Zack Snyder to Direct Sci-Fi Action Movie REBEL MOON for Netflix
After helming Army of the Dead for Netflix, Zack Snyder is set to direct a new film for the streaming service titled Rebel Moon. Snyder co-wrote the story with Kurt Johnstad, and they will team up to co-write the script with Shay Hatten.
The story is set “on a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy that finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand.”
This project is actually the unproduced Star Wars film that Snyder developed for Lucasfilm. He just ended up reworking it into an original film project. He previously said:
“I’ve been working on it, just away from the Star Wars universe, just on my own as a sci-fi thing. It’s still a sci-fi thing, it’s the same story, it’s just kind of – let Star Wars be Star Wars. And the 11-year-old me still wants to make that. Now I just know how to, so maybe we’ll see that someday.”
That sounds like it could be a fun sci-fi epic that is sure to be filled with cool visuals and action. I’m not sure what to expect from the story, though. Army of the Dead was pretty weak in that aspect. It had some fun moments, but ultimately it wasn’t as good as it could have been. Regardless, Snyder has found a new filmmaking home with Netflix.
Rebel Moon will be produced by Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, and Zack Snyder. Production is expected to start sometime in 2022.
Source: Deadline