Zack Snyder would still really love to develop his ultimate cut of Sucker Punch for fans to experience. He’s talked about this version of the film a lot in the past, and now he is suggesting fans should campaign for The Snyder Cut of Sucker Punch.
During an interview with Empire, the filmmaker said: “The only movie I would change is Sucker Punch because it never really got finished correctly. Even the director’s cut is not really the correct cut. It’s really just an extended version. If I had the chance, I would fix that movie.”
He went on to say: “I have the footage already shot: they just have to let me put it together. We ask every now and then. We have to ask again. I think there has to be a window when no-one’s got the movie.”
As for getting the fans involved, Snyder said: “If they want to start a campaign, that’s alright.” I mean, it worked for Justice League, but is the fan base for Sucker Punch big enough to make any kind of difference? Are there a lot of fans that want to see the Snyder Cut of Sucker Punch?
This movie was made so long ago it seems like it’s just time to move on from it. But, Snyder obviously wants people to see his original vision for that movie.
When previously talking about the ending, Snyder said: “I’ve never gotten around to doing the director’s cut. I still plan to at some point.”
He continued: “But in the original ending when Babydoll is in the chair in the basement with Blue – she’s already been lobotomized – when the cop shines the light on her, the set breaks apart and she stands up and she sings a song on stage.”
The movie does end with a lobotomy, but it implies that Babydoll also received justice for the abuse that came from her stepfather. Snyder went on to say that the studios thought the original ending was too weird.
Snyder explained: “It’s weirdly not optimistic and optimistic at the same time. That’s kind of what the tone was at the end. We tested it and the studio thought it was too weird, so we changed it. You’ll get to see it at some point, I’m sure. I hope.”
Sucker Punch follows a young woman named Babydoll who is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather after her sister’s death. While confined in a mental institution, she retreats into an imaginative, fantasy world to escape her grim reality.
In this alternative reality, Babydoll and four other patients become warriors who must retrieve five items to help them break free before Babydoll is lobotomized.
The director previously revealed: “I’m working with Warner Bros. to try and find a window to go back in. Even though we did an extended version, it’s not the fully realized movie.”
He’s also recently talked about how Sucker Punch is a misunderstood, “pure satire” film. I have no idea if Snyder will ever get the opportunity to share his ultimate cut of Sucker Punch, but is this something any of you have any interest in watching?