Netflix’s gloomy response to “Star Wars”: The first photos from Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic “Rebel Moon” are here

The idea was once pitched to Lucasfilm by Zack Snyder himself as a dark Star Wars spin-off, but the idea was eventually scrapped when Disney took over the film studio. At Netflix, however, people believed in the vision of the director, who wanted to tell a dark sci-fi megablockbuster in several parts.

Bee Some images of the glossy sci-fi blockbuster have now been released, giving us a pretty good idea of ​​what director Zack Snyder’s very expensive Netflix project will eventually look like.

Not much is known yet about the plot of “Rebel Moon”: Sofia Boutella (“The Mummy”) will play the role of a young woman with a mysterious past who is sent by the desperate population of a peaceful colony on the edge of the universe. She must find warriors on neighboring planets who will resist the armies of the tyrannical regent Balisarius (Ed Skrein).

In addition to Sofia Boutella and Ed Skrein, the photos also feature newcomer E. Duffy, DC cyborg actor Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam (“Sons Of Anarchy”), Djimon Hounsou (“Shazam!”), Michiel Huisman (Game Of Thrones) . , Doona Bae (real estate agent) and Staz Nair (Supergirl).

How many volumes will “Rebel Moon” be released in?

There was also a lot of confusion about how many parts of the sci-fi blockbuster will actually be released. In an interview with the director has now made it clear once again that “Rebel Moon” will be released on Netflix in two parts. However, each component should be available in two versions: There will be one version for everyone to enjoy, while the other version will explicitly target mature audiences and fans of Snyder’s body of work.

Originally, “Rebel Moon” was planned to be released as a single movie on Netflix, but it would have had a massive running time of over three hours. However, as cutbacks were not an option for Snyder, as this would have meant that character development in particular would have been neglected, it was eventually decided to make the film in two parts.

The first part will be available from December 22, 2023 at the streaming giant. The second part doesn’t have a release date yet, but according to Zack Snyder, should make its way to Netflix a short time later, according to Zack Snyder.