Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder’s sexified 2011 action-fantasy mashup, hit shortly after the director had come off his ambitious (although reliably divisive) movie adaptation of Alan Moore’s groundbreaking Watchmen comic title. With the director having notably made waves behind the camera for 2004’s Dawn of the Dead and 2006’s 300, Snyder’s perceived genre gravitas—and imagery of scantily-clad women with swords and guns—was a clear selling point. While the film flopped, a recent reveal has, curiously, ignited fervor for a Sucker Punch Snyder Cut.
Snyder’s attention at the moment clearly centers on the premiere of Netflix film Army of the Dead, which stands as his first all-new feature since 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, not counting his recently released HBO Max redux of 2017’s Justice League, the original of which saw him replaced by Joss Whedon. However, Snyder provided an intriguing update on the now-decade-old dormant...
Snyder’s attention at the moment clearly centers on the premiere of Netflix film Army of the Dead, which stands as his first all-new feature since 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, not counting his recently released HBO Max redux of 2017’s Justice League, the original of which saw him replaced by Joss Whedon. However, Snyder provided an intriguing update on the now-decade-old dormant...
- 5/21/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
To the discerning film fan the modern multiplex can be a depressing and woefully uninteresting place to quench one’s thirst for cinematic pleasures. Filled as it so often is with unrelentingly banal and superficial Hollywood spectacles that fail to even be the simplistic fireworks displays that they appear to promise to be.
To find a film that is also actually about something is like trying to find a tiny nugget of gold in an increasingly deep pile of manure. Aiding you in avoiding the bulk of the pile is a kind of consensus opinion that tends to spread quickly regarding those films that simply add to that pile and in particular those that load it on in wheelbarrow fulls. This often doesn’t seem to make a difference to box office receipts though, Transformers 3 being a recent example of this trend, and sometimes this advance word also just gets it plain wrong.
To find a film that is also actually about something is like trying to find a tiny nugget of gold in an increasingly deep pile of manure. Aiding you in avoiding the bulk of the pile is a kind of consensus opinion that tends to spread quickly regarding those films that simply add to that pile and in particular those that load it on in wheelbarrow fulls. This often doesn’t seem to make a difference to box office receipts though, Transformers 3 being a recent example of this trend, and sometimes this advance word also just gets it plain wrong.
- 8/8/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Miguel Gonzalez spoke with Us director Zack Snyder about Sucker Punch, the first film he’s conceived from beginning to end. It’s also another step in his successful relationship with Australia’s Animal Logic.
Sucker Punch is Zack Snyder’s fifth film, but only the first one not to be adapted from existing material. It’s an original script co-written with Steve Shibuya; it tells the story of Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a teenager locked up by her stepfather in a psychiatric hospital. With the help of her inmate friends (including Abbie Cornish) she’ll have to enter and conquer a series of fantasy worlds in order to escape her real life prison before being lobotomised by her captors.
Snyder admits that, being his own script, he felt more pressure working on Sucker Punch, at least in the early stages.
“But once it’s written, the script takes a life of its own,...
Sucker Punch is Zack Snyder’s fifth film, but only the first one not to be adapted from existing material. It’s an original script co-written with Steve Shibuya; it tells the story of Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a teenager locked up by her stepfather in a psychiatric hospital. With the help of her inmate friends (including Abbie Cornish) she’ll have to enter and conquer a series of fantasy worlds in order to escape her real life prison before being lobotomised by her captors.
Snyder admits that, being his own script, he felt more pressure working on Sucker Punch, at least in the early stages.
“But once it’s written, the script takes a life of its own,...
- 4/12/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Two and a half years ago it could fairly be said as late as daybreak on Christmas morning that Frank Miller was among the best-known comic book artists in the English-speaking world. This was due, in no small part, to a pair of strikingly popular movie adaptations of his work: 2005’s Sin City, which Miller co-directed with Robert Rodriguez, and 2007’s 300, directed by Zack Snyder. Both of these films arrived during a particularly fertile period for “comic book” movies—one arguably not quite yet exhausted—by which I mean relatively orthodox action films plugged into recognizable brands with ready-made potential for lucrative sequel and merchandizing opportunities.
Some might argue that “superhero” movies would be a more accurate term; I’d agree, but it still wouldn’t be quite exact. To my mind, the popularity of these pictures comes less from a heretofore veiled public desire for comic book subgenre particulars...
Some might argue that “superhero” movies would be a more accurate term; I’d agree, but it still wouldn’t be quite exact. To my mind, the popularity of these pictures comes less from a heretofore veiled public desire for comic book subgenre particulars...
- 4/11/2011
- MUBI
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Sometimes in life you really do have to take the sweet with the sour. Watching Sucker Punch was kind of like that, it was good, it was bad, and it was also big on the ugly.
A firestorm of controversy has erupted since the release of Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Objectification, exploitation, spellbinding, revolutionary, these are the words being bandied about and Zack Snyder’s visionary status is under heavy fire and intense scrutiny.
Sucker Punch (2011) - Emily Browning as the diminutive samurai butt kicking Baby Doll.
There has been grumbling about the deceiving marketing of Sucker Punch and packaging the movie as simply a guy’s graphic novel style T & A flick, when in actuality it was really a message movie about Zack Snyder’s idea of female empowerment. Whatever the argument, this is one fantasy...
A firestorm of controversy has erupted since the release of Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Objectification, exploitation, spellbinding, revolutionary, these are the words being bandied about and Zack Snyder’s visionary status is under heavy fire and intense scrutiny.
Sucker Punch (2011) - Emily Browning as the diminutive samurai butt kicking Baby Doll.
There has been grumbling about the deceiving marketing of Sucker Punch and packaging the movie as simply a guy’s graphic novel style T & A flick, when in actuality it was really a message movie about Zack Snyder’s idea of female empowerment. Whatever the argument, this is one fantasy...
- 4/9/2011
- Cinelinx
By Christopher Stipp
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
The Phoenix Film Festival Contest
It’s back again for those of us living in the land of cacti and oppressive heat. Time to break out the lanyards and the program guide to find out which upcoming film needs to be seen. One of the benefits of this festival being here in the valley is that unlike Sundance and Tribeca the lines and weather aren’t an impediment to seeing some great films from some great filmmakers.
From big to small, this festival is a nice cheese plate when comparing it to heavyweight entrees like Cannes or Toronto. And if you’re interested in going gratis to see four films at no cost then please e-mail me at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com...
