Zack Snyder’s next directoral effort Sucker Punch will now be in 3D. The cast consists of Scott Glenn, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish. The release has been slated for March 25th, 2011.

Set in the 1950s, Sucker centers on a girl confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternate reality to hide from the pain and in that world begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out.

Abbie Cornish has made her mark in edgy, unconventional films such Candy and Stop-Loss, but the 27-year-old Aussie is finding 2009 is turning into her biggest year yet. She’s already drawing raves for her work in Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” (more on that later), but she’s currently spending her days playing Sweatpea in Zack Snyder’s highly anticipated new epic “Sucker Punch.”

Cornish jumped on the phone earlier today to discuss Bright Star, but it was her enthusiasm for Punch which was most apparent. Shooting began in Vancouver last month and Cornish says Snyder’s latest is “seriously, six films in one almost.”

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Abbie will indeed take part in Sucker Punch! by Zac Snyder as it’s been long rumored for weeks now. Her character is reportedly called Sweetpea.

Several actors have been in talks and negotiations to star in the movie, including Amanda Seyfried, Evan Rachel Wood and Emma Stone, but have fallen away because of scheduling conflicts.

Amanda Seyfried will no longer take the lead; that will go to actress Emily Browning. Jamie Chung, is replacing Emma Stone, and she plays Amber, a country girl with a big heart. Jena Malone will be taking on Wood’s part, playing Cornish’s younger sister. Both characters are inmates.

Set in the 1950s, Sucker centers on a girl confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternate reality to hide from the pain and in that world begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out.

Abbie is reported in talks for Zac Snyder’s all-girl cast film Sucker Punch. Snyder’s concept – which he wrote with Steve Shibuya – is Alice In Wonderland with weapons and R-rated, claret spilling fight scenes.

Sources say Amanda Seyfried is in negotiations to play the lead role of Baby Doll, a young woman who has been committed to an insane asylum and fantasizes about escaping with the help of her fellow inmates, who take on fantastical roles in her mind.

Offers are out to a slew of young actresses to fill out those roles, along with Abbie they include Vanessa Hudgens, Evan Rachel Wood, and Emma Stone. The $100 million budgeted film for Warner Bros. is scheduled to begin production in the Fall. Says Snyder, who is also producing the film with his wife Deborah Snyder, “I already did the all-male cast with 300, so I’m doing the opposite end of the spectrum.”

Source: Entertainment Weekly