The first part of Zack Snyder's Star Wars-inspired sci-fi epic, Rebel Moon, is now streaming on Netflix. We've already broken down the space-set adventure's action-packed, conclusion, and Snyder himself has now weighed in on the movie's twist ending and cliffhanger set-up for The Scargiver.
If you haven't watched A Child of Fire yet, major spoilers follow.
Towards the end of A Child of Fire, Charlie Hunnam's character, Kai, shows his true colors when he betrays his crew-mates by selling them out to Admiral Noble (Ed Skrein).
“He's not the bounty hunter with the heart of gold. He's a true rogue,” Snyder tells EW. “To put your faith in some guy you met in a bar is slightly naive. And that’s the fun of the subversive quality to [Rebel Moon’s] sci-fi roots. It does debunk, or at least play with, what you expect to happen.”
Kai's plan backfires, however, when Gunnar (Michiel Huisman) turns the tables and manages to free the others while putting a bullet through Kai's head.
“We were tempted to put him on the poster for movie 2, just so people would be like, ‘Of course he's going to make it through!’” Snyder adds.
Kai's heel turn isn't the only surprise, as the villainous Noble turns out to be a lot harder to kill than Kora realises. The ruthless admiral - who appears to be some sort of android - is "resurrected" by Motherworld scientists, and he will seek revenge in Part 2.
“It’s a prize fight concept,” Snyder says. “There will be a rematch!”
From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival.
Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a battle over the fate of a galaxy is waged, and in the process, a new army of heroes is formed.
The heroes of Rebel Moon are: Kora (Sofia Boutella), an Imperium deserter who leaves the peaceful Veldt to fight back; Kai (Charlie Hunnam), a mercenary pilot whose Tawau-Class freighter will prove invaluable to Kora’s quest; Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), a Veldt farmer who knows little of the galaxy outside of his small, quiet corner of the galaxy; General Titus (Djimon Hounsou), a hardened gladiator who once served the Imperium; Tarak (Staz Nair), a noble indentured servant who shares a bond with a flying creature called a Bennu; Nemesis (Doona Bae), a cyborg sword master whose mechanical hands allow her to wield molten-metal weapons; Darrian Bloodaxe (Ray Fisher), an insurgent who has been harrying the Imperium with guerilla attacks; and Milius (E. Duffy), a refugee who seeks justice for their home — a colony that has already fallen to the Mother World.
Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire hits Netflix on December 21. The sequel, Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver, will debut on April 19, 2024.