Taxes are no fun. But when a galactic empire oppresses the inhabitants of a peaceful moon with brutal force, the tax office appears merciful. On Netflix, Sofia Boutella (Atomic Blonde) will soon lead the revolution against a cruel superior force as a war veteran. With sci-fi weapons and western dungarees. Rebel Moon – Part 1: Child of Fire is released on December 22, 2023 on Netflix.
Netflix’s $166 million sci-fi western is set to be released in a harder, second version
Rebel Moon is about young Kora (Boutella), whose idyllic home one day haunted by gun-toting soldiers under Admiral Noble (Ed Skrein). becomes. In order to escape oppression, she recruits powerful comrades-in-arms such as ex-General Titus (Djimon Hounsou) on the neighboring planet.
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Sofia Boutella in Rebel Moon
The previous Rebel Moon trailers promise a unique world, that combines sci-fi battles with western spectacles. Nevertheless, the film has great role models: The story, for example, is based on masterpieces such as The Seven Samurai and its remake The Magnificent Seven. If you like this, you can look forward to a lot of supplies.
Director Zack Snyder (300, Justice League) received carte blanche from Netflix for his visually stunning sci-fi western. On the first film The sequel Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scar Maker will follow in April 2019. In addition, further projects are planned for the Rebel Moon sci-fi universe, including a series and a podcast. According to Vanity Fair, the two films alone cost $166 million.
As Snyder has already revealed, in addition to the first streaming version of Child of Fire, there will also be a bloodier second version appears (via Deadline ), which is aimed at an American R rating (which in Germany is often expressed as a rating for ages 16 and up). The director describes the version, also described as a director’s cut, with the words “very hard, sexy, brutal” and “crazy“. When exactly it will be published is not yet known.
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