Anthony Hopkins Joins Rebel Moon, Zack Snyder Shares First Look Photo
Anthony Hopkins has played many larger-than-life figures throughout his career, from the powerful Odin to the intimidating Hannibal Lecter. So it makes perfect sense that he would eventually make his way to a Zack Snyder film. This has finally become the case with Snyder's upcoming Netflix filmRebel Moon.
Hopkins has tons of acclaimed films under his belt and now he has officially joined theRebel Moon production, set to take part as the voice of a robot. This character, named Jimmy, is described as «an impossibly sentient JC1435 mechanized battle robot and one-time defender of the slain King.» So if there was any doubt as to just how «sci-fi» the now two-part Rebel Moon was going to be, the presence of a sentient robot probably guides those expectations quite well. Snyder himself also appears ecstatic about having Hopkins on board.
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Quoting a tweet from the official Netflix Geeked Twitter account, Snyder decided to entice audiences even further with an imposing photo of Hopkins' robotic character. Jimmy appears to sport a helmet laden with antlers, along with a ratty cloak and walking stick. His (or perhaps their) look sets the tone for Rebel Moon, which looks to be set in a Star Wars-esque universe full of advanced technology that somehow always looks like it's been banged up by neighborhood kids. Deadline first reported on Hopkins' casting.
Rebel Moon follows Sofia Boutella as Kora, a young woman with plenty of secrets. She gets sent out by her peaceful settlement to gather fighters from neighboring planets in order to fight back against the inevitable onslaught of the bloodthirsty Regent Balisarius and his armies. It's currently unknown whether Jimmy is one of
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