''Rebel Moon'' is an upcoming American epic

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film directed by

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from a screenplay he co-wrote with

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and

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, based on a story he also created with Johnstad. It features an

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, starring

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, Ray Fisher,

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, and

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. ''Rebel Moon'' is a co-production of

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and Grand Electric, and is set to release on Netflix with a

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. A follow-up, ''Rebel Moon Part 2'', is scheduled to be shot with the film back-to-back.

Premise

"A peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius. The desperate civilians dispatch Kora, a young woman who has a mysterious past to seek out warriors from nearby planets to help them challenge the regent."

Cast

as Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past sent to save the galaxy from Balisarius. *

* Ray Fisher as Blood Axe *

as General Titus, general of Balisarius' armies. *

as Balisarius, a ruthless tyrannical regent who threatens the galaxy and the colony. *

as the voice of Jimmy, a sentient JC1435 mechanized battle robot and one-time defender of the slain King. *

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* Doona Bae *

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* E. Duffy as Millius * Charlotte Maggi * Sky Yang * Rhian Rees * Josefine Lindegaard *

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is Hagen. * Sisse Marie is Astrid. * Danielle Burgio is Inge. * Kingston Foster * Patrick Luwis is Ivar. * Greg Kriek is Marcus. * Christopher Matthew Cook is Ximon. * Kayden Alexander Koshelev is Finn. * Savanna Gann is Runa.

Production

Development

''Rebel Moon'' is inspired by the

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and the ''Star Wars'' films. The film also began development as a ''

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'' film that Snyder had pitched to

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, in the time period between the conclusion of the

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in 2005 and the sale of Lucasfilm to

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in 2012. This pitch was to be a more mature take on the ''Star Wars'' universe. Following the acquisition, the project was redeveloped by producer Eric Newman and Snyder, first as an original television series, before settling on a film.

Casting

On November 2, 2021, it was announced that

had been cast in the film. On February 9, 2022,

, Ray Fisher,

and Doona Bae joined the cast. Later that month,

and

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joined the project. On April 8, 2022,

and

joined the cast. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that

has replaced Friend as the film's main antagonist due to scheduling conflicts, with

and Rhian Rees joining the project. On June 8, 2022, it was announced that

had joined the cast as the voice of Jimmy, an impossibly sentient JC1435 mechanized battle robot and one-time defender of the slain King.

Filming

Filming commenced as of April 19, 2022, with Snyder sharing the first images from the set on

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that day. It ran until December 2, with 152 days of filming taking place in

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, to tap into $83 million in qualified spending and

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Future

Speaking about the film's future as a franchise, Snyder said: "My hope is that this also becomes a massive IP and a

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that can be built out." In February 9, 2022 it was revealed that ''Rebel Moon'' would be a two part film, with both parts being shot back-to-back. In August 22, 2022, the follow-up was confirmed and revealed to be titled ''Rebel Moon Part 2''.

References

External links

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