Rebel Moon – release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about Zack Snyder’s Star Wars-inspired film for Netflix

2023-06-11 16:01:32

Zack Snyder jumped to Netflix with ‘Ejército de los muertos’ and everything indicates that he will continue working exclusively for this streaming platform for many years. That allowed him to recover an old idea that he proposed to Lucasfilm as a possible Star Wars movie without the project coming to fruition there. Now he has turned it into the base for ‘Rebel Moon’his new and ambitious work of science fiction.

Such were Snyder’s aspirations with this film that it was finally necessary to divide it into two parts because Netflix wanted it to last less than two hours and that was the compromise that was reached so that the tape would not suffer for it. Now let’s review everything we know so far about ‘Rebel Moon’a title that aspires to become one of the best movies on Netflix in 2023.

The history

‘Rebel Moon’ will introduce us to a universe controlled by a corrupt government in which the moon of Veldt is threatened by the forces of the Imperium, the army of said government that is controlled by the regent Balisarius. Kora, a former member of the Imperium seeking redemption for her past leadership of the oppressive government, takes it upon herself to recruit warriors from across the galaxy to confront the forces of the Mother World before they return to the planet.

Snyder himself has recognized that one of the great sources of inspiration is ‘The Seven Samurai’, one of the most emblematic films of Akira Kurosawa, and the truth is that the plot of ‘Rebel Moon’ makes you think a lot about her. Of course, let’s hope that the script signed by Snyder together with Shay Hatten (‘John Wick 4’) y Kurt Johnstad (‘Atomic’) is much more than a science fiction version of that mythical Japanese work.

When does ‘Rebel Moon’ premiere on Netflix?

The premiere of ‘Rebel Moon’ on Netflix has been set for the December 22, 2023 -although a limited passage through theaters is planned beforehand- and Snyder has promised that there will be two productions, one for the general public and another extended version rated R in which he will be able to give everything. Well, not everything, that finally the film is divided into two parts and it is not yet known when we will be able to see the second.

Cast and protagonists

The great protagonist of the function will be interpreted by Sofia Boutella, a dancer turned actress who first caught the attention of movie lovers in 2015 with her appearance in the stupendous ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’. Since then we have also been able to see her in titles such as ‘The Mummy’, ‘Climax’ or the HBO adaptation of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ led by Michael B. Jordan.

In the extensive cast of ‘Rebel Moon’ we also have Djimon Hounsouwho is currently shooting ‘Gladiator 2’ recovering his character from the first installment, Charlie Hunnam (‘Pacific Rim’), Michael Huisman (‘Game of Thrones’), the double Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, Ed Skrein (‘Deadpool’) y Ray FisherSnyder’s Cyborg in the DCEU, among many others.

Director

The figure of Zack Snyder has long been associated with the DC Extended Universe, to the point that there are still his followers who continue to demand his return to finish the story where he left off at the end of his version of ‘The Justice League. ‘. Prior to that, he had also dealt with ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, being the main driving force behind the Snyderverse.

However, Snyder already broke up with Warner to deal with ‘Army of the Dead’ and has since signed an exclusivity deal with Netflix and ‘Rebel Moon’ promises to be just one of his many projects for the platform.

Of course, prior to all this he also signed some of the most popular titles of his filmography. For example, I still believe that ‘Dawn of the Dead’, his first feature film, is still his best film and it is also worth not forgetting the sense of epic that he showed in ‘300’. In addition, there is no shortage of fans of his adaptation of ‘Watchmen’, although both with ‘Ga’Hoole The Legend of the Guardians’ and ‘Sucker Punch’ he played at the box office.

Trailer, images and poster

We don’t have a trailer yet, but the first moving images of the film appeared in Netflix’s preview of its 2023 movies. In addition, below we leave you several frames of it released months later.

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