Rebel Moon is an upcoming film that has fans around the globe super excited. It is the brainchild of legendary director Zack Snyder, who has poured his heart and soul into the project. Snyder has legions of fans who absolutely love his work and are highly anticipating his upcoming flick, which has a fascinating premise. In addition to the unique storyline and star-studded cast ensemble, the film has an intriguing back story. The director recently revealed that he originally pitched the project as a Star Wars movie.
However, the director’s initial plan for the movie did not work out, and the project got canceled years ago. Nevertheless, the Rebel Moon has now been revived in a new avatar and promises to be a treat for fans of the famed director. There were several reasons behind senior executives at the production house refusing his proposal back in 2012.
Zack Snyder Initially Pitched Rebel Moon as a Star Wars Film
Zack Snyder is one of the most successful top-notch directors in Hollywood. He is arguably the most proficient and outstanding creative visionary whose pulse-pounding, mind-bending, adventurous films often sets the silver screen on fire. Snyder easily sits on top of the pantheons in the entertainment industry. His unique directing intellect has earned him several critically acclaimed awards.
One of the biggest names in the industry, he has effectively helmed several international blockbuster gems. His exceptional storytelling art has won him millions of fans worldwide. Several of his movies have undoubtedly dominated the box office numbers, which allowed him to work with top-tier talents in the industry.
In a recent candid interview, the 57-year-old director revealed that he once pitched the idea of his forthcoming film Rebel Moon as a Star Wars film, saying,
“A Star Wars movie was my original concept for Rebel Moon. It was Seven Samurai in space. I knew that the origins for George [Lucas] were a lot of those Kurosawa films. The sale [of Lucasfilm to Disney] had just happened.”
Snyder added,
“There was that window where, you know, who knows what’s possible? I was like, ‘I don’t want any of your characters. I don’t want to do anything with any known characters, I just want to do my own thing on the side.’ And originally I was like, ‘It should be rated R!’ That was almost a non-starter.”
He also claimed that because there were no pre-existing characters and the plot was R-rated,
“I knew it was a big ask, to be honest. But the deeper I got into it, I realized it was probably never going to be what I wanted.”
Nevertheless, fans of the legendary director can take heart in the fact, that the project is now finally being made, albeit in a different form.
Zack Snyder Opens Up About His Upcoming Film
In an interview, Zack Snyder opened up about his upcoming American epic space opera film Rebel Moon. The director shared the ideas behind his project and what inspired him to make this ambitious film. At Netflix’s Tudum global fan event in Brazil, he shared,
“I’ve been working on this story for quite a while. It’s about a group of farmers on the edge of the galaxy that gets visited by the armies of the Mother World, which are the bad guys. The farmers have to decide to fight or submit. This movie, for me, existed elementally for 20 years. It’s a story of a few against many, impossible odds, good versus evil. I’m getting a chance to tell a story that I’ve been thinking about for quite a while.”
Zack Snyder-directed Rebel Moon stars Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, and Anthony Hopkins.
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Rebel Moon part-one will release on Netflix on December 22, 2023.
Source: Empire Online
