Zack Snyder Sets Next Movie, Sci-Fi Adventure REBEL MOON, at Netflix
Angelique Bone
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Zack Snyder has gone from zombie apocalypses and ancient Greece to nightmares and Metropolis. Now the filmmaker is heading into faraway galaxies with Rebel Moon.
In an exclusive for The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder revealed that he has set his next project: an epic sci-fi fantasy titled Rebel Moon that he is co-writing and will direct and produce for Netflix, the home of his most recent hit, Army of the Dead.
Rebel Moon re-teams the filmmaker with many of the creative colleagues of his past original ventures. Snyder is co-writing the script with Army co-screenwriter Shay Hatten, and Kurt Johnstad, who co-wrote 300.
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Rebel finds the germs of its origins in a Star Wars pitch the filmmaker had developed a decade ago: A peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius. Desperate people dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand.
“This is me growing up as an Akira Kurosawa fan, a Star Wars fan,” Snyder tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s my love of sci-fi and a giant adventure. My hope is that this also becomes a massive IP and a universe that can be built out.”
“I’ve spent the last two or three years building out this universe. Every corner has to be painted in. I’ve been doing designs, constantly drawing and really cultivating its fertile ground to make this world fully realized.”
The feature will be Snyder’s next movie and the hope is to begin production in early 2022. “I’ve been working on this on the side for so long, it’s pretty far along,” he says.
All this unfurls as Snyder has one of the biggest years in his filmmaking career. On top of Army and the new project, he also saw his vision of Justice League restored and make a splashy debut on HBO Max.
We will be keeping our eyes on Rebel Moon, and we’ll keep you all posted on any developments. Let us know what you think about this upcoming feature in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also carry on the convo with me personally on Twitter @bone_angelique. Dread Central is now on Google News!
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