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It is safe to assume that each cut of each Rebel Moon film requires a considerable amount of time in post-production due to the large amount of available footage and VFX shots. So it is likely that finishing and releasing the shorter versions before the longer ones simply made the most practical sense for Snyder and Netflix.
Now, one should note that the list does not refer to every Original Film that Netflix itself has produced. From what I understand, the actual number of True or House Original movies it has itself made is probably less than half of that.
Nonetheless, the listing does illustrate that most Netflix Original Films nowadays are pretty short, somewhere in the range of 90-110 minutes. And though there are several titles that exceed its 135-minute duration, Rebel Moon Part 1, even in its reduced cut, is still among the longest Netflix Original Films released last year.
In any case, the production of the Rebel Moon PG-13 Cut reflects the fact that Netflix is no longer willing to throw Hollywood auteurs a blank check to realize their visions. After positioning itself for years as a bastion of creative freedom, the company now displays little difference from a traditional studio that puts commercial interest first.
The multi-version production and distribution plan for Fire and Scargiver already reflected a more cautious and careful Netflix than the one that indulged Snyder with full creative freedom over the excessive, big-budget Army of the Dead.
In this article, which is presented in a question-and-answer format, I respond to the recent controversy that erupted online over the PG-13 Cut of Zack Snyder\u2019s Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire, which came out on Netflix in December.
Among other things, I establish why multiple cuts of the film exist, why they have not been simultaneously released, and what this tells us about Netflix\u2019s current stance on auteurism. In the process, I hope to debunk several myths about Rebel Moon, such as the notion that the company was attempting to \u2018reverse engineer\u2019 a Snyder Cut.
When this was discovered, many social media users became confused as to why the film needed to have two cuts in the first place. The general consensus is that this decision doesn\u2019t make sense due to the fact that Rebel Moon is an original film produced primarily for a streaming platform rather than theaters.
Consequently, web-saavy fans and commentators became outraged at the fact that they were not getting the \u2018true\u2019 version of the film and jumped to the conclusion that Netflix was \u2018pulling a stunt\u2019 by withholding it or was capitalizing on the popularity of the Snyder Cut fan campaign by \u2018reverse-engineering\u2019 a lesser cut of the movie.*
*Some have even gone so far as to claim that the decision goes against the very notion of what a \u2018director\u2019s cut\u2019 is, as in a version created in response to a compromised theatrical release.
The way people were reacting to it, you\u2019d think there is no precedent for an alternate cut being planned in advance of a film\u2019s first run and that the Netflix release strategy is some huge surprise that was sprung on audiences at the last minute.
Let\u2019s put aside the long history of Hollywood filmmakers, such as James Cameron, making concessions for theaters while having final cut to maximize a movie\u2019s audience or prepping alternate cuts well in advance of the theatrical version\u2019s release.
The simple fact is that Netflix never hid the fact that there would be two cuts for each installment of Rebel Moon. This was reported as far back as June 2023 in Vanity Fair magazine, six months before the film\u2019s premiere on the streamer:
Though the Vanity Fair article does not specify why Netflix would want the film(s) in two cuts, it does delve into why Rebel Moon was split into two movies. The issue came down to the fact that the original one-film script for it \u201Cwas shaping up to be approximately three hours long\u2014which worried Netflix film chairman Scott Stuber.\u201D
There are different accounts, as to how long exactly the \u2018original script\u2019 of Rebel Moon at the time it was decided to split it into two films. Vanity Fair states that it was 172 pages, but other interviews and articles I\u2019ve found claim it was over 200 pages.
Basically, Netflix wanted Rebel Moon to be a mass appeal, PG-13 movie preferably under two hours. By their calculations, this would maximize the picture\u2019s streaming performance. Snyder, by contrast, wanted a much longer, more violent and sexually explicit R-rated movie that would be truer to his original script and appeal to his fanbase. So, Snyder negotiated with the studio and reached a compromise.
The film would be split into two parts, each of which would receive two cuts: an audience-friendly Netflix cut (which would get a brief run in theaters prior to the streaming release) and Snyder\u2019s complete director\u2019s cut, filled with all the sex, violence, and other content that he wanted to include in the first place.
According to interviews with Snyder, both Studio Cuts are to be released first, with the director\u2019s cuts to arrive at some point after the April 19, 2024 premiere of the PG-13 Part 2. A potential Summer 2024 release has been suggested, though a specific time has not yet been announced. Why release the PG-13 Cut first? Or, why not release both cuts simultaneously and let viewers choose between them?
In any case, there was no reverse engineering of the PG-13 Cut on the part of Netflix or Snyder. The movie wasn\u2019t first finished as R-rated and then deliberately cut back to a PG-13 as a marketing gimmick. Rather, from the beginning, there was an agreement about releasing the film in different cuts, so as to ensure that it could appeal to as wide an audience as possible. Those claiming otherwise either failed to do their due diligence or just deliberately ignored inconvenient facts to promote a false narrative.
The director\u2019s cut is said to run about 3 hours, which would suggest an additional 45 minutes of new footage. However, it is also likely to have a considerable amount of alternate footage - different takes, line readings, dialogues, action, and so on - given that the film was reportedly shot with a separate script.
Having seen the PG-13 Cut, I\u2019d say that there are multiple instances where it\u2019s evident that some connective tissue went missing. The characters of Jimmy and Aris, for instance, largely vanish from the film following the opening sequences on the farm, despite seeming rather important early on. This, along with Jimmy\u2019s brief re-appearance with deer-like horns at the end of the film, strongly implied that more material with the character was filmed, but cut from the PG-13 Version.
\u201CJimmy has a much bigger story in those extended cuts and certainly in the second movie. It\u2019s a little bit like Jimmy goes from this sentient robot to really becoming a little more human, and he goes a little feral.\u201D
Based on the various interviews with Snyder, it appears that a lot of character development scenes or instances were also excised. After all, one of the rationales for splitting the film into two parts in the first place was to preserve the character development, with Snyder describing Rebel Moon as a \u2018character story.\u2019
The released Child of Fire, by contrast, seems very plot-oriented and doesn\u2019t feature much in the way of character development for any of the main characters outside of Kora. I assume that nobody expected at the time the split was decided on that the director\u2019s cut of just the first part of Rebel Moon would end up being around 3 hours all by itself, ironically forcing Snyder to focus everything on the plot.
About 7 minutes into the film, it is implied that Kora has a casual sexual encounter off-screen. The way the sequence is cut together, it is almost certain that the encoun-ter was filmed. An extended sequence between Admiral Noble and his octopus was likely filmed as well. Though it is only briefly glimpsed in the released Part 1, the sequence is far longer and more graphic in the film\u2019s novelization by V. Castro, which was apparently based on an early version of the Rebel Moon script, and so contains many fascinating world-building details in addition to cut scenes and subplots.*
*To be clear, I have not read the novelization but my colleague Elvis Dutan has. We recently discussed the differences between the novelization and the released PG-13 Cut, as well as other things about the films, on his Unsourced Wall Radio podcast. In Elvis\u2019 opinion, the novelization considerably improves upon the film and may be its best incarnation.
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