As indebted as it may be to the works of filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa and George Lucas, it's clear that "Rebel Moon" is a Zack Snyder film through and through. In addition to its brief "300" homage, the film's first trailer bears all the hallmarks of Snyder's established style and artistic perspective. From its outsized action sequences to its frequent use of slow-motion, "Rebel Moon" already looks, sounds, and feels like a fitting addition to Snyder's filmography.
The two-part movie will also continue what has become an unofficial tradition for the filmmaker. Indeed, it has been confirmed that — in addition to the shorter PG-13 cut of the film that will debut in December and April — Netflix will also release a longer, R-rated director's cut of "Rebel Moon." In an interview with Tudum, Snyder teased what fans can expect to see from the expanded cut. "The director's cut is close to an hour of extra content, so I think it's a legitimate extended universe version. You really get to see a lot. It's just more painted-in all the way," he revealed. "The director's [cut] is a settle-in deep dive, which I have notoriously done throughout my career."
The filmmaker has made alternate versions of several of his previous movies, including "Dawn of the Dead," "Watchmen," "Batman v. Superman," and "Justice League." Now, fans can add "Rebel Moon" to the list of Snyder-directed movies that they'll not only get the chance to see once, but twice. Whether or not they'll see more "300" homages like the one described above in one or both versions of "Rebel Moon," however, remains a mystery for the time being.
