Zack Snyder’s Two ‘Rebel Moon’ Movies Are Getting Two Cuts Each: One ‘Anyone Can Enjoy,’ and One That’s Explicit and for Adults Only
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Zack Snyder revealed at the start of 2023 that his Netflix space epic “Rebel Moon” would be split into two movies.
But Snyder is actually making four movies, sort of. In a Vanity Fair first look at “Rebel Moon,” Snyder announced that each “Rebel Moon” movie is getting two separate cuts.
One cut is a movie that “anyone can enjoy and watch,” and one cut will be more explicit and strictly for adults. “I think for fans of mine and people who are ready to take a deeper, harder dive, that’ll be fun for them,” Snyder said of the harder cuts. “Rebel Moon” was written as one movie, but Netflix became hesitant after Snyder delivered a 172-page draft.
At that length, “Rebel Moon” would’ve clocked around three hours. Snyder’s wife and longtime producing partner Deborah Snyder told Vanity Fair, “[Netflix film chairman Scott] Stuber was like, ‘On the service, under-two-hour movies really do better for some reason,’ even though you’ll binge-watch a series of eight episodes.
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