Zack Snyder Says Rebel Moon Casting & First Look Coming Soon
Zack Snyder reveals that he's getting closer to sharing the first look at his upcoming science-fiction epic Rebel Moon, including who will be in the cast. Snyder, who is best known for Watchmen, Man of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League, recently partnered with Netflix for Army of the Dead and its prequel, Army of Thieves. Following the success of that film, Snyder's working relationship with the streaming giant will continue, with both a sequel to Army of the Dead announced in addition to a brand new property, Rebel Moon.
While details about Rebel Moon remain scarce, it has previously been reported that the film will be on a scale similar to that of Star Wars, with clear influences from renowned filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. The film is said to be a reworked version of a failed Star Wars pitch that Snyder made to LucasFilm many years ago, and tells the story of a young woman who must travel from her faraway space colony to neighboring planets in the hopes of recruiting warriors to fend off an invasion from an intergalactic warlord.
In a new interview with Inverse, Snyder briefly touched on the development status of Rebel Moon and hints that more details are soon to come. According to Snyder, the project is "huge" in scope and development is still ongoing, but they're getting closer to revealing art and casting details to the public. Snyder was careful not to reveal too much about the film, but it's clear that Rebel Moon is something he's very excited to be working on. Check out Snyder's full comment below:
"We're just plugging away. It's so huge and so crazy but really exciting, and I'm super excited as we get closer to sharing some art and casting, because it's all starting to come together."
While it's likely that fans are still several months away from getting any more concrete details on Rebel Moon, it sounds like Snyder is busy behind-the-scenes putting everything together for a big reveal. Combined with his Army of the Dead sequel, which he has also been hard at work on for Netflix, Snyder has a busy couple of years ahead of him. Considering the clear comparisons being made to Star Wars and Snyder's comments about the scale of the film, Rebel Moon certainly appears to be Snyder's attempt at starting his very own science-fiction franchise, with sequels all but guaranteed if the film ends up being a hit.
With mixed results for his DCEU films and the great popularity of Zack Snyder's Justice League on HBO Max, it seems that Snyder has found the perfect home with Netflix. Working with the streaming giant has allowed Snyder more creative freedom to make exactly the kinds of movies he wants to make. Rebel Moon will likely be a very expensive project with a huge budget but if it ends up being popular with audiences, Netflix could have their very own Star-Wars-like franchise on their hands. Who will be in the cast is anyone's guess at this point as Snyder hasn't made a habit of working with the same actors across multiple projects as some other filmmakers do. In fact, very few details are actually known about the project at all, so fans will have to wait until Snyder unveils art and casting announcements to get a better idea of what kind of movie Rebel Moon will be.
Source: Inverse