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Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ Gets Cut Down By Critics

Reviews of Zack Snyder’s Netflix feature Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire have landed, and prospective viewers may find their excitement for the film getting eclipsed by the rough appraisals. The film, streaming Dec. 21, tells the story of a mysterious outsider providing hope to the denizens on a distant moon amid threats of war. With a […]

Events of the Week: ‘Wonka,’ ‘Rebel Moon’ and More

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Wonka, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, The Iron Claw, Anyone But You and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only screening Kevin Hart and Chris Rock were joined […]

‘Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire’ Review: Zack Snyder’s Wannabe ‘Star Wars’ Franchise Kickoff Is an Interplanetary Bore

Sofia Boutella leads a band of insurgents taking a stand to protect a farming community from the evil empire in the grunge action auteur’s Netflix sci-fi movie.

‘Rebel Moon’ Stars Talk Zack Snyder’s “No Rules, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Let’s Have Fun” Process

Rebel Moon, a film that director Zack Snyder first had the idea for in the ’80s, finally made its big-screen debut on Wednesday night, premiering at Hollywood’s historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The sci-fi project — split into two parts, with Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire streaming on Netflix this month and […]

‘Rebel Moon’ to Take Over Netflix’s Homepage With Cinematic Billboard

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon is arriving a smidge earlier than expected. Netflix is eventizing the release of the filmmaker’s upcoming sci-fi fantasy epic, moving up the release date and having the movie make a splash on the streamer’s homepage with a new special cinematic billboard. Rebel Moon: Part One – a Child of Fire will now […]

Zack Snyder’s Next Cut: No Capes Allowed

Zack Snyder was going through a Fortnite phase. What started as a bonding activity with one of his sons had spiraled into a solitary obsession, with the 57-year-old filmmaker sneaking off any chance he had to play the world-building video game.  One night, about a year ago, his wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder, woke […]

Zack Snyder Assembles a Ragtag Team in ‘Rebel Moon’ Trailer

Zack Snyder is getting the gang together in the new trailer for Rebel Moon, his Netflix space opera that’s like Star Wars meets The Magnificent Seven. In the feature, a mysterious woman named Kora (Sofia Boutella) forms a ragtag team in order to defend a peaceful farming village from nefarious imperialists who want to take […]

Netflix Sued Over ‘Rebel Moon’ by Game Maker That Claims Its World-Building Was Used in Movie

A game maker is suing Netflix for allegedly claiming a confidentiality breach in a contract to develop a game based on Zack Snyder’s upcoming Rebel Moon as a pretext to steal ideas and concepts created for the game and incorporate them into the space opera franchise. In a lawsuit filed in California federal court on […]

‘Rebel Moon’ Shouldn’t Need a Director’s Cut. Zack Snyder Is Doing One Anyway

Zack Snyder’s Star Wars-meets-Dune sci-fi epic Rebel Moon dropped its first teaser trailer Tuesday, and the director is already revealing plans for another, longer version of the project — including roughly an hour of additional footage. Now before we get to Snyder’s explanation, one might wonder why Rebel Moon needs a different version in the […]

‘Rebel Moon’ Trailer Brings Zack Snyder’s Space Opera Into Focus

Zack Snyder is letting out a rebel yell in the first trailer for Rebel Moon, which is narrated by Anthony Hopkins. The space movie stars Sofia Boutella as Kora, a mysterious woman who helps organize the peaceful residents of a planet to fight back against an authoritarian government. Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, Michiel […]

Zack Snyder Unveils New Look at ‘Rebel Moon’

Zack Snyder showed off a new peek at Rebel Moon, his space feature due out from Netflix at the end of the year. In a behind-the-scenes featurette revealed during Netflix’s Tudum convention, Snyder pulled back the curtain on his movie, which is set on a distant planet, whose inhabitants must fight back against the armies […]

‘Rebel Moon’ Will Release as Two Films and Get Director’s Cut, Zack Snyder Says

Zack Snyder is preparing for a Rebel Moon universe. In a first look interview with Vanity Fair published Tuesday, the director shared his expanding plans for his latest project with Netflix, which is a concept Snyder has been mulling since college. The sci-fi adventure, which will debut on the streamer Dec. 22, follows a woman […]