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
The Phoenix Film Festival Contest
It’s back again for those of us living in the land of cacti and oppressive heat. Time to break out the lanyards and the program guide to find out which upcoming film needs to be seen. One of the benefits of this festival being here in the valley is that unlike Sundance and Tribeca the lines and weather aren’t an impediment to seeing some great films from some great filmmakers.
From big to small, this festival is a nice cheese plate when comparing it to heavyweight entrees like Cannes or Toronto. And if you’re interested in going gratis to see four films at no cost then please e-mail me at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com...
- 4/4/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
Genre: Action | Fantasy | Thriller
Director: Zack Snyder
Writer: Zack Snyder (screenplay & story), Steve Shibuya (screenplay)
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language.
Summary: A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
Run Time: 109 min.
View the Trailer Here
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is a gamer boy’s wet dream. From the trailers, you’d think, “What the heck is this film about?” But heck, it really doesn’t matter. Just sit back, relax, and let your eyes indulge in the visual orgy of game-play type action and babes that kick ass.
Sucker Punch is a feast for the eyes with well choreographed fight scenes, video-game inspired special effects and environments,...
Director: Zack Snyder
Writer: Zack Snyder (screenplay & story), Steve Shibuya (screenplay)
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language.
Summary: A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
Run Time: 109 min.
View the Trailer Here
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch is a gamer boy’s wet dream. From the trailers, you’d think, “What the heck is this film about?” But heck, it really doesn’t matter. Just sit back, relax, and let your eyes indulge in the visual orgy of game-play type action and babes that kick ass.
Sucker Punch is a feast for the eyes with well choreographed fight scenes, video-game inspired special effects and environments,...
- 3/29/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
Sucker Punch Directed by: Zack Snyder Written by: Zack Snyder & Steve Shibuya Starring: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Jamie Chung, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn, Oscar Isaac If the filmography of Robert Rodriguez were projected onto the wall of Plato's cave, the fever dreams of its sorry inhabitants might come out something like this. Sucker Punch is an asylum for every unoriginal impulse that strikes director Zack Snyder's attention deficient mind. It is an unmitigated disaster of storytelling — thematically diarrheic with visuals to match. This hopeless post-Inception melodrama isn't based on a comic book like either of Snyder's previous efforts, but every genre cliché carries over tenfold. Like a pockmarked teen with an anime fetish, Snyder's convoluted revenge flick plays out with a cast of buxom babes who look as though they might bleed mascara when cut. Stuffed into absurdly tight-fitting outfits, gals with names like Rocket,...
- 3/29/2011
- by Colin
- FilmJunk
The kiddie movie brought in the bucks. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules premiered in the Number One spot at the box office this weekend with $24.4 Million. Sucker Punch premiered in Second Place with $19 Million. Director Zack Snyder has to be disappointed with that opening. That box office take doesn’t count its international revenue so the film may not bomb. Limitless was Third with $15.2 Million. The Lincoln Lawyer was Fourth with $11 Million. Rango was Fifth with $9.8 Million for $106.3 Million so far. Battle: Los Angeles, Paul, Red Riding Hood, The Adjustment Bureau, and Mars Needs Moms rounded out the top ten respectively.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 American comedy film based on the book of the same name. Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Connor Fielding, Owen Fielding, Karan Brar, Laine MacNeil, and Grayson Russell all are reprising their roles from the first film.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 American comedy film based on the book of the same name. Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Connor Fielding, Owen Fielding, Karan Brar, Laine MacNeil, and Grayson Russell all are reprising their roles from the first film.
- 3/28/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Some ambitious visuals aside, the tedious and nonsensical Sucker Punch suggests Watchmen was a rare success for Zack Snyder – and makes you worried about Superman.
A stage curtain drawing back suggests that in sitting down to Sucker Punch, we’re entering a world of theatricality and bending of the rules. Sadly Zack Snyder’s latest effort isn’t nearly comparable with the lush ‘Red Curtain’ fantasies of Baz Lurhmann. Instead, it resides in a bizarre hinterland between Uwe Boll, Paul Verhoeven and Edgar Wright.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World is likely to be a lazy point of comparison for many, with Sucker Punch also framed around a series of set-piece fights. But where Wright’s Canadian geekgasm had heart and wit, Sucker Punch has shoddy CGI, drab colours and characters and a central premise that makes it near impossible to care about its scantily clad cast.
We follow Baby Doll...
A stage curtain drawing back suggests that in sitting down to Sucker Punch, we’re entering a world of theatricality and bending of the rules. Sadly Zack Snyder’s latest effort isn’t nearly comparable with the lush ‘Red Curtain’ fantasies of Baz Lurhmann. Instead, it resides in a bizarre hinterland between Uwe Boll, Paul Verhoeven and Edgar Wright.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World is likely to be a lazy point of comparison for many, with Sucker Punch also framed around a series of set-piece fights. But where Wright’s Canadian geekgasm had heart and wit, Sucker Punch has shoddy CGI, drab colours and characters and a central premise that makes it near impossible to care about its scantily clad cast.
We follow Baby Doll...
- 3/28/2011
- Shadowlocked
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn
What a blessed thing it must be to be utterly and completely crazy.
Young early 20-something Baby Doll (Emily Browning) is so blessed; though with a pretty heavy price. Her evil step father is a malicious abusing rapist, and in a fit of defensive rage she grabs a gun to shoot him, misses, and kills her own sister instead.
She's hauled off to the insane asylum in pretty short order. Her step-father - being quite interested in keeping his more sordid abuses private - bribes an orderly to arrange an expedited lobotomy of the girl. Baby Doll seems finished until the whole world snaps and we learn the last 15 minutes have been nothing but a stage play that's taking place in...
Written by: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn
What a blessed thing it must be to be utterly and completely crazy.
Young early 20-something Baby Doll (Emily Browning) is so blessed; though with a pretty heavy price. Her evil step father is a malicious abusing rapist, and in a fit of defensive rage she grabs a gun to shoot him, misses, and kills her own sister instead.
She's hauled off to the insane asylum in pretty short order. Her step-father - being quite interested in keeping his more sordid abuses private - bribes an orderly to arrange an expedited lobotomy of the girl. Baby Doll seems finished until the whole world snaps and we learn the last 15 minutes have been nothing but a stage play that's taking place in...
