INTERVIEW: Zack Snyder on '300'

The final interview from my 300 junket weekend was with writer/director Zack Snyder. If you haven't read my chats with stars Gerard Butler and Rodrigo Santoro be sure to; I will include the links at the end of this article.

As for Snyder, I met this guy for the first time at Comic Con last year and to say he is a cool guy and a fun interview would be quite appropriate. Snyder seems to "get it" when it comes to these cool genre films. He took on directing duties of the Dawn of the Dead remake in 2004 to the tune of $59 million at the box and a 77% Rotten Tomatoes rating, which is saying a lot when you consider it is a well loved Romero film and pleasing that audience is tough. In 2008 he is expected to release Watchmen based on the popular Alan Moore graphic novel and he talks a lot about that as well as a lot about 300, which I am sure is the one and only reason you are reading this interview.

Snyder utilized blue screen, multiple cameras and CGI in an effort to make 300 such a unique film and one I am sure fanboys around the world will be screaming about all year. I already reviewed the film and gave it a "B" and one of the reasons it got that grade is talked about in the first question. So dig in and enjoy as one of the great upcoming directors shares his thoughts on his new film and the future. Read more...