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| birth_name = Deborah Johnson
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| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
| birth_place = [[Edison, New Jersey]], U.S.
| occupation = [[Film producer]]
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'''Deborah Snyder''' ([[Married and maiden names|née]] '''Johnson''', born March 13, 1963)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allstarbio.com/deborah-snyder/|title=Facts about Deborah Snyder- American film & Commercial Producer|date=2020-01-02|website=ALL STAR BIO|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref name="Weddings">{{cite web|title = WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Deborah Johnson and Zack Snyder - New York Times|url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E3DA1338F930A35753C1A9629C8B63&fta=y|date = October 3, 2004|last = Louie|first = Elaine|work = [[The New York Times]]|accessdate = 25 July 2010}}</ref> is an American producer of feature films and television commercials. She is married to filmmaker [[Zack Snyder]], and has worked as his frequent producing partner on films such as ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' and ''[[300 (film)|300]]''. She is the co-founder of the production company [[The Stone Quarry]].
'''Deborah Snyder''' ([[Married and maiden names|née]] '''Johnson''', born March 13, 1969)<ref name="Weddings">{{cite web|title = WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Deborah Johnson and Zack Snyder - New York Times|url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E3DA1338F930A35753C1A9629C8B63&fta=y|date = October 3, 2004|last = Louie|first = Elaine|work = [[The New York Times]]|accessdate = 25 July 2010}}</ref> is an American producer of feature films and television commercials. She is married to filmmaker [[Zack Snyder]], and has worked as his frequent producing partner on films such as ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' and ''[[300 (film)|300]]''. She is the co-founder of the production company [[The Stone Quarry]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Deborah Snyder is married to filmmaker [[Zack Snyder]]. The couple first met in 1996, and married on September 25, 2004 at the [[St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York|St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church]] in [[Manhattan, New York]].<ref name="Weddings"/> They currently reside in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3i8f6bf92e292731581559af0969092ce9?pn=2|author=Frank Lovece|title=CGI: 'Watchmen'--Zack Snyder brings superhero saga to the finish line|journal=Film Journal International|date=2009-02-19|accessdate=2009-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503054656/http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3i8f6bf92e292731581559af0969092ce9?pn=2|archive-date=2009-05-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have adopted two children together, and Snyder is the stepmother to six children from his previous relationships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zack and Deborah Snyder on the 'Cathartic Journey' of Releasing Their Justice League Cut After Daughter's Death|url=https://people.com/movies/zack-and-deborah-snyder-on-the-cathartic-journey-of-releasing-their-justice-league-cut/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Louie|first=Elaine|date=2011-02-18|title=Off Screen, a Long-Running Romance|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/fashion/weddings/20UNIONS.html|access-date=2021-05-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Deborah Snyder is married to filmmaker [[Zack Snyder]]. The couple first met in 1996, and married on September 25, 2004, at the [[St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York|St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church]] in [[Manhattan, New York]].<ref name="Weddings"/> They currently reside in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3i8f6bf92e292731581559af0969092ce9?pn=2|author=Frank Lovece|title=CGI: 'Watchmen'--Zack Snyder brings superhero saga to the finish line|journal=Film Journal International|date=2009-02-19|accessdate=2009-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503054656/http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/movies/e3i8f6bf92e292731581559af0969092ce9?pn=2|archive-date=2009-05-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have adopted two children together, and Snyder is the stepmother to six children from his previous relationships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zack and Deborah Snyder on the 'Cathartic Journey' of Releasing Their Justice League Cut After Daughter's Death|url=https://people.com/movies/zack-and-deborah-snyder-on-the-cathartic-journey-of-releasing-their-justice-league-cut/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Louie|first=Elaine|date=2011-02-18|title=Off Screen, a Long-Running Romance|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/fashion/weddings/20UNIONS.html|access-date=2021-05-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