- 3/27/2011
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Zack Snyder will most likely be in the air over the Atlantic or have just landed in Paris as you read this. The co-writer—with Steve Shibuya—and director of Sucker Punch watched as his new movie opened at #1 on Friday night with a modest $8.5M take and jetted off to Europe to start doing publicity for the movie's international opening. But, enough about Sucker Punch. What most movie fans really want to know is how Snyder plans to resurrect Warner's Superman franchise after the lackluster performance of Bryan Singer's Superman Returns.
In previous interviews, Snyder has revealed that he plans to "fix" the franchise with "realism." In a recent interview with ScreenJunkies, Snyder once again touted realism as the key to bringing Superman back to prominence—the same thing The Man of Steel's producer, Christopher Nolan, did for Warner's flatlined Batman franchise with Batman Begins—talked about his...
In previous interviews, Snyder has revealed that he plans to "fix" the franchise with "realism." In a recent interview with ScreenJunkies, Snyder once again touted realism as the key to bringing Superman back to prominence—the same thing The Man of Steel's producer, Christopher Nolan, did for Warner's flatlined Batman franchise with Batman Begins—talked about his...
- 3/27/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Wimpy Kids topple sexy Sucker Punch girls Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules topped Sucker Punch at the box office this weekend, posting an estimated $24.4 million vs. $19 million. Wimpy Kid 2 directed by David Bowers (Astro Boy) averaged $7,704 from 3,167 theatres with a cast including Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Zachary Gordon, Peyton List, Devon Bostick, Ben Hollingsworth, Owen Best, Robert Capron, Michelle Harrison and Grayson Russell. Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs penned the script based on the Jeff Kinney novel. Daily Box Office Breakdown for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules: - Friday: $7.3 million - Saturday: $10.1 million - Sunday $6.9 million Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch debuted in second with $19 million grossed from 3,033 theatres, averaging $6,269 per venue. Fantasy actioner from Warner Bros. Pictures penned by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, performed very well on IMAX, pulling in $4.1 million (21%) of its weekend gross in 229 of the big screen theatres. This marks...
- 3/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Wimpy Kids topple sexy Sucker Punch girls Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules topped Sucker Punch at the box office this weekend, posting an estimated $24.4 million vs. $19 million. Wimpy Kid 2 directed by David Bowers (Astro Boy) averaged $7,704 from 3,167 theatres with a cast including Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Zachary Gordon, Peyton List, Devon Bostick, Ben Hollingsworth, Owen Best, Robert Capron, Michelle Harrison and Grayson Russell. Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs penned the script based on the Jeff Kinney novel. Daily Box Office Breakdown for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules: - Friday: $7.3 million - Saturday: $10.1 million - Sunday $6.9 million Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch debuted in second with $19 million grossed from 3,033 theatres, averaging $6,269 per venue. Fantasy actioner from Warner Bros. Pictures penned by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, performed very well on IMAX, pulling in $4.1 million (21%) of its weekend gross in 229 of the big screen theatres. This marks...
- 3/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
After spending his career creating film adaptations of other people’s content, Zack Snyder (along with co-writer Steve Shibuya) delves into writing for the first time with Sucker Punch. Snyder’s trademark visuals are on full display, but anyone expecting this movie to be anything more than visual gratification will surely be disappointed. This movie is like a [...]...
- 3/26/2011
- by Ben
- Filmonic.com
Right around ten years ago Zack Snyder had an idea. An idea that would come to take up about thirty seconds of Sucker Punch, but lend to the film its main character, its title, and its sex appeal. That original idea revolved around a girl named Baby Doll who escaped into the recesses of her mind while dancing for some very bad men. He then partnered with his school buddy Steve Shibuya to start working that into a script. Things were probably going pretty okay on that, but they were about to get a lot better when Snyder found himself helming Dawn of the Dead, my personal choice for best zombie movie ever. You heard that right, Romero. Sitting next to Snyder at the press junket, the man did no less than doodle an X-Wing on a pad of paper while talking, as if he needed anything more than Watchmen to solidify his nerd-cred. Before...
- 3/26/2011
- by Robert Fure
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
With the annual box office at $1.93 billion, down 21% from last year, the film industry is holding out for a hero. Many were looking for succor from this weekend's Sucker Punch, the latest offering by director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), a visually gifted fanboy who knows what guys want. Anthony D'Alessandro examines the film's assets and liabilities and reports on why Hollywood likes to target the fanboy demo, from Wanted to Superman and The Dark Knight Rises. Inspired by Japanese Anime and the adult cartoon Heavy Metal, Sucker Punch, co-written by Snyder and his college buddy Steve Shibuya, follows a band of female mental patients who retreat into their own hyper-violent fantasy world as they plot to break out of a 60s insane asylum. Going into ...
- 3/25/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Reviewed by Chris Allsop
(March 2011)
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn
Two male teenagers sit in a room submerged in marijuana smoke. They are discussing what elements should go into their perfect movie:
“Babes. Fighting babes in knee stockings with machine guns and samurai swords.”
“Yeah. Kick ass, brah.”
“They fight Nazis. And zombies. And terminators. In fact, they fight bionic zombie Nazis. And terminators. In space. In knee stockings.”
“Hell, yes.”
“And there’s awesome music. Loud, awesome music.”
“Turn it up, brah. Turn it right up.”
And lo, “Sucker Punch” was not born (but very well could have been). Zack Snyder’s latest cartoon brought to life falls in line with the dramatic visual aesthetic of his previous films (“Watchmen,” “300”), but this time he’s flying solo,...
(March 2011)
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn
Two male teenagers sit in a room submerged in marijuana smoke. They are discussing what elements should go into their perfect movie:
“Babes. Fighting babes in knee stockings with machine guns and samurai swords.”
“Yeah. Kick ass, brah.”
“They fight Nazis. And zombies. And terminators. In fact, they fight bionic zombie Nazis. And terminators. In space. In knee stockings.”
“Hell, yes.”
“And there’s awesome music. Loud, awesome music.”
“Turn it up, brah. Turn it right up.”
And lo, “Sucker Punch” was not born (but very well could have been). Zack Snyder’s latest cartoon brought to life falls in line with the dramatic visual aesthetic of his previous films (“Watchmen,” “300”), but this time he’s flying solo,...
- 3/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Chris Allsop
(March 2011)
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn
Two male teenagers sit in a room submerged in marijuana smoke. They are discussing what elements should go into their perfect movie:
“Babes. Fighting babes in knee stockings with machine guns and samurai swords.”
