After the dust has settled on our first dose of epic sci-fi splendor from Zack Snyder, it's expected that the director's cut of the first installment of "Rebel Moon" will arrive sometime in 2024. According to Tudum, the filmmaker has already teased that the director's cut will add an extra hour to the story.
We're not the betting sort, but in a world made by Snyder where heroes wield twin laser swords and very large weaponry, the action will likely hit a little harder, which the director always had in mind. "We knew this [theatrical cut] would be a PG-13 movie," Snyder admitted. "In my heart of hearts, I always wanted it to be rated R, but you realize this sort of scale and cost of a movie and say, 'Well, it's not 100% responsible to have that demand.'"
There's no telling of just how much the story and important segments of "Rebel Moon" that are set to be added may improve or impede the story as a whole. Might a more favorable reception for the director's cut lead Snyder's planned sequel, "Rebel Moon: Part 2 — The Scargiver," to lean more towards an R-rating, as well? That answer is a few lightyears away, but we'll be able to see if the critics were off the mark when "Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire" arrives on Netflix on December 22.
