Rebel Moon

Rebel Moon (also known as Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire) is an upcoming American epic space opera film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten, based on a story Snyder also created.[5][6][7][8] The film features an ensemble cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Ed Skrein, and Anthony Hopkins.

For the unrelated video game, see Rebel Moon Rising. For the locality in Sudan, see Jebel Moon.
Rebel Moon
Release poster
Directed byZack Snyder
Screenplay by
Story byZack Snyder
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyZack Snyder[1]
Edited byDody Dorn
Music byTom Holkenborg[2]
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22)
Running time
133 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$166 million[4]
(A Child of Fire and The Scargiver combined)

Rebel Moon is scheduled to be released on December 22, 2023, by Netflix, with a limited theatrical release being planned. A sequel, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, is set for release on April 19, 2024.

Premise

In a universe controlled by the corrupt government of the Mother World, the moon of Veldt is threatened by the forces of the Imperium, the army of the Mother World controlled by Regent Balisarius. Kora, a former member of the Imperium who seeks redemption for her past in the leadership of the oppressive government, tasks herself to recruit warriors from across the galaxy to make a stand against the Mother World's forces before they return to the planet.

Cast
  • Sofia Boutella as Kora, a former member of the Imperium who rallies warriors from across the galaxy to fight against the Imperium.
  • Djimon Hounsou as General Titus, former general of the Imperium recruited to lead the fight against the Imperium.
  • Charlie Hunnam as Kai, a mercenary and starship pilot hired by Kora.
  • Michiel Huisman as Gunnar, a farmer and friend of Kora who joins her.
  • Staz Nair as Tarak, a former nobleman turned blacksmith with the ability to bond with animals of nature and rally them in combat who is recruited by Kora.
  • Doona Bae as Nemesis, a cyborg swordmaster recruited by Kora.
  • Ray Fisher as Darrian Bloodaxe, a warrior recruited by Kora.
  • Cleopatra Coleman as Devra Bloodaxe, Darrian's sister recruited by Kora.
  • E. Duffy as Millius, a refugee warrior recruited by Kora.
  • Anthony Hopkins as the voice of Jimmy, the last member of a race of mechanical knights that served under the fallen king, recruited by Kora
  • Jena Malone as Harmada, a lethal spider warrior recruited by Kora.
  • Ed Skrein as Admiral Atticus Noble, Balisarius' right-hand man, a high-ranking enforcer of the Mother World and leader of the Imperium army.
  • Fra Fee as Regent Balisarius, a tyrannical ruler of the Imperium and high-ranking member of the Mother World.

Additionally, Stuart Martin, Corey Stoll, Cary Elwes, Alfonso Herrera, Rhian Rees, and Ray Porter, who acted out and recorded the film’s script for Snyder to listen to while preparing the day’s shoot,[9] have been cast in undisclosed roles.[10]

Production

Development

Rebel Moon is inspired by the works of Akira Kurosawa, the Star Wars films and Heavy Metal magazines.[11] The film's logo is a homage to the adult science fiction and fantasy anthology. The film also began development as a Star Wars film that Snyder had pitched to Lucasfilm Ltd., shortly after the sale of Lucasfilm to the Walt Disney Company in 2012.[12] This pitch was to be a more mature take on the Star Wars universe. Snyder also pitched the idea as both a video game and a movie to Warner Bros. Pictures "a couple of times".[13] Following the Lucasfilm acquisition, the project was redeveloped by producer Eric Newman and Snyder, first as an original television series, before settling on a film by Netflix.[7]

Casting

On November 2, 2021, it was announced that Sofia Boutella had been cast in the film, in the lead role.[14] On February 9, 2022, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Staz Nair and Doona Bae joined the cast. Later that month, Stuart Martin and Rupert Friend joined the project.[15][16] On April 8, 2022, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Michiel Huisman and Alfonso Herrera joined the cast.[17] On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Ed Skrein had replaced Friend as the film's main antagonist due to scheduling conflicts, with Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee and Rhian Rees joining the project.[18] On June 8, 2022, it was announced that Anthony Hopkins had joined the cast as the voice of Jimmy, an impossibly sentient JC1435 mechanized battle robot and one-time defender of the slain king.[19]

Filming

Filming commenced as of April 19, 2022,[20] with Snyder sharing the first images from the set on Twitter that day.[21] Snyder also served as cinematographer.[1] It ran until December 2,[22] with 152 days of filming taking place in California, to tap into $83 million in qualified spending and tax incentives.[23]

Post-production

In August 22, 2023, Zack Snyder appeared at gamescom opening night to present the teaser trailer of the two parts.[24] The teaser trailer, which was also released online, revealed that the first and second parts of Rebel Moon would be subtitled Part One: A Child of Fire and Part Two: The Scargiver, respectively.[25]

Music

In January 2023, Tom Holkenborg was revealed to be composing the score. Holkenborg has previously contributed to the score for the Snyder-directed Man of Steel (2013) and scored Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Army of the Dead (2021), and the Snyder-produced 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).[2]

Release

Rebel Moon is expected to be released on Netflix on December 22, 2023.[26] Snyder revealed that the film will have an R-rated extended cut, in addition to its original PG-13-rated cut.[27][28]

Future

Speaking about the film's future as a franchise, Snyder said: "My hope is that this also becomes a massive IP and a universe that can be built out."[7] On February 9, 2022, it was revealed that Rebel Moon would be a two-part film, with both parts originally planned to be shot back-to-back.[10]

On August 22, 2022, the follow-up was confirmed and in August 2023 revealed to be titled Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver, with a release date of April 19, 2024.[29][25] In April 2023, it was revealed that the first part was planned to be the beginning of a trilogy.[30]

Other media

In March 2023, Snyder revealed that a role-playing video game based on Rebel Moon was in development, alongside an animated short and a graphic novel.[31][32] A novelization of the film written by V. Castro will be published by Titan Books on December 26, 2023.[33] In July 2023, Snyder revealed that he had plans for a TV series focusing on Balisarius.[34]

In August 2023, Snyder announced at Gamescom that Super Evil Megacorp was developing a four-player co-op action game that would be exclusively available on the Netflix Games platform.[35] In September 2023, Evil Genius Games sued Netflix for terminating a deal allowing them to produce a tabletop role-playing game set in the Rebel Moon universe.[36]

A four-issue prequel comic titled Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe by writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Clark Bint will be published by Titan Comics in January 2024.[37] Set five years before the events of the film, the comic depicts backstory for the characters of Devra and Darrian Bloodaxe, leaders of a band of outlaw revolutionaries.

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