“Yeah. Kick ass, brah.”
“They fight Nazis. And zombies. And terminators. In fact, they fight bionic zombie Nazis. And terminators. In space. In knee stockings.”
“Hell, yes.”
“And there’s awesome music. Loud, awesome music.”
“Turn it up, brah. Turn it right up.”
And lo, “Sucker Punch” was not born (but very well could have been). Zack Snyder’s latest cartoon brought to life falls in line with the dramatic visual aesthetic of his previous films (“Watchmen,” “300”), but this time he’s flying solo,...
(March 2011)
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn
Two male teenagers sit in a room submerged in marijuana smoke. They are discussing what elements should go into their perfect movie:
“Babes. Fighting babes in knee stockings with machine guns and samurai swords.”
“Yeah. Kick ass, brah.”
“They fight Nazis. And zombies. And terminators. In fact, they fight bionic zombie Nazis. And terminators. In space. In knee stockings.”
“Hell, yes.”
“And there’s awesome music. Loud, awesome music.”
“Turn it up, brah. Turn it right up.”
And lo, “Sucker Punch” was not born (but very well could have been). Zack Snyder’s latest cartoon brought to life falls in line with the dramatic visual aesthetic of his previous films (“Watchmen,” “300”), but this time he’s flying solo,...
- 3/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Before you check out Zack Snyder's action-packed flick, learn how it came to be.
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros./ Legendary Pictures
Way back in October 2008, amid the buzz surrounding Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of "Watchmen," news broke about plans for his next project, an original screenplay penned by Snyder and Steve Shibuya called "Sucker Punch," billed simply as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns." For Snyder's devoted fanbase, that descriptor was enough to set minds speculating and Internets buzzing for well over two years.
Naturally, MTV News has been following the project from conception to opening day Friday (March 25). Here's everything you need to know about "Sucker Punch":
First, in addition to the "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" tease, the initial logline announced that the plot revolved around "a young girl institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy,...
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros./ Legendary Pictures
Way back in October 2008, amid the buzz surrounding Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of "Watchmen," news broke about plans for his next project, an original screenplay penned by Snyder and Steve Shibuya called "Sucker Punch," billed simply as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns." For Snyder's devoted fanbase, that descriptor was enough to set minds speculating and Internets buzzing for well over two years.
Naturally, MTV News has been following the project from conception to opening day Friday (March 25). Here's everything you need to know about "Sucker Punch":
First, in addition to the "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" tease, the initial logline announced that the plot revolved around "a young girl institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy,...
- 3/25/2011
- MTV Movie News
Before you check out Zack Snyder's action-packed flick, learn how it came to be.
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros./ Legendary Pictures
Way back in October 2008, amid the buzz surrounding Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of "Watchmen," news broke about plans for his next project, an original screenplay penned by Snyder and Steve Shibuya called "Sucker Punch," billed simply as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns." For Snyder's devoted fanbase, that descriptor was enough to set minds speculating and Internets buzzing for well over two years.
Naturally, MTV News has been following the project from conception to opening day Friday (March 25). Here's everything you need to know about "Sucker Punch":
First, in addition to the "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" tease, the initial logline announced that the plot revolved around "a young girl institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy,...
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning in "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Warner Bros./ Legendary Pictures
Way back in October 2008, amid the buzz surrounding Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of "Watchmen," news broke about plans for his next project, an original screenplay penned by Snyder and Steve Shibuya called "Sucker Punch," billed simply as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns." For Snyder's devoted fanbase, that descriptor was enough to set minds speculating and Internets buzzing for well over two years.
Naturally, MTV News has been following the project from conception to opening day Friday (March 25). Here's everything you need to know about "Sucker Punch":
First, in addition to the "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns" tease, the initial logline announced that the plot revolved around "a young girl institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy,...
- 3/25/2011
- MTV Music News
Chicago – It’s a pleasure to see the comic book film done right, especially with the visionary guidance of director Zach Snyder (”300”). “Sucker Punch” is an amazing treat, a feast of eye candy and incredible adventure.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Working in three parallel planes, Sucker Punch creates a theme of female empowerment as more than a revenge factor, it actually fulfills the promise of both the individual struggle and the super-heroic team. The story also has a richness that is deeper than the usual Zach Snyder fare, surpassing even the darkness of “Watchmen” (2009) in revealing secrets and character energy.
Baby Doll (Emily Browning) is a steely-eyed teenager whose stepfather (Gerald Plunkett) flies into a rage after he finds out he’s been disinherited from her family fortune. After killing her sister during a tussle, he pins the rap on Baby Doll, and commits her to a mental institution. There she meets Dr.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Working in three parallel planes, Sucker Punch creates a theme of female empowerment as more than a revenge factor, it actually fulfills the promise of both the individual struggle and the super-heroic team. The story also has a richness that is deeper than the usual Zach Snyder fare, surpassing even the darkness of “Watchmen” (2009) in revealing secrets and character energy.
Baby Doll (Emily Browning) is a steely-eyed teenager whose stepfather (Gerald Plunkett) flies into a rage after he finds out he’s been disinherited from her family fortune. After killing her sister during a tussle, he pins the rap on Baby Doll, and commits her to a mental institution. There she meets Dr.
- 3/25/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
If you're still trying to decide whether to catch Sucker Punch in theaters this weekend, even after our behind-the-scenes clips blowout earlier today, here's another set of clips from the film to whet your appetite.
If you don’t already know by now, Sucker Punch is the creation of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) that features a large cast of named talents such as Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Jena Malone (Into the Wild), Vanessa Hudgens (the High School Musical films), Jamie Chung (Sorority Row), Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood) and Carla Gugino (Watchmen) with Jon Hamm (The Town, TV’s “Mad Men”) and Scott Glenn (The Bourne Ultimatum). Zack Snyder directed Sucker Punch from a screenplay he wrote with Steve Shibuya, based on Snyder’s story.
In this first clip Dr. Vera Gorski (Carla Gugino) is admonishing Baby Doll (Emily Browning) for not trying hard enough when she...
If you don’t already know by now, Sucker Punch is the creation of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) that features a large cast of named talents such as Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Jena Malone (Into the Wild), Vanessa Hudgens (the High School Musical films), Jamie Chung (Sorority Row), Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood) and Carla Gugino (Watchmen) with Jon Hamm (The Town, TV’s “Mad Men”) and Scott Glenn (The Bourne Ultimatum). Zack Snyder directed Sucker Punch from a screenplay he wrote with Steve Shibuya, based on Snyder’s story.
