Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He directed the films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Justice League (2017). Zack is also responsible for directing the Flash cameo scene in the 2016 film Suicide Squad. Snyder also served as a producer on Wonder Woman (2017) and on Aquaman (2018).
Snyder stepped away from the post-production of Justice League following the death of his daughter, and Joss Whedon handled reshoots that reshaped the film. Currently, he is unlikely to return in directing duties in the DCEU, but he is still a producer on Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and The Suicide Squad (2021).
Snyder has also made two known cameo appearances in the DCEU: he voiced the man who says "Yeah, we got it" in the Knightmare in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and he appeared as a British Lewis gunner during World War I in Wonder Woman.
Trivia
- He is the husband of producer Deborah Snyder.
- He previously directed the comic book adaptation Watchmen. He worked with Patrick Wilson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino and Billy Crudup on the film.
- He previously directed the adaptation of 300. It was his first collaboration with cinematographer Larry Fong (Batman v Superman) and stuntman Richard Cetrone.
- He previously worked with Carla Gugino and Jena Malone in Sucker Punch.
- He previously worked with Michael Kelly in Dawn of the Dead.