With the DCU starting anew, director Zack Snyder is moving on to greener pastures with Netflix, prepping for his own sci-fi space opera with Rebel Moon. The film is set to come out later this year, and Snyder has confirmed fans will be getting a new look at the movie next week.
This was his post on X:
Adding the final touches. The @RebelMoon teaser trailer will make its global debut live @Gamescom. See you there on Tuesday, August 22. #RebelMoon pic.twitter.com/P9p6lEubQ5
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) August 17, 2023
And just in case you haven’t been following the developments, here’s the official description for Rebel Moon:
When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. 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. 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.
The film has been touted as Snyder’s own version of Star Wars with rebel fighters going up against the ridiculously overpowered space empire. Though it would have been interesting to see what Snyder would have done with a Star Wars property, Lucasfilm is admittedly too delicate of a brand for someone like Snyder to have real freedom to do what he wanted.
Even DC gave him authority to give his own spin to that universe, and look where that got him.
For now, Snyder’s fans are just happy to have him back on the saddle with another movie. Let’s hope this one manages to have a great, up-beat story besides being visually dazzling.
Rebel Moon premieres on Netflix this Holiday Season on Dec. 22.
