news culture Rebel Moon: Netflix’s Star Wars Killers by Zack Snyder features a Hollywood legend
The Rebel Moon project is finally on track and today the cast of the space opera is growing! Multi-award-winning actor Anthony Hopkins joins the Zack Snyder-directed sci-fi adventure for Netflix.
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- Anthony Hopkins, a respected actor
- An epic with a long tradition
- The Rebel Moon Crew
Anthony Hopkins, a respected actor
He’s an emblematic actor to join the cast of Rebel Moon! Widely known for his portrayal of the cannibalistic psychopath Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the movie The silence of the Lambs (1991), Anthony Hopkins is a prolific actor whose His career has brought him many awards. We’ve seen him play for great directors like Francis Ford Coppola (Dracula), Riddley Scott (Hannibal) or Steven Spielberg (Amistad). Last year he won his second Oscar. for his role in Florian Zeller’s drama “Der Vater”. He will soon be starring in James Gray’s film Armageddon Time, which was celebrated at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
An epic with a long tradition
The Rebel Moon project dates back to 2005 and should have been part of the Star Wars saga. The film, which could also have been a series, was previously moved from one studio to another several times Zack Snyder (Justice League) takes it. Following the success of its feature film Army of the Dead (2021), Netflix agrees to produce Rebel Moon. The plot for it science fiction movie takes place in a space colony on the edge of the galaxy. The tyrannical ruler Balisarius and his army are threatening the peaceful civilians living there. Kora, a mysterious young woman, sets out to seek help from nearby warriors to deal with the invasion. Rebel Moon is planned as a two-part film, like Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Zack Snyder has indicated that he hopes to continue expanding the universe he’s created.
The Rebel Moon Crew
Zack Snyder teamed up again to develop his space adventure Kurt Johnstad, with whom he worked on the 2006 film 300, to write the screenplay. As for the role ofAnthony Hopkinsthe actor will give a combat robot named JC 1435. In the casting we also find Sofia Boutella in the lead role of Koraas well as’Ed Skrein as the tyrant Balisrius. Djimon Hounsou (Gladiator), Charlie Hunnam (sons of anarchy) et Cary Elwes (Stranger Things) are also in the game. Filming on the film began on April 19 and is scheduled to wrap up next November. Rebel Moon doesn’t have a concrete release date yet, we only know that the first part is planned for 2023.
