Zack Snyder Says Netflix Space Opera ‘Rebel Moon’ Will Be A Two-Parter; Each Chapter To Get Multiple Cuts
deadline.comFilmmaker Zack Snyder has affirmed online speculation surrounding his forthcoming Netflix space opera Rebel Moon, confirming that it will be split into two films, with multiple cuts to be released of each installment.
Snyder’s comments came as part of an interview with Vanity Fair, also featuring his producing partner and wife, Deborah Snyder.
In it, Deborah explains that the decision to expand Rebel Moon into a two-parter emerged from a dialogue with higher-ups at Netflix, including Film chairman Scott Stuber. “Originally, the script was one movie, but it was in ‘Zack form,'” she says. “It was 172 pages.” In coming to understand that the film would come in at around a three-hour runtime, she explains, “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. “Zack said, ‘If you ask me to make this less than two hours, I’m going to lose all the character.
You won’t care about these people. It’s a character story about how people can change, and redemption, and what are you willing to fight for…'” continued Deborah Snyder. “So [Stuber] said, ‘What if I give you two movies?'” While the first chapter of Rebel Moon will arrive on Netflix on December 22, a release date for the second hasn’t been set.
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