In this first clip Dr. Vera Gorski (Carla Gugino) is admonishing Baby Doll (Emily Browning) for not trying hard enough when she...
- 3/25/2011
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
Year: 2011
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
In theory, Sucker Punch should have worked for me. I love movies that geek out on the visuals and Zack Snyder is a director that never goes cheap when it comes to making things look good (at least not with his last few outings). I’ll even admit to giving him a pass on story because he gets bonus marks for visuals (he gets 5 bonus poins here for a great looking movie) but there aren’t enough bonus points in the universe to forgive all of the failures, of which there are many, in this particular movie.
It doesn’t start off badly. If anything, the opening scene of Sucker Punch is a brilliantly realized short film which is more akin to a music video than anything else. To a soundtrack of “Sweet Dreams,...
Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
In theory, Sucker Punch should have worked for me. I love movies that geek out on the visuals and Zack Snyder is a director that never goes cheap when it comes to making things look good (at least not with his last few outings). I’ll even admit to giving him a pass on story because he gets bonus marks for visuals (he gets 5 bonus poins here for a great looking movie) but there aren’t enough bonus points in the universe to forgive all of the failures, of which there are many, in this particular movie.
It doesn’t start off badly. If anything, the opening scene of Sucker Punch is a brilliantly realized short film which is more akin to a music video than anything else. To a soundtrack of “Sweet Dreams,...
- 3/24/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Fishnets, lollipops, orcs, dragons, and steampunk Nazis only scratch the surface – Sucker Punch doesn’t skimp on gals in skimpy outfits dishing out massive firepower in their mind’s eye. But it turns out Zack Snyder has a lot on his mind unlike the “chicks with guns” vibe most of the ads are desperate to intimate. Sucker Punch skews far closer to, say, Pan’s Labyrinth than 300 and represents a genuine departure for Snyder while retaining and expanding certain fetishisms he’s flaunted in previous works.
Make no mistake, this is an overtly personal project and possibly the best film Zack Snyder has made to date – an outstanding pastiche of pop culture footnotes married with a dark and disheartening drama. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steve Shibuya, Snyder envisions Sucker Punch as a sandbox film – overstuffed with minute details and insistence on noting specific objects and expressions in tight,...
Fishnets, lollipops, orcs, dragons, and steampunk Nazis only scratch the surface – Sucker Punch doesn’t skimp on gals in skimpy outfits dishing out massive firepower in their mind’s eye. But it turns out Zack Snyder has a lot on his mind unlike the “chicks with guns” vibe most of the ads are desperate to intimate. Sucker Punch skews far closer to, say, Pan’s Labyrinth than 300 and represents a genuine departure for Snyder while retaining and expanding certain fetishisms he’s flaunted in previous works.
Make no mistake, this is an overtly personal project and possibly the best film Zack Snyder has made to date – an outstanding pastiche of pop culture footnotes married with a dark and disheartening drama. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steve Shibuya, Snyder envisions Sucker Punch as a sandbox film – overstuffed with minute details and insistence on noting specific objects and expressions in tight,...
- 3/24/2011
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- Obsessed with Film
As the highly anticipated Sucker Punch busts into movie theaters tomorrow, March 25, we have a treat for you all in the form of several behind-the-scenes clips. When you are done checking them out, sound off in the comments section below!
Born from the creative vision of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300), Sucker Punch features an ensemble cast of young stars, including Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Jena Malone (Into the Wild), Vanessa Hudgens (the High School Musical films), and Jamie Chung (Sorority Row). The film’s main cast also includes Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood) and Carla Gugino (Watchmen) with Jon Hamm (The Town, TV’s “Mad Men”) and Scott Glenn (The Bourne Ultimatum).
Zack Snyder directed Sucker Punch from a screenplay he wrote with Steve Shibuya, based on Snyder’s story. Snyder and Deborah Snyder produced with Thomas Tull, Wesley Coller, Jon Jashni, Chris deFaria, Jim Rowe, and...
Born from the creative vision of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300), Sucker Punch features an ensemble cast of young stars, including Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Jena Malone (Into the Wild), Vanessa Hudgens (the High School Musical films), and Jamie Chung (Sorority Row). The film’s main cast also includes Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood) and Carla Gugino (Watchmen) with Jon Hamm (The Town, TV’s “Mad Men”) and Scott Glenn (The Bourne Ultimatum).
Zack Snyder directed Sucker Punch from a screenplay he wrote with Steve Shibuya, based on Snyder’s story. Snyder and Deborah Snyder produced with Thomas Tull, Wesley Coller, Jon Jashni, Chris deFaria, Jim Rowe, and...
- 3/24/2011
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
Rating: 2.5/5
Writers: Zack Snyder (screenplay and story), Steve Shibuya (screenplay)
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac
Studio: Warner Bros.
The will to be free is inherently an all too human trait; some people will do whatever it takes to gain freedom. Zack Snyder’s latest film, Sucker Punch, explores this exact theme, but does so in the context of video game storytelling, ambitiously high concepts and extremely lush art direction all through the cinematic experience from the director of Watchmen and 300. And, boy, what an experience! Samurais, steam-punk zombie soldiers, and shiny robots, but as visually stunning and arresting as Sucker Punch may be, it’s lacking the narrative cohesiveness to make it an engaging experience.
Read more on Theatrical Review: Sucker Punch…...
Writers: Zack Snyder (screenplay and story), Steve Shibuya (screenplay)
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac
Studio: Warner Bros.
The will to be free is inherently an all too human trait; some people will do whatever it takes to gain freedom. Zack Snyder’s latest film, Sucker Punch, explores this exact theme, but does so in the context of video game storytelling, ambitiously high concepts and extremely lush art direction all through the cinematic experience from the director of Watchmen and 300. And, boy, what an experience! Samurais, steam-punk zombie soldiers, and shiny robots, but as visually stunning and arresting as Sucker Punch may be, it’s lacking the narrative cohesiveness to make it an engaging experience.
Read more on Theatrical Review: Sucker Punch…...