She graduated from [[Ithaca College]] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ithaca.edu/icview/stories/have-camera,-will-travel-9858/#.WSNn7DPMxbU|title=Have Camera, Will Travel - IC View - Ithaca College|website=www.ithaca.edu|access-date=2017-05-22}}</ref>
She graduated from [[Ithaca College]] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ithaca.edu/icview/stories/have-camera,-will-travel-9858/#.WSNn7DPMxbU|title=Have Camera, Will Travel - IC View - Ithaca College|website=www.ithaca.edu|access-date=2017-05-22}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Prior to her career as a film producer, Snyder worked at the New York advertising agency Backer Spielvogel Bates. In 1996, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for [[Reebok]], hoping to create a commercial with a cinematic feel.<ref name="Weddings"/> At the time, she was dating the art director of the commercial, while Zack Snyder was married.<ref name="Weddings"/> In 1997, Snyder served as producer for the television documentary ''Talk to Me: Americans in Conversation''.<ref name="Watchmen Movie Crew">{{cite web|title =Watchmen Movie Crew - WatchmenComicMovie.com|url = http://watchmencomicmovie.com/watchmen-movie-crew.php|publisher = WatchmenComicMovie.com|access-date = July 25, 2010}}</ref> In 2002, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for Soft and Dry deodorant in [[New Zealand]]. The couple began dating at the end of filming.<ref name="Weddings"/> In 2004, the couple became the co-founders of [[Cruel and Unusual Films]] alongside their producing partner Wesley Coller.
Prior to her career as a film producer, Snyder worked at the New York advertising agency Backer Spielvogel Bates. In 1996, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for [[Reebok]], hoping to create a commercial with a cinematic feel.<ref name="Weddings"/> At the time, she was dating the art director of the commercial, while Zack Snyder was married.<ref name="Weddings"/> In 1997, Snyder served as producer for the television documentary ''Talk to Me: Americans in Conversation''.<ref name="Watchmen Movie Crew">{{cite web|title = Watchmen Movie Crew - WatchmenComicMovie.com|url = http://watchmencomicmovie.com/watchmen-movie-crew.php|publisher = WatchmenComicMovie.com|access-date = July 25, 2010|archive-date = July 9, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160709232210/http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/watchmen-movie-crew.php|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2002, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for Soft and Dry deodorant in [[New Zealand]]. The couple began dating at the end of filming.<ref name="Weddings"/> In 2004, the couple became the co-founders of [[Cruel and Unusual Films]] alongside their producing partner Wesley Coller.


In 2007, Snyder served as an [[executive producer]] for Zack Snyder's 2007 film ''300'', an adaptation of [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s same-titled graphic novel.<ref name="Weddings"/> She also produced the [[Watchmen (film)|2009 film adaptation]] of the graphic novel ''[[Watchmen]]''. Snyder has currently served as an executive producer for the 2010 computer-animated film ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'', which is based on ''[[Guardians of Ga'Hoole]]'', a series of children's fantasy books by [[Kathryn Lasky]]. The film was released in September 2010.<ref name="Legend of Guardians">{{cite web |url=http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/legends-of-the-guardians-clip-behind-the-scenes-featurette/ |title=Behind the Scenes Clip-Featurette LEGENDS OF THE ] |work=Collider.com |publisher=Collider.com |date=August 28, 2007 |accessdate=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628220219/http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/legends-of-the-guardians-clip-behind-the-scenes-featurette |archivedate=June 28, 2010 }}</ref> Snyder next produced ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'', which was co-written, co-produced, and directed by her husband. The film was the first to credit their company Cruel and Unusual Films as a co-producer. ''Sucker Punch'' was released theatrically on March 25, 2011.
In 2007, Snyder served as an [[executive producer]] for Zack Snyder's 2007 film ''300'', an adaptation of [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s same-titled graphic novel.<ref name="Weddings"/> She also produced the [[Watchmen (film)|2009 film adaptation]] of the graphic novel ''[[Watchmen]]''. Snyder served as an executive producer for the 2010 animated film ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'', which is based on ''[[Guardians of Ga'Hoole]]'', a series of children's fantasy books by [[Kathryn Lasky]]. The film was released in September 2010.<ref name="Legend of Guardians">{{cite web |url=http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/legends-of-the-guardians-clip-behind-the-scenes-featurette/ |title=Behind the Scenes Clip-Featurette LEGENDS OF THE ] |work=Collider.com |publisher=Collider.com |date=August 28, 2007 |accessdate=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628220219/http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/legends-of-the-guardians-clip-behind-the-scenes-featurette |archivedate=June 28, 2010 }}</ref> Snyder next produced ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'', which was co-written, co-produced, and directed by her husband. The film was the first to credit their company Cruel and Unusual Films as a co-producer. ''Sucker Punch'' was released theatrically on March 25, 2011.


