Zack Snyder, director of the upcoming sci-fi film Rebel Moonrevealed why Lucasfilm rejected the original idea of being part of a CHEAP-rated movie Star Wars Movie. Rebel Moon The film will be released by Netflix in December 2023, with a limited theatrical release planned. It’s no secret Rebel Moon originally started as an idea Star Wars Filmmaker Zack Snyder recently revealed why it was turned into something else and rejected by Lucasfilm.
in an interview Empire, Snyder outlined some details of his first offering to Lucasfilm in the magazine’s cover story. Rebel Moon:
“Discount [of Lucasfilm to Disney] Have just happened. There’s a window there, you know, who knows what will happen? I was like, ‘I don’t want any of your roles. I don’t want to do anything with any known characters, I just want to do my own thing. ‘ At first I thought, ‘It should be rated R! ‘ That’s almost impossible. Honestly, I know it’s a big request. But when I started working on it, I realized that maybe that’s never what I want.”
As Snyder pointed out, his first pitch to Lucasfilm featured a whole new cast of characters in an R-rated movie set in the US. Star Wars galaxy.Snyder mentioned that Disney didn’t like the idea very much, partly due to the lack of other connective tissues Star Wars But it’s mainly because of the R rating that Snyder is obsessed. Finally, after the filmmaker’s turbulent DCEU career, Snyder’s work was picked up by Netflix and turned into later entries. Rebel Moon.
Will Zack Snyder’s Vision Be Part of Star Wars?
These remarks by Snyder raise an interesting question: does his vision play the same role? Star Wars.In recent years, mainly through AndorDisney has shown a willingness to allow for more mature storytelling in the universe. That being said, even Andor Not rated R, which means Snyder’s vision may have pushed the limits of what Disney is willing to allow and proves that a galaxy far, far away is not the best scenario for making that happen. reality.
This is evident in the DCEU produced by Warner Bros. co-producer, in which Snyder was criticized for taking on characters like Superman and Batman so darkly. This led to a number of conflicts between the filmmaker and Warner Bros., which resulted in his departure Alliance justice Then, an R-rated cut of the movie was released on HBO Max in 2020. The essence of DC is essentially more Star Warsthat means Snyder should probably look for another studio like Netflix. That way Snyder’s vision is not affected and Star Wars It is possible to continue the story that many have come to expect in the series.
Source: Empire