This big Netflix hit will have the right to a sequel shortly and if it doesn’t seem to be unanimous, it remains a huge and particularly anticipated release.
Every year, there are always releases that cause a sensation on Netflix, if only because of their announcement. Films and series which benefit from a certain aura and which attract the spotlight almost immediately, even before being broadcast on the platform. This is the case of this immense project with the ambition of tickling the Star Wars butt and creating a rich universe with notable heroes and more… or not.
Netflix is preparing the sequel for its big hit in 2023
Yes, we are talking here about Rebel Moon and if we thought we had already seen everything with the first episode, Zack Snyder proves us the opposite with the explosive trailer for its second part, and always a lot of slow motion. The director accustomed to Director’s Cut is preparing to release us Rebel Moon Part 2: The Slasherthe direct sequel to his first film.
As soon as it was announced, Rebel Moon aroused quite crazy expectations, given its great promises and the aura of the director, who has almost become the martyr of a carnivorous industry since the affair Justice League. The feature film even had the right to its famous Snyder Cut, the “real” film. It works so well that it ultimately became a trademark, since both Snyder and Netflix have played with it. Rebel Moon who, too, will have the right to a REAL version of the film, an “uncensored” director’s cut which will represent “the director’s true vision, without the Netflix touch”. Obviously.
In the meantime, if Rebel Moon was a media and statistical hit, it was a real critical hit, even if Snyder is convinced of the opposite. A simple look at Rotten Tomatoes (the reference when it comes to movie thermometers) is enough to see the disaster. Whether it’s for the press or the spectators, it’s a disaster. Less than 25% for the press, a shy 58% (rating revised upwards in the weeks after its broadcast), we are far from the ultra-blockbuster XXL banger promised. However, the sequel was part of the deal from the start and it’s coming soon. Rebel Moon Part 2 The Slasher will arrive on April 19 on Netflix.
Rebel Moon Part 2 will “again” pull out all the stops
In a few minutes, the trailer sets the tone, fights, explosions, CGI and slow motion in every way. We hope that the dosage will be a bit better and that the treatment of the characters will also be less superficial. Because so far, other than having seen their plastic from every angle, dripping with sweat in slow motion, we haven’t learned much. Either way, this new trailer clearly has viewers in splits.
There are ultra fans who are waiting for the Snyder’s Cut version so as not to have the version “all Netflix audiences”those who are eager to see the sequel, even if they moderately liked the first opus, and finally those who are absolutely not interested, sometimes describing the first film as “emetic” or “totally rubbish”. So it’s worth seeing, but seen from here, we’re not really excited about it. The first film was still very sluggish, we will see if the sequel manages to change the trend.