Sucker for Fantasy!

Sucker punch shows a battle of 5 women in a fantasy world.

By Jin En

Sucker Punch is an American action-fantasy film written by Steve Shibuya and written and directed by Zack Snyder. Sucker Punch features Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung as lead actresses.

The film follows a young woman, nicknamed “Babydoll”, who was sent to an asylum in the 1950s and was about to be lobotomised. She attempts to escape with her inmate friends by being in a fantasy world and accepting a challenge to collect five items which include a map, fire, a knife, a key and a fifth, unrevealed item that would require "great sacrifice".

The script was finalized in five months and development began in March 2007. Pre-production took place in Los Angeles in June 2009, then moved to Vancouver in July. The principal photography began in September 2009 and wrapping the filming in January 2010. Major filming were conducted in Vancouver.

On a side note, Snyder is currently mapping out the Blu-ray interactivity for the film in preparation for the film's home media release.

Sucker Punch was released locally on 24th of March 2011 in selected local theatres.