Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire gets a new poster

Rebel Moon. (L-R) Staz Nair as Tarak, Sofia Boutella as Kora, Charlie Hunnam as Kai and Michiel Huisman as Gunnar in Rebel Moon. Cr. NETFLIX ©2023

Rebel Moon is the new Zack Snyder film that he adapted from an abandoned Star Wars script he had been working on. It sounds like a remake of Battle Beyond the Stars, which was itself a take on Seven Samurai.

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.

To be honest, I am really not sure what to think of this. I have always thought Snyder makes some amazing scenes that fit well with trailers, but often end up being a disappointing film. This trailer has some cool looking moments (with the ever-present Snyder slow-mo), but I cannot help but feel that it is rather pretentious in both the narration and the images on show. Don’t get me wrong, I am still going to watch it, but at the moment I am getting an Emperor’s New Clothes vibe from it all. I hope I am wrong. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

The film stars Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Bae Doona, Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Cleopatra Coleman, Alfonso Herrera, Stuart Martin, Sky Yang, Rhian Rees, Charlotte Maggi and Anthony Hopkins as the voice of Jimmy, a robot knight.

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon two-part movie event begins this December only on Netflix.

Part One: A Child of Fire | December 22, 2023

Part Two: The Scargiver | April 19, 2024