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After rising to prominence withDawn of the Dead, a remake of George A. Romero’s 1978 horror, Zack Snyder didn’t limit himself to the boundaries of horror but got his passion project,300, running. Following 300’s success, which earned him the status of the visionary director, he was brought in to adapt Alan Moore’s iconicWatchmen, and Snyder was officially into the big leagues.
And while theBVSdirector made a huge name for himself in the span of a decade, he was yet to deliver an original movie, as all of his major projects in the 2000s were adaptations and a remake. But 2011 finally witnessed an original movie from the visionary director,Sucker Punch, which ended up being a disaster, and not even a director’s cut can salvage the movie per Snyder.
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Zack Snyder Shut Downs the Hope forSucker Punch’s Director Cut
2011’sSucker Punchpreferred style over substance and highlighted one major problem with most of Zack Snyder’s filmography, the writing. And Unfortunately for fans, unlike some other Zack Snyder releases, which had an extended cut behind to salvage the situation, this isn’t the case forSucker Punch.
Reflecting on the matter,Zack Snyderexplained unlikeBVS, in which the extended director’s cuts filled the holes that were present in the initial version, inSucker Punch‘s case, it’ll just be extended scenes, which won’t benefit the story. He toldCollider:
“The problem with ‘Sucker Punch’ is the director’s cut still was just, like, extended scenes. It was more of a deleted scene version than a real, tonally different film. I think with a bunch of the director’s cuts, ‘Batman v Superman,’ I think, is a really good example of really giving a different feeling as a movie. I think ‘Sucker Punch’ has never really gotten that treatment. And so, in editorial, when we were cutting the theatrical version of that movie, it’s much different than I had intended with the footage I had and what I thought it was going to be.”
While this ends fans’ hopes forSucker Punch‘s director cut, withRebel Moon‘s release on the horizon, it’s not a bad time to be a Zack Snyder fan.
Also read:Zack Snyder Picks Benedict Cumberbatch’s Oscar Winning Movie Over Chris Hemsworth’s Thor Ragnarok That Humiliated Justice League at Box Office
Emma Stone Almost Starred inSucker PunchInstead of the Movie That Launched Her to Stardom
Before Jamie Chung was cast as Amber inSucker Punch,Emma Stone, who was a relatively new name at the time, was initially eyed for the role. But followingscheduling conflictsas she was attached toEasy Aat the time, she had to decline the offer.
Also read:“I didn’t think the remake had it”: George A. Romero Hated Zack Snyder’s Classic Remake for a Reason That Plagued Him Later in Watchmen
Looking back in hindsight, this was ultimately the best thing that could’ve happened to her career. While on one hand,Sucker Punchbombed,Easy Awas a commercial and critical hit, which launched Emma Stone to stardom.
Sucker Punchis available to rent on Apple TV.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
