Zack Snyder's Star Wars Rip-Off On Netflix Could Be The Next Big Sci-Fi Hit Despite Dune 2

Get Zack Snyder to propose a Star Wars screenplay, have it turned down, and you might see him produce a film that could compete with Dune 2. Rebel Moon has the potential to become Netflix's upcoming sci-fi sensation.

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Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon is a wild mix of everything | © Clay Enos/Netflix

What began as a Star Wars concept has evolved into its own universe with two films already in the pipeline Zack Snyder's fresh sci-fi epic, Rebel Moon, appears ready to challenge Dune 2 for the throne.

The sequel to Dune has been eagerly awaited ever since its debut in 2021, with the highly anticipated continuation of Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya's journey, slated for November 2023.

Enter Zack Snyder, armed with a spectacle filled to the brim with a thousand movie tropes that somehow mesh incredibly well, set to release just a short while later.


Rebel Moon: A Wild Mix Of Movie Tropes With Lightsabers

At Germany's Gamescom, Zack Snyder took the stage to show the trailer for his upcoming sci-fi adventure and boy, he literally put everything in there. There's the obvious Star Wars influence, there's the Dune look, there even are beasts straight out of Hogwarts, chased by none other than Conan the Barbarian.

Don't believe me? Just watch.

See what I mean? Zack Snyder seemed to have rolled a few dice to determine which settings and tropes he wants in his newest project with Netflix and just went with it – infuriatingly, it seems to tie together incredibly well.

Rebel Moon will be split into two parts, the first part A Child of Fire releasing on December 22, 2023 (a few weeks after Dune 2) and part two The Scargiver on April 19, 2024.

Tanja Haimerl

Tanja is obsessed with gripping stories in all kinds of media: games, TV shows and books alike. She did her Bachelor's thesis on The Last of Us, got her degree in media studies thanks to that and can't stop talking about it....