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Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc. Type Film production company Industry Cinema of the United States Founded 2004 Founder(s) Zack Snyder
Deborah Snyder
Wesley CollerHeadquarters Pasadena, California Website http://www.cruelfilms.com/ Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc. is an American production company that was established in 2004 by filmmaker Zack Snyder, his wife Deborah Snyder, and their producing partner Wesley Coller.
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Company
Cruel and Unusual Films was founded in 2004 by Zack Snyder, his wife, Deborah, and producing partner Wesley Coller. The company is based at Warner Bros.,[1] and is currently located in Pasadena, California.[2] The company signed a two-year production deal with Warner Bros. in 2007, prior to the theatrical release of 300, a film in which Snyder served as director. Snyder and his wife, Deborah, are co-presidents of the company. Coller often serves a producing partner.[3] Snyder launched the company's official website on January 30, 2009, and invited artists to submit versions of the company logo. Its most recent logo includes an animated Catholic schoolgirl named Baby Doll who is the heroine of Snyder’s 2011 film Sucker Punch.[4] Apart from producing feature films, Cruel and Unusual Films has also assisted in the marketing its films, based on the strong advertising backgrounds of Snyder and his wife, Deborah Snyder.[5]
Films
To date, Cruel and Unusual has served as an uncredited co-producer for films in which Snyder and his wife served as director and producer respectively. Following its establishment in 2004, the company produced Dawn of the Dead, a remake of George A. Romero's 1978 film of the same name. In 2007, Cruel and Unusual Films produced 300, an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel. In 2009, the company produced Watchmen, an adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel of the same name. Cruel and Unusual next produced Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, a computer-animated film based on the series of children's fantasy books Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky. Sucker Punch was co-written and directed by Snyder, who also produced the film with his wife Deborah Snyder. The film is the first that credits Cruel and Unusual as a producer. Sucker Punch was released on March 25, 2011.
Future projects
Snyder was hired to direct The Man of Steel, a Superman film reboot produced by Christopher Nolan. He will also direct a remake of the 1969 film The Illustrated Man.[6] The company will also produce The Last Photograph, a film about a photograph that inspires two men to travel to war-torn Afghanistan. The film will be directed by Sergei Bodrov, with Zack and Deborah Snyder attached as producers.[7] Army of the Dead is a forthcoming film, in which Zack Snyder will assist in developing the story, while his wife produces the film, and Joby Harold writes the screenplay. The story centers around a father trying to save his daughter in a zombie-infested Las Vegas.[1] The film will mark the directing debut of commercial filmmaker and visual artist Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.[8]
Filmography
Year Film Director Notes 2004 Dawn of the Dead Zack Snyder Uncredited 2007 300 2009 Watchmen 2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 2011 Sucker Punch Co-production with Legendary Pictures 2013 The Man of Steel Co-production with Legendary Pictures, DC Comics and Syncopy Films References
- ^ a b McClintock, Pamela (March 25, 2009). "Warner, Snyders enlist in new 'Army' - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media - Variety". Variety (Reed Business Information). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961772.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ Louie, Elaine (October 3, 2004). "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Deborah Johnson and Zack Snyder - New York Times". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E3DA1338F930A35753C1A9629C8B63&fta=y. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (January 29, 2007). "WB makes Unusual deal - Variety.com". Variety (Reed Business Information). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958298.html. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (January 30, 2009). "'Watchmen' director Zack Snyder launches new website (EW.com exclusive!) | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/01/30/watchmen-cruel/. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to Cruel and Unusual Films". Cruel and Unusual Films. Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc.. http://www.cruelandunusualdigital.com/team.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Zack Snyder to Direct Illustrated Man - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. August 28, 2007. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36707. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (March 5, 2009). "Bodrov to take WB's 'Photograph' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety". Variety (Reed Business Information). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000906.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (June 4, 2008). "Matthijs van Heijningen to direct Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead | /Film". Slash Film. /Film. http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/04/matthijs-van-heijningen-to-direct-zack-snyders-army-of-the-dead/. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
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