To cap off Geeked Week’s weekend showcase, Netflix released a new Rebel Moon Part 1 trailer. The Zack Snyder sci-fi movie, which is subtitled A Child of Fire, will be released on Netflix on December 22, 2023.
“A peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius,” reads the film’s synopsis. “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.”
Check out the Rebel Moon Part 1 trailer below (watch more trailers):
What do we know about Rebel Moon Part 1?
The second installment of Snyder’s action sci-fi franchise for Netflix is expected to be titled Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver. It is eyeing a 2024 release.
Rebel Moon stars Sofia Boutella as Kora, Ed Skrein as Admiral Atticus Noble, Charlie Hunnam as Kai, Michiel Huisman as Gunnar, Djimon Hounsou as General, Staz Nair as Tarak, Doona Bae as Nemesis, Ray Fisher as Darrian Bloodaxe, and newcomer E. Duffy as Milius, with Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins as the voice of an ancient robot knight named Jimmy.
Described as a fantasy epic, Rebel Moon is being directed by Snyder from a screenplay he is co-writing with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad, based on a story by Snyder and Johnstad. It is produced by Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, and Zack Snyder for The Stone Quarry, along with Grand Electric’s Eric Newman. Sarah Bowen is executive producing for Grand Electric.