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Update: Netflix has unveiled new key art which showcases lead heroine Sofia Boutella armed and ready for what lies ahead. Also, the tagline for Zack Snyder’s epic is traveled in “War Comes to Every World.” I’m pretty psyched for this and am a big fan of Snyder’s so the hate against him is usually cruel and unfounded but that’s for another time. Check out the new poster below!
Netflix’s TUDUM event was is full overdrive today as the streaming giant unveiled footage from a host of its most anticipated movies and series for the upcoming year. There is no other project that is more hyped or anticipated than Zack Snyder’s follow up to his Army of the Dead. Touted as The Seven Samurai meets Star Wars with a dash of The Magnificent Seven, Snyder’s sci-fi action epic Rebel Moon was the leader of the pack today.
Snyder unleashed a brand new BTS video which showcases ample amounts of footage of the movie which will be separated into two films as Snyder bargained with Netflix so he could film his entire 174 page script. Netflix wanted it two hours so Snyder compromised and now there will be two installments. Check out the out of this world action and drama in the video below!
Official Synopsis:
Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants, and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge,” reads Rebel Moon’s synopsis. “As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a battle over the fate of a galaxy is waged, and in the process, a new army of heroes is formed.
Rebel Moon stars an eclectic, international cast including stars Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam and the one and only icon Anthony Hopkins as the voice of ‘Jimmy’. Additional cast members include Staz Nair, Fra Fee, Cleopatra Coleman, Stuart Martin, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Alfonso Herrera, Cary Elwes, Rhian Rees, E. Duffy, Jena Malone, Sky Yang, Charlotte Maggi, Corey Stoll.
Snyder might not be doing the DCU but this universe looks rad and will definitely fill the void for his legions of fans. Plus it’s an original concept that takes its cues from some of the best genre films ever made.
Snyder discussed the epic project in a recent interview with Vanity Fair and he discussed how splitting the film into two made since as two hour films fair better than three hours or more. He also stated that there will be a family friendly version that anyone can watch while the original cut will be aimed at adults and will be a hard R rated experience.
Rebel Moon has been a passion project for Snyder for years and it is sad that he won’t get to complete his DCEU masterpiece but this one is way up top on my to watch list. All I know is, this is the sci-fi flick that should have the tag line, “it’s high noon at the edge of the universe.”
Rebel Moon Part 1 debuts December 22nd just in time for some holiday streaming entertainment.
