“Rebel Moon – Part One” and “Rebel Moon – Part Two” were filmed at the same time, so it’s the same team involved with both. The film will see the return of Boutella as Kora, and Ed Skrein as the villain Noble. Anthony Hopkins will return as the voice as the robot Jimmy, and Cary Elwes will play the Galactic King. Also returning are Alfonso Herrera, Fisher, Coleman, and Honsou. Jena Malone has been credited on the film’s IMDb page, but her character — an awesome spider monster — was killed in the first film. Perhaps she will somehow be resurrected.
Snyder will direct and co-write with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad. Hatten wrote the screenplays for Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” and its spinoff “Army of Thieves” as well as the third and fourth “John Wick” movies. Johnstad co-wrote Snyder’s “300,” its sequel “300: Rise of an Empire” as well as the propaganda piece “Act of Valor” and the actioner “Atomic Blonde.”
Snyder got his start directing music videos, beginning in 1989 with Lizzy Borden’s “Love is a Crime.” He’s also made music videos for My Chemical Romance, Morrissey, Soul Asylum, ZZ Top, and Rod Stewart. His first feature film as a director was a 2004 remake of “Dawn of the Dead,” followed by the fascist love letter “300,” based on a Frank Miller comic, in 2006. Ever since, he has been one of Hollywood’s go-to blockbuster directors and stood behind the decade-long DC Extended Universe movies. One can say this for the man: he never wants to go small.