'Sucker Punch' Promo

Sucker Punch is a 2011 American action-fantasy film written by Steve Shibuya and Zack Snyder, and directed by Snyder. Sucker Punch features an ensemble female cast comprising Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung. The film follows a young woman in the 1960s about to be lobotomized as she attempts to escape an asylum with her inmate friends.

Development began in March 2007. The script, which was penned by Snyder and Shibuya, was finalized in five months and was actually planned to be made first before Watchmen. For Sucker Punch, Snyder gathered most of the Vancouver-based production team who worked on Watchmen. Pre-production took place in Los Angeles in June 2009, then moved to Vancouver in July. Principal photography began in September 2009 and concluded in January 2010; filming took place in Vancouver.

Sucker Punch was released in both conventional and IMAX theatres at midnight on March 25, 2011. It was previously announced that the film would be released October 8, 2010. Snyder is currently mapping out the Blu-ray interactivity for the film in preparation for the film's home media release.