“Man of Steel” and “Army of the Dead” director Zack Snyder returns to screens in December with the Netflix original sci-fi space opera feature “Rebel Moon” – the first of a two-part film being dubbed Snyder’s “Star Wars”.
In March, sound re-recording mixer Andy Koyama revealed that Snyder was working on R-rated extended cuts for both parts of the movie alongside PG-13 regular cuts which could go theatrical as well as to streaming.
Now, the MPA has handed out the official age rating for the first part – “Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire”. The film got a PG-13 rating as expected, but the description of why it got that rating suggests it’ll be one of the most boundary-pushing PG-13s made thus far.
The official rating says it earned it for: “sequences of strong violence, sexual assault, bloody images, language, sexual material and partial nudity”.
The films follow Kora, a mysterious young woman who recruits warriors from neighboring planets to rebel against a tyrannical empire known as the Imperium that’s invaded their peaceful colony moon.
Influences range from “Star Wars” to “Dune” and the works of Akira Kurosawa along with Snyder’s own distinct taste. Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, and Ray Fisher star.
“Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire” will have a limited theatrical run ahead of its streaming debut on December 22nd. “Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver” will release on the service on April 19th.
Source: Film Ratings
