We are MASSIVE fans of Zack Snyder’s work and we are IMPATIENTLY waiting for his next project to hit Netflix, the epic space opera, “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.”  We are just over a month away from this film hitting Netflix but considering this project has been a decade in the making, we are willing to tough it out a while longer and  begin our official countdown on December 1st.  Come December 22nd, we will be on full lockdown, phone on mute, pizza and Mtn Dew in front of us and the sound bar cranked up!

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.

Tasked with finding fighters who would risk their lives to defend the people of Veldt, Kora and Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), a tenderhearted farmer naive in the realities of war, journey to different worlds in search of the Bloodaxes, and assemble a small band of warriors who share a common need for redemption along the way: Kai (Charlie Hunnam), a pilot and gun for hire; General Titus (Djimon Hounsou), a legendary commander; Nemesis (Doona Bae), a master swordswoman; Tarak (Staz Nair), a captive with a regal past; and Milius (E. Duffy), a resistance fighter.

Back on Veldt, Jimmy (voiced by Anthony Hopkins), an ancient mechanized protector hiding in the wings, awakens with a new purpose. But the newly formed revolutionaries must learn to trust each other and fight as one before the armies of the Motherworld come to destroy them all.

Snyder is going to take the Rebel Moon Universe, (RMU) to a whole new level with comic books, animated series a video game and who knows what else.  We are here to take it ALLLLLLLL in.  Now the second part of this franchise, “Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver,” is scheduled to hit Netflix on April 24th, 2024.

Fans who long for extended cuts of Snyder’s work can rejoice because he has already announced that BOTH films will have rated R, extended versions with over 30 additional minutes for each one! (We are suckers for extended cuts so this REALLY appeals to our inner geek.)

Snyder took part in Netflix’s “Geeked Week” broadcast and fans sent in questions.  Here are a couple along with his responses.

Question: What is it that makes the broken heroes throughout your filmography, and in Rebel Moon, overcome that phase in life?

Snyder: Wow, broken heroes — yeah, redemptive stories. I guess I find it really mythological and really kind of interesting, these characters that, through the course of the movie, through the actions of the film, through the crucible that they’re going through, they need to fulfill something in themselves. Whether it’s simple, or whether it’s complex, or like in Sucker Punch, just a girl, or whether it’s a king — the struggle to be redeemed or to find your place is really a thing I’ve just always been fascinated by.

Question: What’s the thing you’re most excited for fans to see in Rebel Moon? Can’t wait for it.

Snyder: There’s a lot of stuff that I can’t wait for people to experience and enjoy because we had a great time making it. But I think it’s really this opportunity to sort of dig into a new mythology and to dork out a little bit on the edges of this universe, because we’ve done a lot of work to make them worth getting into. Because there’s an answer in there. It’s not random, it’s not just because. I find it fun, so I hope fans do too.

Well Zack, we’re pretty sure we are going to LOOOOOVE your next franchise and we wish you all the luck with it.