After rising to prominence with Dawn 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 iconic Watchmen, and Snyder was officially into the big leagues.
And while the BVS director 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.
Zack Snyder Shut Downs the Hope for Sucker Punch’s Director Cut
2011’s Sucker Punch preferred 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 for Sucker Punch.
Reflecting on the matter, Zack Snyder explained unlike BVS, in which the extended director’s cuts filled the holes that were present in the initial version, in Sucker Punch‘s case, it’ll just be extended scenes, which won’t benefit the story. He told Collider:
“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 for Sucker Punch‘s director cut, with Rebel Moon‘s release on the horizon, it’s not a bad time to be a Zack Snyder fan.
Emma Stone Almost Starred in Sucker Punch Instead of the Movie That Launched Her to Stardom
Before Jamie Chung was cast as Amber in Sucker Punch, Emma Stone, who was a relatively new name at the time, was initially eyed for the role. But following scheduling conflicts as she was attached to Easy A at the time, she had to decline the offer.
Looking back in hindsight, this was ultimately the best thing that could’ve happened to her career. While on one hand, Sucker Punch bombed, Easy A was a commercial and critical hit, which launched Emma Stone to stardom.
Sucker Punch is available to rent on Apple TV.
