The first reactions to Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire are in, with our own EIC comparing it to Star Wars and The Magnificent Seven.
With the debut of Zack Snyder Rebel Moon — or, at least the first part, subtitled A child of fire — just a day later, our own editor-in-chief Chris Bumbray made the trip for his Los Angeles debut. And yes, Snyder blocked the landing.
On first reactionhe wrote that Rebel Moon “owes a lot to Star Wars and a ton The Magnificent Sevenbut it’s also far more entertaining than anything Lucasfilm has released in a while. In a separate tweet, he wrote: “Very old school Star Wars. It felt like a movie that could have been made in 1980, but in a good way. » He also noted that Netflix may have made a mistake in its publishing approach. “Netflix could have done a wonder with this in theaters given the weak tent line we have in theaters this Christmas.” You can expect more thoughts from JoBlo.com at Friday.
Hype can be a tightrope walk, but this is undoubtedly good news coming from the Rebel Moon first, especially to those who were skeptical about the project.
“Rebel Moon is a Seven samurai– an inspired space epic about a distant galactic colony threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius. Desperate to survive, they send a young woman (Sofia Boutella) on a mission to find allies who can turn the tide. The film stars a killer lineup of talent alongside Boutella, including Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michael Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cary Elwes, Alfonso Herrera, Jena Malone and Sir Anthony Hopkins as (of course ) the voice. of the sentient combat robot Jimmy. The film made the List of finalists for the Oscar for best visual effects.
Unsurprisingly, given its history of Director’s Cuts, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire will have its own extended version which run about an hour longersomething Snyder compared to “a revelation.” The cut that will come first is 134 minutes.
While the first part of Rebel Moon, A child of firehas a limited execution from December 15 – 21, it will arrive on Netflix this last day. The second part, The scar giveris planned for April 19.
Look forward to Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon? Will you catch it during its limited release or wait until it hits Netflix?