Snyder produced, alongside [[Christopher Nolan]] and [[Emma Thomas]], the Superman reboot ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'', which Zack Snyder directed. She will also produce a remake of the 1969 film ''[[The Illustrated Man (film)|The Illustrated Man]]'' with Zack Snyder attached as a director;<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36707 |title= Zack Snyder to Direct Illustrated Man - ComingSoon.net|work= ComingSoon.net |date= June 9, 2010 |accessdate= July 26, 2010}}</ref> she will also produce ''Horse Latitudes'', which was formerly known as ''The Last Photograph'' and ''The Fountainhead'', a film about a photograph that inspires two men to travel to South America and a [[The Fountainhead|novel adaptation]] from [[Ayn Rand]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Todd|title=BREAKING: Zack Snyder Taking Director's Chair On THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH|url=http://screenanarchy.com/2011/08/breaking-zack-snyder-taking-directors-chair-on-the-last-photograph.html|publisher=[[Screen Anarchy]]|accessdate=23 September 2017|date=2 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Watercutter|first1=Angela|title=What's Zack Snyder been doing since he left Justice League? Making an iPhone film|url=https://www.wired.com/story/zack-snyder-new-iphone-movie/|accessdate=27 November 2017|date=19 September 2017}}</ref>
Snyder produced, alongside [[Christopher Nolan]] and [[Emma Thomas]], the Superman reboot ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'', which Zack Snyder directed. She will also produce a remake of the 1969 film ''[[The Illustrated Man (film)|The Illustrated Man]]'' with Zack Snyder attached as a director;<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36707 |title= Zack Snyder to Direct Illustrated Man - ComingSoon.net |work= ComingSoon.net |date= June 9, 2010 |accessdate= July 26, 2010 |archive-date= July 24, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724003009/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36707 |url-status= dead }}</ref> she will also produce ''Horse Latitudes'', which was formerly known as ''The Last Photograph'' and ''The Fountainhead'', a film about a photograph that inspires two men to travel to South America and a [[The Fountainhead|novel adaptation]] from [[Ayn Rand]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Todd|title=BREAKING: Zack Snyder Taking Director's Chair On THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH|url=http://screenanarchy.com/2011/08/breaking-zack-snyder-taking-directors-chair-on-the-last-photograph.html|publisher=[[Screen Anarchy]]|accessdate=23 September 2017|date=2 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Watercutter|first1=Angela|title=What's Zack Snyder been doing since he left Justice League? Making an iPhone film|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/zack-snyder-new-iphone-movie/|accessdate=27 November 2017|date=19 September 2017}}</ref>


On January 29, 2019, Zack Snyder announced that he had signed on to helm ''[[Army of the Dead]]'', a zombie horror thriller, for [[Netflix]]. Snyder will co-produce with her husband, Zack Snyder and producing partner, Wesley Coller, via their newly rebranded production company, Stone Quarry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zack-snyder-returns-movies-zombie-pic-army-dead-1178979|title=Zack Snyder Returning to Movies With Zombie Action Pic 'Army of the Dead' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>
On January 29, 2019, Zack Snyder announced that he had signed on to helm ''[[Army of the Dead]]'', a zombie horror thriller, for [[Netflix]]. Snyder co-produced with her husband, Zack Snyder and producing partner, Wesley Coller, via their newly rebranded production company, Stone Quarry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zack-snyder-returns-movies-zombie-pic-army-dead-1178979|title=Zack Snyder Returning to Movies With Zombie Action Pic 'Army of the Dead' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 29, 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

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* ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'' (2011)
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* ''[[Army of the Dead]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Army of the Dead]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Army of Thieves]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Army of Thieves]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Rebel Moon]]'' (2023)

