We’re just a month away from the streaming debut of Rebel Moon, Zach Snyder’s epic space opera born from the ashes of a failed Star Wars field. The first part of the two-part feature film, subtitled A child of firepremieres in December and stars Sofia Boutella (Atomic blonde) as a former soldier of a ruthless empire wreaking havoc across the galaxy and raising an army of warriors to fight against its former masters.
Netflix is ramping up promotion in anticipation of the film’s release, premiering a new trailer on Saturday during the streamer’s annual virtual Geeked Week event, showcasing a good chunk of Synder’s explosive new adventure.
The new trailer shows just how badass Boutella’s character is, and also gives us our best look yet at the plot: Boutella’s character wants to defend a moon from the fascist space government, and to do that she needs a misfit team of space heroes. . So basically it’s Seven Samurai in space, which sounds excellent.
The film is already shaping up to be one of Netflix’s biggest films yet, if not the biggest. With a budget totaling $166 million for the two films, Snyder has called on a high-profile cast of actors to realize his vision. In addition to Boutella, Rebel Moon also stars Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim), Cary Elwes (The princess bride), Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones), Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones), Djimon Hounsou (Shazam!), and much more. Even Anthony Hopkins appears as the voice of a mechanical knight fighting alongside Kora.
Rebel Moon: A child of fire premieres on Netflix on December 22.