Netflix is on a roll with its December releases this year, and one of the projects fans are most looking forward to is Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon, which is slated to premiere on the 15th. Considering the film used to be a movie pitch for Star Wars, what is Rebel Moon based on, exactly?
Rebel Moon's Inspiring Origins Explained
Zack Snyder's name has always been affiliated with the DC Universe, specifically with the Justice League aka the Snyder Cut, which comic book fans demanded for years. However, Snyder is after a new adventure of his own after he departed from the DCEU.
Now, Snyder embarked on a new deal to get his two-part film, Rebel Moon, on Netflix, which wasn't as smooth sailing as anyone would have thought.
Although Snyder envisioned Seven Samurai in space for a Lucasfilm production, it was his wife, Debbie Snyder, who convinced him to distance his project from the franchise.
Why Rebel Moon Departed From Star Wars
From initially being a potential part of the Star Wars franchise, Rebel Moon became its original film altogether, and here's why.
Zack Snyder explained at this year's Comic-Con Experience (CCXP) the process that involved the changes behind the former Star Wars movie he pitched to Lucasfilm:
"[Rebel Moon] ends up bring nearly 100% different than what I had intended. What happened was when we split off from Star Wars, Debbie [Snyder] was like, 'That's the best news ever because now you're not...' It's literally what she said, that if you have a hard time with DC, this is going to be a million times worse."
Despite being a completely different film altogether, Rebel Moon still managed to borrow Star Wars-esque elements, such as the lightsabers and the concept of intergalactic warfare. It also draws massive inspiration from Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai films.
As Snyder added in the same interview, "I used three references [Excalibur and Star Wars, and heavy metal] because they all came together for me in the early '80s and created my love of fantasy art, fantasy storytelling, [and] science fiction."
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What is Zack Snyder's "Star Wars" Movie About?
Rebel Moon is set to premiere on Netflix this December 15th, starting with Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire, before releasing the second part titled Part Two: The Scargiver on April 19, 2024.
You can check out the official synopsis for Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon below:
After crash landing on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a stranger with a mysterious past, begins a new life among a peaceful settlement of farmers. But she soon becomes their only hope for survival when the tyrannical Regent Balisarius (Fra Fee) and his cruel emissary, Admiral Noble (Ed Skrein), discover the farmers have unwittingly sold their crops to the Bloodaxes (Cleopatra Coleman and Ray Fisher) — leaders of a fierce group of insurgents hunted by the Motherworld.
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