Zack Snyder To Lead Creative Direction For Three EA Titles

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It looks like Zack Snyder (director of 300 and The Watchmen) has been hired by EA to assist in the development of three video games. We get the following scoop from our friends at IESB:

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that renowned filmmaker Zack Snyder will bring his unique vision to the development of three original EA games. Snyder will lead the creative direction of the games while working in partnership with the production team at EA Los Angeles, the same studio currently collaborating with Steven Spielberg on Boom Blox™ and other games in development with Mr. Spielberg. Snyder’s recent works include hit movies, “The Dawn of the Dead” and “300”. He is also currently working on an adaptation of “Watchmen” based on the legendary comic book series, due to release in March 2009.

Film directors crossing over to games is a phenomenon that will increase as the days go on. With the amount of coin that games have the potential to pull in, the drive for excellence and to stay ahead of the pack is as competitive as ever. Bringing on talented visual story tellers from the world of film makes sense to me.

I enjoyed the look of 300, and have been pleased from what I have seen of The Watchmen. I think Zack Snyder is a great pick; and the fact that he’s already a fan of EA is icing on the cake.

I am curious to see details about the titles he will be working on. We will be sure to hunt for updates, and will keep you posted when we are in the know!

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6 thoughts on “Zack Snyder To Lead Creative Direction For Three EA Titles

  1. First of all John Woo did NOT direct Stranglehold…he merely assisted in it’s making, seeing as it was meant to be a ‘sequel’ to the film. He helped develop the story and reviewed the look of the game.

    Any film directors working on games I find bizzare – making a film is incredibly different than making a game. When you make a game…it’s like creating a giant machine, with many little pieces working together as one. I work in this industry (as well as film/advertising) so I have some experience with this stuff’s…
    Now, I can’t say that Zack Snyder is a bad game designer because I simply won’t know until we see more details on one of his titles. Either way I’m pretty certain he won’t be developing the game and his role will be a lot like Mr. Woo with Stranglehold.

  2. Spielberg had nothing to do with Bloom Blox aside from having his name on the box. Snyder won’t be a “creative director”… the suits and focus testers will be. This is just another EA publicity stunt.

  3. John Woo directed Stranglehold (Sequel to HardBoiled) and that was awesome, so cant wait to see what Zack can do.

    Maybe one of these games can be turned into a movie. A game adaptation that can actually work !!

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