, but confirmed he had abandoned it in 2021.
He has also expressed an interest in making a film, in the style of 300, about George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. On January 29, 2019, the producer announced that he has signed on to helm Army of the Dead, a zombie heist thriller, for Netflix.
Snyder will direct and produce with his partner and wife, Deborah Snyder, via their newly rebranded production company, The stone Quarry. On May 20, 2020, Snyder announced that Zack Snyder’s Justice League would be released on the streaming service HBO Max in 2021.
Zack Snyder Net worth
The American film director has an estimated net worth of $ 60 million as of 2021.