Director Zack Snyder of the Watchmen, which opens this Thursday is putting together an all-female cast for his next project – Sucker Punch.
…Mamma Mia co-star Amanda Seyfried is in negotiations to headline the action fantasy, joined by Vanessa Hudgens, Evan Rachel Wood and Australian actress Abbie Cornish.
…Set in the 1950s, Sucker Punch follows a girl (Seyfried) who is confined to a mental institution by her stepfather. He intends to have her lobotomised in five days.
…Snyder, who co-wrote the script with Steve Shibuya, has described the fantasy world as “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns.”
The shooting schedule is still being worked out….Reuters reports.