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Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with Dawn of the Dead, a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. 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), the latter of which had a director's cut released in 2021. He also directed the animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), the psychological action film Sucker Punch (2011), the zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021), and the two-part space opera films Rebel Moon (2023) and Rebel Moon—Part Two: The Scargiver (2024). In 2004, he founded the production company The Stone Quarry (formerly known as Cruel and Unusual Films) alongside his wife Deborah Snyder and producing partner Wesley Coller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zack Snyder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Luthor is a 2024 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Lex Luthor. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and DC Films, it is the third installment in the DC Legacy Universe. The film was directed by Steven Caple Jr. and written by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, and David S. Goyer, and stars Gustaf Skarsgård as Lex Luthor alongside Mila Kunis, Bruce Greenwood, James Spader, Harry Lennox, Alfre Woodard, Patrick Stewart, and Kurt Russell as Lionel Luthor. In the film, Lex Luthor seeks redemption for his past crimes when he finds himself battling the evil Brainiac. Luthor opened in theaters on November 2nd, 2024; it received generally positive reviews with praise for the action sequences and Skarsgård, Kunis, Spader, and Russell's performances, but criticism for its predictable story and lack of ambition. It was box-office hit, grossing $718 million worldwide against a budget of $140 million. A sequel is in development.
