While Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon has been embattled since its debut, the creative’s signature move is about to be invoked on the sci-fi newcomer, and this might be the most radical application of this creative choice yet.
Rebel Moon is the latest project by popular filmmaker and former DCEU mastermind Zack Snyder, with Snyder teaming with Netflix for the Star Wars-inspired project that he initially pitched to LucasFilm before its Disney acquisition and subsequent revitalization of the franchise.
Envisioned as a darker, grittier story set in the galaxy far, far away, Rebel Moon would find confidence at Netflix, setting an initial release that would eventually be announced as two films, Rebel Moon-Part One: A Child of Fire & Part Two: The Scargiver.
Despite the hype, both films were released to disappointing ratings among both fans and critics, with the general consensus being that Zack Snyder’s signature style works against him on Rebel Moon.
However, the director announced that both parts would be getting his now-infamous director’s cut treatment to give fans the definitive Rebel Moon experience, and recent developments seem to suggest that this might be his boldest move yet.