Zachary Edward Snyder is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with
Dawn of the Dead, a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including
300 (2006) and
Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe,
Man of Steel (2013), and its follow-ups,
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and
Justice League (2017), as well as the director's cut of
Justice League that was later released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), the psychological action film
Sucker Punch (2011), the zombie heist film
Army of the Dead (2021), and the two-parter space opera film
Rebel Moon (2023).