New World, Old Battle

The director and actors of the two-part Rebel Moon space saga talk about the making of the mythological sci-fi

When the zack snyder-directed space saga, rebel moon part one: a child of fire, released on Netflix in December last year, it introduced viewers to a posse of galactic adventurers. After it ended with a cliffhanger, the space adventure moves forward with its sequel — Rebel

Moon — Part Two:the Scargiver — that has now dropped on the streamer. Calling this two-part visual spectacle“a mythological sci-fi”, Snyder notes that

Rebel Moon has given him an opportunity to work on grand ideas “without the boundaries of our terrestrial world ”.

The story unfolds in a far-flung corner of the universe, where the peaceful moon colony Veldt is being forced to surrender their harvest to the military horde of mother world, governed by the brutal Imperium. Desperate to protect her adopted home, a mysterious young woman, Kora, embarks on a highstakes interstellar mission to gather warriors from around the galaxy who will help deliver them from evil.

Moments into The Scargiver ,the viewers are reacquainted with Kora (Sofia Boutella) and the surviving warriors preparing to sacrifice everything as they fight alongside the brave people of Veldt, to defend a once peaceful village and, now, home to those who have lost their own in the fight against them other world. talking about the celluloid saga, Snyder says ,“By creating a separate reality we can superimpose our problems, conflicts and our mythology on it. Through that we learn about ourselves. That’s what this mythological sci-fi offers us.”

Though the movie’ s setting is grand with elaborate action sequences, the conflict remains as basic as the fight over acquiring food grains. “When you have this mythological battle on a large scale, I decided to make the conflict elemental,” says Snyder, who has directed Watchmen and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

In the sequel, the storyline involvingbout ella and mi chi el hui sm an, who plays the role of Gunner, takes centre stage. As Kora, Boutella fights against the Imperium she deserted, while Gunner, a modest farmer from Veldt, emerges as a key fighter. For Huisman, it was a dream to be part of a story that is so imaginative and explores a new universe. “While watching the opening of Part One, I was thinking: ‘Wow ire ally ami na space movie ’,” the Dutch actor recalls.

Recounting her experience of filming the visually-stunning scenes, Boutella says: “I’ve never experienced any film set this way. So much of it was real—be it the explosion, sand or wind. We got to react to what was happening around us. Sometimes we also acted in front of the green screen.that is something I enjoyed too. I love using my imagination.” ”