- 3/24/2011
- by Rudie Obias
- GordonandtheWhale
Us singer Joe Jonas arrives for world premiere of 'Sucker Punch' in Hollywood, California, USA, 23 March 2011. 'Sucker punch' is an epic action fantasy. Epa/Paul Buck Us director Zach Snyder (R) and wife Deborah (L) arrive for world premiere of 'Sucker Punch' in Hollywood, California, USA 23 March 2011. 'Sucker punch' is an epic action fantasy. Epa/Paul Buck Australian actress and cast member Abbie Cornish arrives for world premiere of 'Sucker Punch' in Hollywood, California, USA, 23 March 2011. 'Sucker punch' is an epic action fantasy. Epa/Paul Buck Us writer/director Steve Shibuya arrives for world premiere of 'Sucker Punch' in Hollywood, California, USA, 23 March 2011. 'Sucker punch' is an epic action fantasy. Epa/Paul Buck...
- 3/24/2011
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch in a box office battle vs. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules It's action against family in a battle to see who will top the charts this weekend at the box office. Warner Bros. Pictures' Sucker Punch debuts into 3,033 venues under the helm of Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) who writes alongside Steve Shibuya. The cast of the eagerly anticipated film includes Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac and Jon Hamm. Opening into 3,167 theatres, looking to win over families, 20th Century Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is helmed by David Bowers (Astro Boy) from the writing by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, based on the book by Jeff Kinney. Starring in the comedy are Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Peyton List, Steve Zahn, Ben Hollingsworth, Owen Best, Robert Capron, Michelle Harrison and Grayson Russell.
- 3/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch in a box office battle vs. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules It's action against family in a battle to see who will top the charts this weekend at the box office. Warner Bros. Pictures' Sucker Punch debuts into 3,033 venues under the helm of Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) who writes alongside Steve Shibuya. The cast of the eagerly anticipated film includes Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac and Jon Hamm. Opening into 3,167 theatres, looking to win over families, 20th Century Fox's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is helmed by David Bowers (Astro Boy) from the writing by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, based on the book by Jeff Kinney. Starring in the comedy are Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Peyton List, Steve Zahn, Ben Hollingsworth, Owen Best, Robert Capron, Michelle Harrison and Grayson Russell.
- 3/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Vanessa Hudgens teases MTV News at the film's premiere, 'Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming.'
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Vanessa Hudgens at the L.A. premiere of "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images
For those who've seen the trailers, TV spots and highly stylized posters, you're likely aware that "Sucker Punch" descends upon theaters on Friday. Zack Snyder's estrogen-fueled flick has been billed as a curious, complex, action-adventure-fantasy, but despite the promotional push, it's safe to say that plenty of people are still scratching their heads, wondering, "What the heck is 'Sucker Punch'?"
MTV News headed out to the film's star-studded, slightly rain-soaked premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday night to find out.
"Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming," Vanessa Hudgens said simply. "It's being knocked out by something unexpected," co-star Jena Malone added.
"Sucker punch...
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Vanessa Hudgens at the L.A. premiere of "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images
For those who've seen the trailers, TV spots and highly stylized posters, you're likely aware that "Sucker Punch" descends upon theaters on Friday. Zack Snyder's estrogen-fueled flick has been billed as a curious, complex, action-adventure-fantasy, but despite the promotional push, it's safe to say that plenty of people are still scratching their heads, wondering, "What the heck is 'Sucker Punch'?"
MTV News headed out to the film's star-studded, slightly rain-soaked premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday night to find out.
"Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming," Vanessa Hudgens said simply. "It's being knocked out by something unexpected," co-star Jena Malone added.
"Sucker punch...
- 3/24/2011
- MTV Music News
Vanessa Hudgens teases MTV News at the film's premiere, 'Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming.'
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Vanessa Hudgens at the L.A. premiere of "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images
For those who've seen the trailers, TV spots and highly stylized posters, you're likely aware that "Sucker Punch" descends upon theaters on Friday. Zack Snyder's estrogen-fueled flick has been billed as a curious, complex, action-adventure-fantasy, but despite the promotional push, it's safe to say that plenty of people are still scratching their heads, wondering, "What the heck is 'Sucker Punch'?"
MTV News headed out to the film's star-studded, slightly rain-soaked premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday night to find out.
"Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming," Vanessa Hudgens said simply. "It's being knocked out by something unexpected," co-star Jena Malone added.
"Sucker punch...
By Kara Warner
Emily Browning, Jamie Chung and Vanessa Hudgens at the L.A. premiere of "Sucker Punch"
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/ Getty Images
For those who've seen the trailers, TV spots and highly stylized posters, you're likely aware that "Sucker Punch" descends upon theaters on Friday. Zack Snyder's estrogen-fueled flick has been billed as a curious, complex, action-adventure-fantasy, but despite the promotional push, it's safe to say that plenty of people are still scratching their heads, wondering, "What the heck is 'Sucker Punch'?"
MTV News headed out to the film's star-studded, slightly rain-soaked premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday night to find out.
"Sucker punch means you don't know what's coming," Vanessa Hudgens said simply. "It's being knocked out by something unexpected," co-star Jena Malone added.
"Sucker punch...
- 3/24/2011
- MTV Movie News
Director Zack Snyder has taken us into his stylized Battle of Thermopylae in the hit .300,. and subverted the notion of superheroes in .Watchmen.. Now, the filmmaker is asking us to open our minds for his epic action opus, .Sucker Punch,. a fantasy-within-a-fantasy film that packs a mean wallop.
The film depends highly on Snyder.s flamboyant visual flair. The one-time music video and commercial director knows how to tell stories through emblazoned images. Indeed, .Sucker Punch. is part music video and part videogame that is one-hundred percent entertaining.
Music plays a major part in the movie. Babydoll.s (Emily Browning) psyche and fantasy are told through songs. The opening montage introducing the character features Browning singing .Sweet Dreams. by the Eurythmics as we see haunting images of Babydoll and her sister and their abusive stepfather (Gerard Plunkett).
The story of Babydoll (Emily Browning) is at the heart of the movie.
The film depends highly on Snyder.s flamboyant visual flair. The one-time music video and commercial director knows how to tell stories through emblazoned images. Indeed, .Sucker Punch. is part music video and part videogame that is one-hundred percent entertaining.
Music plays a major part in the movie. Babydoll.s (Emily Browning) psyche and fantasy are told through songs. The opening montage introducing the character features Browning singing .Sweet Dreams. by the Eurythmics as we see haunting images of Babydoll and her sister and their abusive stepfather (Gerard Plunkett).
