Zack Snyder begins production on The Last Photograph

Zack Snyder is moving forward with The Last Photograph, a long-gestating passion project described as an intimate war drama. The film, starring Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, is set to begin production this month and will shoot through November in Iceland, Colombia, and Los Angeles. The project represents a shift from Snyder’s recent blockbuster leanings toward a smaller-budget, character-driven piece, produced under the Stone Quarry banner with Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller, alongside Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang and other partners. Financing has been secured, with a global production footprint and a team assembled to support the international locations and storytelling.

The Last Photograph follows an ex-DEA operative who must return to the mountains of South America to locate his missing niece and nephew after the brutal murders of their diplomat parents. He partners with a washed-up war photographer, the only person who has seen the killers’ faces, and the duo set out to uncover the truth. As their journey pushes deeper into remote terrain, they confront not only the mystery surrounding the children but also the hauntings of the protagonists’ pasts. The producers describe...