Throughout his career, filmmakerZack Snyderhas garnered a bit of a reputation when it comes to releasing director’s cuts of his projects, with titles such asBatman v Superman,Watchmen, andthe upcomingRebel Moon, which premieres December 22 on Netflix. While Snyder has a penchant for releasing new versions of his work, one feature has yet to gain the same treatment: the2011 movieSucker Punch. ThoughSnyder previously revealed why the movie hasn’t had its own director’s cut, he recently expanded a bit more on why.
During an interview withCollider Editor-in-ChiefSteve Weintraubat CCXP, Snyder reiterated whySucker Punchis one movie that has yet to gain “a true director’s cut.” Like his previous remarks about the feature, Snyder said that the main reason aSucker Punchdirector’s cut doesn’t exist is because the scenes excluded from the original run would culminate in “a deleted scene version than a real, tonally different film.” He also noted thatthe projects that did get director’s cutsare more aligned with his original intentions for the movies, and were specifically what he had in mind from the start.Meanwhile,Sucker Punchdidn’t turn out quite the way Snyder initially thought. He explained:
“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.”
What Is ‘Sucker Punch’ About?
Sucker Punchcenters on a young woman called Babydoll (Emily Browning), whose abusive stepfather admits her intoa mental institutionwhere she will undergo a lobotomy procedure. In the events leading up to the surgery, Babydoll plans her escape, while combatting seemingly impossible oddsthrough a fantasy worldconstructed in her own imagination. Along the way, Babydoll teams with four other female patients, and the group journeys through different realms to find special items that may grant them the escape they need.Vanessa Hudgens,Abbie Cornish,Jena Malone,Jamie Chung,Carla Gugino,Oscar Isaac, andJon Hammalso star in the movie. Snyder directed and co-wrote the screenplay withSteve Shibuya.
Stay tuned for more updates onSnyder’s work, including any potential news on aSucker Punchdirector’s cut. And if you missed what Snyder told us about his upcomingNetflix animated series,Twilight of the Gods, you can read it here.
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