The story of Babydoll (Emily Browning) is at the heart of the movie.
- 3/22/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Upcoming Movies This Week include Zach Snyder's Sucker Punch and Diary a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules for families. Fantasy action thriller pitted against family safe comedy, with Snyder's film looking to turn in a hefty pocket. Sucker Punch, a dark and all at once colorful fantasy actioner written by Snyder alongside Steve Shibuya, from the story by Snyder, stars Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jenna Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn,Richard Cetrone and Gerard Plunkett. Warner Bros. Pictures releases Sucker Punch into over 3,000 theatres. Sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules opens in around 3,100 venues, with a cast including Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Zachary Gordon, Peyton List, Devon Bostick, Ben Hollingsworth, Owen Best, Robert Capron, Michelle Harrison and Grayson Russell. David Bowers, known for Flushed Away and Astro Boy, directs from the writing by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, based on the book by Jeff Kinney.
- 3/20/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Upcoming Movies This Week include Zach Snyder's Sucker Punch and Diary a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules for families. Fantasy action thriller pitted against family safe comedy, with Snyder's film looking to turn in a hefty pocket. Sucker Punch, a dark and all at once colorful fantasy actioner written by Snyder alongside Steve Shibuya, from the story by Snyder, stars Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jenna Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn,Richard Cetrone and Gerard Plunkett. Warner Bros. Pictures releases Sucker Punch into over 3,000 theatres. Sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules opens in around 3,100 venues, with a cast including Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Zachary Gordon, Peyton List, Devon Bostick, Ben Hollingsworth, Owen Best, Robert Capron, Michelle Harrison and Grayson Russell. David Bowers, known for Flushed Away and Astro Boy, directs from the writing by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, based on the book by Jeff Kinney.
- 3/20/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – In our latest fantasy/action edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 30 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Sucker Punch” from “Watchmen” and “300” director Zack Snyder! The film stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish.
“Sucker Punch” also stars Jon Hamm, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Scott Glenn, Richard Cetrone, Gerard Plunkett, Malcolm Scott, Ron Selmour, Alan C. Peterson and Revard Dufresne from director Zack Snyder and writers Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya. The film opens everywhere on March 25, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Sucker Punch” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 10 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Sucker Punch...
“Sucker Punch” also stars Jon Hamm, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Scott Glenn, Richard Cetrone, Gerard Plunkett, Malcolm Scott, Ron Selmour, Alan C. Peterson and Revard Dufresne from director Zack Snyder and writers Zack Snyder and Steve Shibuya. The film opens everywhere on March 25, 2011.
To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Sucker Punch” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 10 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie poster for “Sucker Punch...
- 3/17/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Director Zack Snyder has built his career on making faithful, visually-stunning adaptations of popular comic books and novels with such movies as 300, Watchmen and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. He took a slight detour from adaptations with his new movie opening next week, Sucker Punch, which he conceived and co-wrote with Steve Shibuya, but his next movie will be the king of all adaptations. Snyder will tackle the first and greatest superhero of them all, Superman, in the Warner Bros. reboot. Snyder recently took time away from promoting Sucker Punch to discuss Superman: The Man of Steel (working title) with the L.A. Times, offering up his philosophy on how to approach such an iconic character, what it's like to work with producer Christopher Nolan, and when we will see title star Henry Cavill in the cape and tights.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 3/17/2011 by BrentJS
Zack Snyder...
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 3/17/2011 by BrentJS
Zack Snyder...
- 3/17/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Check out tons of new images from Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac! I am really looking forward to this incredible-looking action fantasy from the helmer of 300 and Watchmen. Zack Snyder directed Sucker Punch from a screenplay he wrote with Steve Shibuya, based on Snyder's story. Zack and Deborah Snyder produced the film which was executive produced by Thomas Tull, Wesley Coller, Jon Jashni, Chris deFaria, Jim Rowe and William Fay. Sucker Punch Synopsis: Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures...
- 3/15/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out tons of new images from Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac! I am really looking forward to this incredible-looking action fantasy from the helmer of 300 and Watchmen. Zack Snyder directed Sucker Punch from a screenplay he wrote with Steve Shibuya, based on Snyder's story. Zack and Deborah Snyder produced the film which was executive produced by Thomas Tull, Wesley Coller, Jon Jashni, Chris deFaria, Jim Rowe and William Fay. Sucker Punch Synopsis: Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures...
- 3/15/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Warner Bros. recently updated its Epk (electronic press kit) for director Zack Snyder's (300, Watchmen) new genre-bending movie, Sucker Punch, with more than two dozen new still images from the movie (which can be viewed over at Cbm). Co-written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, Sucker Punch blends the sci-fi, fantasy and action movie genres into one mind-bending movie that's a veritable feast for the eyes. When Babydoll (Emily Browning) is locked away in a sadistic psychiatric hospital that doubles as a brothel, she ventures into a fantasy world of her own creation to try to find the means to escape. Aided by her four friends—Rocket (Jena Malone), Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), Amber (Jamie Chung) and Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish)—Babydoll must battle an army of soldiers, dragons, robots, and even a giant samurai with a machine gun in order to find five objects that hold the key to her salvation.
- 3/15/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
A new TV spot for director Zack Snyder's (300, Watchmen) upcoming genre-bending action movie, Sucker Punch, recently aired and now can be viewed online. Written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, Sucker Punch stars Emily Browning as Babydoll, a young woman whose virginity is up for sale at the twisted psychiatric hospital where she is being held against her will. Babydoll ventures into a fantasy world of her own creation populated by robots, dragons, samurais, and zombie soldiers in order to find five objects which can help her and her four cohorts — played by Jamie Chung, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, and Abbie Cornish — escape their real-world predicament. Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm also star.
Next Showing: Sucker Punch opens March 25, 2011
Sucker Punch - Trailer
From Zack Snyder, the director of 300 and Watchmen
Link | Posted 3/4/2011 by BrentJS
Zack Snyder | Sucker Punch...
Next Showing: Sucker Punch opens March 25, 2011
Sucker Punch - Trailer
From Zack Snyder, the director of 300 and Watchmen
Link | Posted 3/4/2011 by BrentJS
Zack Snyder | Sucker Punch...
- 3/4/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
We know Sucker Punch is on the fringe of horror at best, but it's one of our most anticipated films of the year, and damnit, the marketing campaign is too damn cool to ignore. For instance, check out these five new WWII style retro posters that recently hit the Net.
