- "Batman is all of us... he is our rage at injustice... he stands alone, as we all wish we could, in the face of a corrupt system which wishes to oppress and exploit... he is that broken child, searching the dark alleys of the human soul to bring balance to the world."
- ―Zack Snyder on Twitter[src]
Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He directed Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League and Zack Snyder's Justice League. He also filmed the Flash's side of Captain Boomerang's arrest in Suicide Squad.
He also produced Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad.
He also wrote Man of Steel Prequel.
He portrayed a British Soldier in Wonder Woman and Coffee Customer in Zack Snyder's Justice League.
He also directed Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short.
He also wrote the introduction for the book Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman and the afterword for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film.
He was interviewed for the documentaries Strong Characters, Legendary Roles, All-Out Action, Wonder Woman: Crafting the Wonder, Justice League: Road to Justice and The Flash: The Saga of the Scarlet Speedster.
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- Zack Snyder stepped away from the post-production of Justice League following the death of his daughter, and Joss Whedon handled re-shoots that reshaped the film. He then worked on the project Zack Snyder's Justice League, an alternate vision based upon original unused footage he had shot for the film which was combined with new footage. The project launched in 2021 for Max.
- Zack Snyder directed the DC Entertainment production Watchmen.
- Zack Snyder appeared as himself in the 365th episode of Teen Titans Go!, wherein the Titans wanted to make their 365th episode special, and so broke into Snyder's office at Warner Bros. to convince him to give them the "Snyder Cut" treatment. Patrick Wilson also guest-starred as himself in the episode, acting as the "watch man" for Snyder's office (a nod to Patrick Wilson playing one of the Watchmen in Zack Snyder's Watchmen).
- Zack Snyder is married to Deborah Snyder.
- He previously worked with her in 300, Watchmen, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Sucker Punch, and again in 300: Rise of an Empire, Snow Steam Iron, Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, and Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with James Gunn in Dawn of the Dead.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Carla Gugino in Watchmen and Sucker Punch.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Watchmen.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Misha Bukowski in Watchmen, Sucker Punch, and again in Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, and Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Kristy Carlson in Watchmen and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Jena Malone in Sucker Punch and again in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Samantha Win in Sucker Punch and again in 300: Rise of an Empire, Snow Steam Iron, and Army of the Dead.
- Zack Snyder previously worked with Richard Cetrone in Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, and again in 300: Rise of an Empire, Army of the Dead, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, and Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.
- Zack Snyder worked again with Junkie XL and Dody Dorn in Army of the Dead.
- Zack Snyder worked again with Hans Zimmer in Army of Thieves.
- Zack Snyder worked again with Ray Fisher and Djimon Hounsou in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire and Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.
- Zack Snyder worked again with Ray Porter in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire.
- He's the first (and only) person to win the Valiant Award from the Hollywood Critics Association - an award created specifically to honor him.