‘Rebel Moon’ Writer Explains That Cliffhanger Ending and Confronts the Bad Reviews: ‘This Isn’t an IP. This Is an Original Story’

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Caroline Brew editor SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire,” now streaming on Netflix.

Kurt Johnstad and Zack Snyder first started talking about creating “Rebel Moon” in 1997. In college, Snyder came up with the idea of a “Dirty Dozen” movie set in space, and the two would discuss their favorite films as a launching point for what eventually became the sci-fi world of “Rebel Moon.” “’What’s your favorite science-fiction movie?’ ‘Oh, ‘Star Wars,’’ or I would say ‘Seven Samurai.’ We would always hit these really cinematic wavelengths, certainly as a child with cinema who went to the movies.

All of those influences, we can’t deny the impact,” Johnstad says. After a long process that involved Snyder initially pitching the movie to Lucasfilm as a “Seven Samurai”-inspired “Star Wars” story, their vision finally came to life with Netflix’s two-part space epic set in a completely original universe. “Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire” debuted on the streamer on Dec.

21, and “Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver” will be released on April 19, 2024. Two R-rated director’s cuts will also be released at a later date. “Rebel Moon” takes place in a galaxy ruled by the Motherworld.