What's Inside?
- Zack Snyder finally begins production on The Last Photograph, a two-decade passion project blending survival, loss, and intimate human storytelling.
- Stuart Martin and Fra Fee reunite with Snyder after Rebel Moon, leading the emotional war drama exploring trauma, survival, and confronting personal ghosts.
- Filmed across Colombia, Iceland, and Los Angeles, the global-scale project features Hans Zimmer’s score and benefits from Colombia’s CINA tax incentive.
Zack Snyder is finally bringing to life a project that has lingered in his creative vault for nearly two decades. Best known for his superhero epics and sweeping genre films, the director is trading capes and cosmic battles for a more grounded, emotional story with The Last Photograph. The film, which begins production this month, stars Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, both familiar faces from Snyder’s Rebel Moon universe.
Zack Snyder’s The Last Photograph Is A Film 20 Years In The Making
The Last Photograph is a long-cherished vision for Zack Snyder. Originally conceived in the mid-2000s, the story has seen multiple iterations, including an early version set in Afghanistan with Christian Bale and Sean Penn attached to star. After years of shelving the idea while building the DC Extended Universe and developing big-budget projects, Snyder is finally ready to tell the story in an intimate, stripped-down way.
The film follows an ex-DEA operative forced to return to the mountains of South America to rescue his niece and nephew after their diplomat parents are brutally murdered. His only ally is a washed-up war photographer, the lone witness to the killers’ identities. Together, they embark on a dangerous journey that pulls them further from civilization, forcing them to confront not only violent realities but also the haunting ghosts of their past. According to the filmmakers, the narrative blurs “the distinction between real and surreal,” creating a tense, psychological war drama.
“The idea of taking camera in hand and simply making a movie in an intimate way is very appealing to me,” Snyder said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
“The Last Photograph is a meditation of life and death, embodying some of the trials that I have experienced in my own life and the exploration of those ideas through image making.”
Here’s What We Know About Zack Snyder’s The Last Photograph
Although smaller in scale compared to Snyder’s superhero blockbusters, the production still has a global sweep. Filming will take place across Colombia, Iceland, and Los Angeles, with local production companies helping to bring the story to life in each region. The project has also secured Colombia’s CINA incentive, a program offering a 35% tax discount on audiovisual investments, underscoring the international scope and ambition of the drama.
Stuart Martin, who previously worked with Snyder on Rebel Moon and the heist prequel Army of Thieves, continues his collaboration with the director in this lead role. Fra Fee, recognized for his performances in Marvel’s Hawkeye and Apple TV+’s Prime Target, brings further depth to the cast. The two actors forged a strong working relationship with Snyder during Rebel Moon, making their involvement in this deeply personal project a natural extension.
Behind the camera, Snyder has once again partnered with his long-time collaborators. His wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder, and Wesley Coller are producing through their Stone Quarry banner alongside Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang Productions. On the writing side, Kurt Johnstad, who worked with Snyder on 300 and Rebel Moon, has penned the screenplay, adapting a story originally conceived by Snyder himself.
Adding to the prestige, legendary composer Hans Zimmer is on board, joined by Steven Doar and Omer Benyamin, to craft a score that will heighten the film’s emotional intensity. Executive producers include Mediaset España’s Telecinco Cinema, William Doyle, and Jaguar Bite, the Colombian production company run by Juan Pablo Solano and Simon Beltran. True North will serve as the production service company in Iceland.
