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Rebel Moon Part 2's release is fast approaching. The second installment in Zack Snyder's new sci-fi franchise for Netflix will aim to deliver a grander, more cohesive spectacle than its predecessor, which wasn't universally adored by those who saw it.

Want to see the aforementioned trailer? You'll need to read on to do so. If you do, though, we can guarantee you'll learn a lot more about Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver, including its official launch date, cast list, plot specifics, and the franchise's future. Full spoilers follow for Rebel Moon Part One.

Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver will make its debut on the world's best streaming service on Friday, April 19. It might get a limited theatrical run, too, just like its predecessor did.

Youu'll be able to watch different cuts of Rebel Moon soon, too, with Snyder telling the I Minutemen podcast that Netflix is eyeing a simultaneous mid-2024 release for both films. That new claim comes two months after Snyder seemingly confirmed a mid-2024 release for Rebel Moon Part 1's director's cut.

Given A Child of Fire was lacking in the giant action set-piece stakes, The Scargiver seems like it'll make up for that oversight. Sure, we'll have to put with even more Snyder slow-mo shots, but that's a small price worth paying if Rebel Moon's second film delivers on the spectacle front.

One individual who isn't returning is Charlie Hunnam's Kai, who betrayed Kora's group in Rebel Moon Part 1. He was killed by Huisman's Gunnar, with Snyder telling TechRadar it was "always the plan" to center its big plot twist on Kai ahead of his demise.

Here's Rebel Moon Part 2's plot synopsis, courtesy of Netflix: "The Scargiver continues the epic saga of Kora and the surviving warriors as they prepare to sacrifice everything, fighting alongside the brave people of Veldt, to defend a once peaceful village, a newfound homeland for those who have lost their own in the fight against the Motherworld.

"On the eve of their battle, the warriors must face the truths of their own pasts, each revealing why they fight. As the full force of the Realm bears down on the burgeoning rebellion, unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge, and legends are made."

Rebel Moon's second entry, then, will primarily focus on Veldt's apparent last stand against the dictatorial Motherworld, which crushes any planets and civilizations that rebel against its authoritarian regime. Considering it'll be a true David versus Goliath-like story, we can expect Kora's plucky band of outcasts to try and defend their idyllic dwelling in the face of overwhelming odds.

With Rebel Moon Part 1 laying the foundations for all-out war on the fields of Veldt, it shouldn't take too long for its successor to get into the thick of the action. And it sounds like that'll be the case, with Rebel Moon's cast telling TechRadar "it's going to kick off" in all manner of ways in the "action-heavy" second part. In a chat with Total Film, Ed Skrein (who plays Atticus Noble) also revealed Snyder "wanted the second movie to feel like Dunkirk", so expect a barnstorming, frenetic installment when it arrives.

But The Scargiver won't be an uninterrupted two-hour bloodbath. As noted by its cast, Rebel Moon Part 2 will also be heavy on the backstory, with the likes of Titus, Tarak, Nemesis, and Kora opening up on their past lives and what's driving them to protect Veldt at all costs.

Another big mystery surrounds Noble's return. He was seemingly killed by Kora in Part 1's finale, but he was resurrected by the Motherworld's advanced technology after speaking to Balisarius through some sort of astral realm. How was he brought back to life? Is Balisarius' consciousness the only part of him that's still alive on this astral plane, or is this where he lives? And what does Noble's return and Balisarius' desire for revenge mean for Kora and company?

There's no word on whether more films will be announced by Netflix. As mentioned, we know we'll be getting R-rated extended cuts of Rebel Moon's first two movies. After that, it's anyone's guess, although The New York Times has claimed Rebel Moon's main story will be told across three movies, so it's possible another entry could be greenlit.

Speaking to Total Film, Snyder revealed his ambitions to flesh out Rebel Moon's universe with other projects (Netflix permitting). An animated series, animated comic book (whatever that is), and a narrative-driven podcast are all thought to be in development. Meanwhile, a co-op action video game is coming from Super Evil Megacorp, which will join the already-released prequel comic series starring the Bloodaxes. More tie-in books, such as the companion tome revealed in this section's second tweet, are also coming soon.

