Zack Snyder says Rebel Moon’s R-rated cut ‘takes place in a slightly different dimension’
polygon.comZack Snyder was not running into the Justice League problem with his new Netflix movie Rebel Moon. From the beginning, the plan wasalways to cut two different versions of the film: a PG-13 cut for its premiere release that could play to a larger audience, and an R-rated cut that would offer a more unfiltered Snyder-y take on the sci-fi fantasy saga. Was it a content ploy? A new mode for studios to take with filmmakers to avoid warring in the edit room? Both?
Whatever the case, Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire is out on Netflix, which means Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire: The Official R-Rated Snyder Cut Brought to You By Zack Snyder can’t be far behind. But what exactly is it that Snyder left on the table when the movie is such a pure extension of his work already?
In a recent conversation with Snyder, Polygon asked him exactly that. In the past, he’s described the R-rated cut as being true to his “sexy, violent, crazy” vision for a “weirdo” version of the Star Wars-esque space opera. So is the R-rated cut sexier? More violent? “Crazier”?
“It’s more about a deep dive into the universe — it’s a lot more,” Snyder clarifies. “It’s almost like the story takes place in a slightly different dimension than this movie that’s about to come out.”
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Snyder loves a shared world. Remember, he put UFOs in the background of Army of the Dead and says that the 2021 zombie movie takes place in the same universe as Rebel Moon. So does the R-rated cut literally take place in a “different dimension”?
“It might! We’re gonna have to see the totality of the two movies. I mean, it’s very subtle, but I go as far as… like the same line of dialogue might be a different take in the other version of the movie. I’ll
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