The idea started out as a
Star Wars pitch that Snyder made to Lucasfilm back in 2012 before Disney bought the company. The project went nowhere at that time (reportedly it was too dark), but Snyder and writer Kurt Johnstead (
300,
Atomic Blonde) plugged away at a script. When Snyder started working on
Army of the Dead, he also brought in one of his co-writer s, Shay Hatten. Snyder will direct the franchise-launching (hopefully) film, and along with his wife and partner, Deborah Snyder produce via their production company, Stone Quarry.
“This is me growing up as an Akira Kurosawa fan, a Star Wars fan,” Snyder told