* ''[[Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver]]'' (2024)
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'''Executive producer'''
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* ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' (2006)
* ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Suicide Squad (film)|Suicide Squad]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Suicide Squad (2016 film)|Suicide Squad]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Suicide Squad (film)|The Suicide Squad]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Suicide Squad (film)|The Suicide Squad]]'' (2021)
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* ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]'' (2022)
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==References==
==References==
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Deborah Snyder
Born
Deborah Johnson

(1969-03-13) March 13, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1990s–present
Spouse
(m. 2004)
Children2

Deborah Snyder (née Johnson, born March 13, 1969)[1] is an American producer of feature films and television commercials. She is married to filmmaker Zack Snyder, and has worked as his frequent producing partner on films such as Watchmen and 300. She is the co-founder of the production company The Stone Quarry.

Personal life

Deborah Snyder is married to filmmaker Zack Snyder. The couple first met in 1996, and married on September 25, 2004, at the St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, New York.[1] They currently reside in Pasadena, California.[2] They have adopted two children together, and Snyder is the stepmother to six children from his previous relationships.[3][4]

She graduated from Ithaca College in 1991.[5]

Career

Prior to her career as a film producer, Snyder worked at the New York advertising agency Backer Spielvogel Bates. In 1996, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for Reebok, hoping to create a commercial with a cinematic feel.[1] At the time, she was dating the art director of the commercial, while Zack Snyder was married.[1] In 1997, Snyder served as producer for the television documentary Talk to Me: Americans in Conversation.[6] In 2002, she hired Zack Snyder to direct a commercial for Soft and Dry deodorant in New Zealand. The couple began dating at the end of filming.[1] In 2004, the couple became the co-founders of Cruel and Unusual Films alongside their producing partner Wesley Coller.

In 2007, Snyder served as an executive producer for Zack Snyder's 2007 film 300, an adaptation of Frank Miller's same-titled graphic novel.[1] She also produced the 2009 film adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen. Snyder served as an executive producer for the 2010 animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which is based on Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a series of children's fantasy books by Kathryn Lasky. The film was released in September 2010.[7] Snyder next produced Sucker Punch, which was co-written, co-produced, and directed by her husband. The film was the first to credit their company Cruel and Unusual Films as a co-producer. Sucker Punch was released theatrically on March 25, 2011.

Snyder produced, alongside Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, the Superman reboot Man of Steel, which Zack Snyder directed. She will also produce a remake of the 1969 film The Illustrated Man with Zack Snyder attached as a director;[8] she will also produce Horse Latitudes, which was formerly known as The Last Photograph and The Fountainhead, a film about a photograph that inspires two men to travel to South America and a novel adaptation from Ayn Rand, respectively.[9][10]

On January 29, 2019, Zack Snyder announced that he had signed on to helm Army of the Dead, a zombie horror thriller, for Netflix. Snyder co-produced with her husband, Zack Snyder and producing partner, Wesley Coller, via their newly rebranded production company, Stone Quarry.[11]

Filmography

Producer

Executive producer

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Louie, Elaine (October 3, 2004). "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS: VOWS; Deborah Johnson and Zack Snyder - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Frank Lovece (February 19, 2009). "CGI: 'Watchmen'--Zack Snyder brings superhero saga to the finish line". Film Journal International. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "Zack and Deborah Snyder on the 'Cathartic Journey' of Releasing Their Justice League Cut After Daughter's Death". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Louie, Elaine (February 18, 2011). "Off Screen, a Long-Running Romance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Have Camera, Will Travel - IC View - Ithaca College". www.ithaca.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Watchmen Movie Crew - WatchmenComicMovie.com". WatchmenComicMovie.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "Behind the Scenes Clip-Featurette LEGENDS OF THE ]". Collider.com. Collider.com. August 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "Zack Snyder to Direct Illustrated Man - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  9. ^ Brown, Todd (August 2, 2011). "BREAKING: Zack Snyder Taking Director's Chair On THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  10. ^ Watercutter, Angela (September 19, 2017). "What's Zack Snyder been doing since he left Justice League? Making an iPhone film". Wired. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "Zack Snyder Returning to Movies With Zombie Action Pic 'Army of the Dead' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

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