So, if you're looking to fully immerse yourself in Snyder's potentially massive multimedia series, you've got lots of content to consume between now and, well, whenever Snyder and Netflix run out of ideas. Well, providing the latter actually moves forward with any or all of the above, anyway.

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Atticus Noble, the sadistic admiral of the militaristic Imperium, arrives on the backwater moon of Veldt on behalf of the Motherworld, an interstellar empire fueled by centuries of conquest and war. He explains that his troops are hunting for a band of rebels led by siblings Devra and Darrian Bloodaxe, and offers to buy the village's surplus grain. The village's leader, Sindri, refuses the offer, claiming they barely have enough to survive. A farmer, Gunnar, ignores earlier warnings from Sindri and farmer Kora and indicates that the village might have some surplus. Noble kills Sindri and orders Gunnar to prepare grain for them in ten weeks, which would not leave the village with enough to survive. Noble departs, leaving a handful of soldiers and a "Jimmy" robot to oversee the harvest. After being harassed by a peer, Jimmy starts to become independent. One villager, Kora, finds the other soldiers preparing to rape a villager and kills them with help from Jimmy, who has defected, and Aris, a soldier disgusted by his own comrade's actions. Kora warns the villagers that Noble will massacre the village once he returns, unless they mount a defense.

Kora and Gunnar depart for the port town of Providence to recruit warriors for the village's defense, including Titus, a disgraced Imperium general. During their journey, she reveals to Gunnar that she once served the Imperium as a soldier, having been adopted and renamed to Arthelais by Balisarius, an Imperium commander, after he killed her family and eradicated her home planet's population. She became bodyguard to Motherworld princess Issa, who was expected to usher in an end to the Imperium's conquests. However, despite her efforts, the royal family was assassinated during Issa's coronation, and Balisarius subsequently declared himself regent before renewing their conquests.

Arriving at Providence, the pair meets smuggler and criminal Kai, who agrees to take them to recruit Titus. On the way, Kai takes them to two additional warriors: Tarak, a beast tamer, and Nemesis, a talented swordswoman enhanced by cybernetics. The group arrives at a gladiator arena on a remote moon, finding Titus in a drunken stupor. Titus initially refuses to join, but agrees to do so after Kora suggests that he avenge his fallen soldiers. Using Gunnar's previous dealings with the Bloodaxes, they then arrive at Sharaan to meet them. Darrian agrees to defend the village and brings a handful of rebels, including Milius, while Devra and the rest of the rebellion leave Sharaan. After they depart, Noble arrives and eradicates its population as punishment for assisting the rebels.

Kai tells Kora that he has been moved by her quest to abandon his life as a smuggler and that he has one last shipment to drop off. He takes the group to a trading post, at which Noble's ship has arrived and restrains them, betraying them to Noble and revealing he had always intended to do so for the bounties on their heads. Noble identifies Kora and Titus as deserters, Tarak as a criminal and former prince, and Nemesis as the killer of several Imperial officers in revenge for her murdered children. Kai demands that Gunnar paralyze Kora; Gunnar instead frees her and kills Kai. The other warriors are also freed; Darrian is killed in the ensuing battle and Kora kills Noble. Afterwards, the surviving warriors return to Veldt, with Jimmy watching them from afar on their way to the village.

Noble's corpse is recovered by Motherworld forces, and he is resurrected after having spoken on an astral plane with Balisarius,[5] who demands that Noble end the insurgency and bring Kora to him alive so he can execute her himself.

Rebel Moon is inspired by the works of Akira Kurosawa, the Star Wars films and Heavy Metal magazines; its logo is an homage to the latter.[11] Snyder initially conceived the idea for the film in college,[12] before discussing it with Johnstad in 1997.[8]

Snyder then pitched it as a Star Wars film to Lucasfilm, shortly after its sale to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.[13] He also pitched his idea as both a video game and a film to Warner Bros. Pictures "a couple of times".[14] The project was at one point planned as an original television series by Snyder and producer Eric Newman, before pitching it as a film to Netflix.[15]

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