Carla Gugino joins cast of ‘Sucker Punch’

Zack Snyder’s next film will likely be several rungs down the ladder of special effects amazement, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to suck. Snyder has written and will be directing SUCKER PUNCH for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.

SUCKER PUNCH will be set in the 1950’s and tells the story of a young woman whose stepfather commits into a mental institution and plans to have her lobotomized within five days. The young woman and fellow inmates who she befriends begin planning their escape after entering an alternate reality.

Casting is well under way and Carla Gugino (Sin City, Watchmen) has just signed on to play Mrs. Schultz, an adult character within the institution. Gugino joins the cast members already in place including the star Emily Browning (who plays the young woman), Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie chung, Jena Malone and Abbie Cornish.

The cast is currently undergoing fight training in preparation for shooting to being this fall in Vancouver. While somewhat overshadowed by it’s director’s previous outing, SUCKER PUNCH sounds like a lot of fun, touching back on some of the earlier exploitation films of by-gone eras. Who doesn’t enjoy watching women kick-ass?

Source: Hollywood Reporter