Russian site Kino Gallery revealed the vintage character posters you'll see below. Look for the film in theatres on March 25, 2011, from Warner Bros. Pictures.
Synopsis:
Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared.
Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary.
She has been locked away against her will,...
Russian site Kino Gallery revealed the vintage character posters you'll see below. Look for the film in theatres on March 25, 2011, from Warner Bros. Pictures.
Synopsis:
Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared.
Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary.
She has been locked away against her will,...
- 2/26/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We've already seen a two kick-ass trailers, an awesome TV spot and recently, a pseudo music video for Zack Snyder's action-packed genre mash-up Sucker Punch. In addition there's been a pretty sweet collection of character posters, a huge banner, and a sexy theatrical poster. Now the marketing machine has transported us back to the setting of the film for some 50's inspired vintage propaganda posters featuring the badass babes of Sucker Punch. Though they look like they've been scanned in and they're not quite as awesome as those retro Kick-Ass posters from last year, they're still pretty damn cool. Check out all the posters below. Here's the vintage posters courtesy of Kino Gallery and discovered by Collider: Sucker Punch is Zack Snyder's first movie not based on previous material, but an original idea that he came up with and turned into a screenplay with co-writer Steve Shibuya. Set in the 1950's,...
- 2/24/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
From Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures, Sneak Peek the new trailer supporting director Zack Snyder's Vancouver-lensed fantasy-action feature "Sucker Punch", written by Snyder with Steve Shibuya.
Premise follows a young girl in the 1950's about to be lobotomized as she attempts to escape the 'Lennox House' insane asylum with her inmate friends.
Cast of "Sucker Punch" includes Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung.
For "Sucker Punch", Snyder gathered most of the Vancouver-based production team who worked on "Watchmen", with principal photography starting September 2009, wrapping January 2010. The film will be released in IMAX and conventional theatres March 25, 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Sucker Punch"...
Premise follows a young girl in the 1950's about to be lobotomized as she attempts to escape the 'Lennox House' insane asylum with her inmate friends.
Cast of "Sucker Punch" includes Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung.
For "Sucker Punch", Snyder gathered most of the Vancouver-based production team who worked on "Watchmen", with principal photography starting September 2009, wrapping January 2010. The film will be released in IMAX and conventional theatres March 25, 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Sucker Punch"...
- 2/23/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Watch a new exclusive video from Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, then check out "Trailer Painter" and be part of a collaborative video project. On the Trailer Painter for Sucker Punch, create and submit your painted frames to be part of a collaborative project. Facebook Connect login is required for frame submission and rating but anyone can watch the videos and play with the application's painting tool. The remarkable Sucker Punch stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac. Snyder directs as well as writing the script alongside Steve Shibuya...
- 2/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new exclusive video from Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, then check out "Trailer Painter" and be part of a collaborative video project. On the Trailer Painter for Sucker Punch, create and submit your painted frames to be part of a collaborative project. Facebook Connect login is required for frame submission and rating but anyone can watch the videos and play with the application's painting tool. The remarkable Sucker Punch stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino and Oscar Isaac. Snyder directs as well as writing the script alongside Steve Shibuya...
- 2/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
If the latest trailer for Zack Snyder's upcoming Sucker Punch doesn't give you that waiting and fading and floating away feeling, then it's likely nothing will! Check it out, and then visit the film's "Trailer Painter" to be part of a collaborative video project.
Yahoo debuted the new footage today, which will lead you to the "Trailer Painter", where you can create and submit your painted frames to be part of the collaboration. Just beware a Facebook Connect login is required for frame submission and rating, but anyone can watch the video and play with the application's painting tool.
Synopsis:
Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared.
Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is...
Yahoo debuted the new footage today, which will lead you to the "Trailer Painter", where you can create and submit your painted frames to be part of the collaboration. Just beware a Facebook Connect login is required for frame submission and rating, but anyone can watch the video and play with the application's painting tool.
Synopsis:
Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared.
Sucker Punch is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is...
- 2/23/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Warner Bros. has released a new movie trailer for Zack Snyder's new action fantasy film Sucker Punch, which stars Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung. It's essentially a music video compilation of a bunch of kick-ass special effects-enhanced action sequences. It seems as if they got a bath of the final special effects shots approved and wanted to show them off to the public. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Watch the trailer in High Definition on Yahoo [1]. Official Synopsis: Sucker Punch Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. “Sucker Punch” is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her,...
- 2/23/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Warner Bros has just premiered two new TV spots for the upcoming Zack Snyder’s stylistic and extreme action film Sucker Punch.
Sucker Punch is the story of a young girl named Baby Doll (played by Emily Browning), who is trying to escape her evil stepfather, but instead lands in a mental institution in Vermont where she is scheduled for a lobotomy in five days. She begins to escape into a world of imagination, and soon discovers that with the help of her fellow inmates, the lessons she learns in the imaginary world might help her escape her real predicament. Along the way, the walls between what is real and what is part of the dream-like world begin to blur.
Born from the creative vision of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300), Sucker Punch features an ensemble cast of young stars, including Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Jena Malone...
Sucker Punch is the story of a young girl named Baby Doll (played by Emily Browning), who is trying to escape her evil stepfather, but instead lands in a mental institution in Vermont where she is scheduled for a lobotomy in five days. She begins to escape into a world of imagination, and soon discovers that with the help of her fellow inmates, the lessons she learns in the imaginary world might help her escape her real predicament. Along the way, the walls between what is real and what is part of the dream-like world begin to blur.
Born from the creative vision of filmmaker Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300), Sucker Punch features an ensemble cast of young stars, including Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Jena Malone...
- 2/15/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
The first TV spot for director Zack Snyder's (300, Watchmen) new genre-blending action movie, Sucker Punch, aired during the 53rd Grammy Awards show on Sunday night, but now it can be viewed online. Written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, Sucker Punch tells the story of Baby Doll (Emily Browning), a young girl imprisoned against her will in a deranged psychiatric facility who escapes into a fantasy world with her four friends — Jamie Chung, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, and Abbie Cornish — to try to find five objects that will help them escape from their real-world predicament. Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm also star.
Next Showing: Sucker Punch opens March 25
Link | Posted 2/15/2011 by BrentJS
Emily Browning | Zack Snyder | Sucker Punch...
Next Showing: Sucker Punch opens March 25
Link | Posted 2/15/2011 by BrentJS
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- 2/15/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
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