Zack Snyder Talks His ‘Big Ask’ STAR WARS Pitch to Lucasfilm That Became REBEL MOON

As you know, Zack Snyderof the impending space opera Rebel Moon it is based on an initial Star Wars presentation he did at Lucasfilm. During an interview with Empire, the director opened up about that initial pitch saying it was a “big question” because he pitched it to them as an R-rated proposition. Star Wars movie.

Snyder explained, “It was Seven Samurai in space ea Star Wars the film was my original concept for it. He added, “I knew George’s origins were many of those Kurosawa films” and that served as his inspiration.

Snyder made his presentation shortly after Lucasfilm was sold to Disney, and explained, “There was that window where, you know, who knows what’s possible? I was like, ‘I don’t want any of your characters. I don’t want to do anything with any known character, I just want to do my own thing on the side.’ And at first I was like, ‘It should be R-rated!’ It was almost a bust.

At the time, Lucasfilm was determined to only expand on the stories that had already been told in the Star Wars universe. They wanted to use familiar characters to appease fans. Now they’re just starting to think about doing something that doesn’t connect to any of the past stories.

Rian Johnson was trying to do something like this, and now James Mangold AND Taika Waiti they will tell stories set in different corners of the Star Wars universe with completely new characters. Snyder was a little ahead of his time making that kind of presentation, it was the right move for Lucasfilm, but at the time they just wanted to play it safe and not take any chances.

Snyder continued, “I knew it was a big request, to be honest. But the further I got into it, I realized it was probably never going to be what I wanted.

Hence, he ended up reworking his concept into an original film which will be heavily influenced by it Star Wars. He will also build his franchise with more films and each of them will have family-friendly cuts along with R-rated releases. Thanks to Netflix, she will be able to tell the story she dreamed of the way he wanted to tell it. I can’t wait!

The story is set in a “peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy that finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius. They send a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from nearby planets to help them make a stand against the Tyrant.

Snyder previously spoke about the project, saying, “This is me growing up like Akira Kurosawa fan, a Star Wars fan. It’s my love of sci-fi and a giant adventure. My hope is that this too becomes a huge IP and a universe that can be built.”

Rebel Moon star Cleopatra Colemann (Dopesick, infinity pool) also talked about the film, and while he couldn’t say much, he said the upcoming sci-fi film was beautiful and epic.

The film is also the protagonist Sophia Botella, Charlie Hunnam, Doona Bae, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ed Skrein, Stuart Martin, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Michiel Huismann, Anthony Hopkins, AND Alfonso Herrera.

rebel moon The first part will arrive on Netflix on December 22nd.