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Also Known As Zachary Edward Snyder
Born March 1, 1966 (age 60) • Green Bay • Wisconsin
Notable Works “300” • “Army of the Dead” • “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” • “Dawn of the Dead” • “Justice League” • “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” • “Man of Steel” • “Rebel Moon: Part One—A Child of Fire” • “Sucker Punch” • “Watchmen” • “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”

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Zack Snyder in a dark suit and patterned tie poses for a portrait against a plain background at the Producers Guild Awards.
The main Justice League characters stand together in costume on rocky ground, from left to right: Ezra Miller as Flash, Henry Cavill as Superman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Jason Momoa as Aquaman.
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman stands in battle armor holding a sword amid smoke and embers in a dramatic scene from Batman vs. Superman, directed by Zack Snyder.
Jason Momoa as Aquaman in ornate, scaled armor holds a trident, standing against a rugged landscape in promotional art for the film Justice League (2017).
Group portrait of six superheroes from the movie Watchmen standing side-by-side in a wood-paneled room. From left to right: The Comedian, a smirking man in black tactical body armor and a domino mask; Silk Spectre II, a dark-haired woman in a black and yellow latex suit; Doctor Manhattan, a muscular, hairless man glowing bright blue with an atomic symbol on his forehead; Ozymandias, a blonde man i
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