Before Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel, WB Was So Pleased With Zack Snyder’s 2006 Movie They Gifted Him a $350K Aston Martin Vanquish

Before Henry Cavill's Man of Steel, WB Was So Pleased With Zack Snyder's 2006 Movie They Gifted Him a $350K Aston Martin Vanquish
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Zack Snyder is one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He has given numerous hits in his career span like Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and more. He made his first massive impression with the 2004’s Dawn of the Dead. The film was a box office success with a gross collection of $26 million. However, there was once a film, which earned him an expensive gift from the producers.

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Zack Snyder once revealed that he was gifted a luxurious car after the amazing success of his comic book-based film 300.

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Zack Snyder was gifted a $350K worth car after the success of his film

In 2006, Snyder was still paving the way to success with movies with average gross at the box office. However, he suddenly came into the league of mainstream directors with his film 300. It was his first film, which was an adaptation of a 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. It was an epic historical film, which told the story of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Greco-Persian Wars. The story of the film was co-written and directed by Zack Snyder.

Gerard Butler‘s film grossed over $456 million worldwide and became the 24th-largest-grossing movie in box office history for the opening weekend at the time.

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300 (2006)

Warner Bros. team was allegedly immensely pleased with the movie’s success, and they bought $350,000 Aston Martin Vanquish for Snyder.

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Snyder previously owned an Aston Martin at a younger age when he initially produced commercials. The cost for his previous used model was $28,000.

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Zack Snyder’s successful comic book adaptation of movies

After making his first comic book-based film in 2006, he returned to the genre in 2013 for comic book adaptations for Man of Steel. The Superman flick was supposed to kickstart the DC Extended Universe. The film featured Henry Cavill in the lead role and was received well by the viewers. The film grossed over $668 million worldwide and became the ninth-highest-grossing film of that year. It became the highest-grossing Superman movie ever.

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Post the success of the Cavill starrer film, he directed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. It featured Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in lead roles. The movie did better than his previous release and grossed over $873 million; despite average reviews.

Later on, he was associated with Justice League, however, he had to step down for personal reasons. The movie did average business, but the fans demanded Zack Snyder’s version of the film. Hence after numerous petitions online, Zack Snyder’s Justice League was released in 2021, which was a massive box office success. It was widely appreciated and grossed $658 million worldwide.

Snyder’s next project Rebel Moon will release on 22 December 2023.

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