Zack Snyder has a new deal withNetflixin place and it appears he’s moving fast to try and get his first project under the agreement cast. While he continues to work on hisArmy of the Deadsequel for the streaming platform, he’s also got scoredThe Mummystar Sofia Boutella to play the lead in another upcoming film,Rebel Moon.
Following the success of the firstArmy of the Deadand thenArmy of Thieves, Snyder signed a new overall deal withNetflix. Soon after the ink was dry on the new contract, the famed writer, director, and producer announced the first project his Stone Quarry production company would work on under the deal would be a science-fiction epic titledRebel Moon.
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Deadlinereports that Snyder has spent the last several months meeting with actors and actresses in order to try and fill parts for the Netflix film. Sources told the publication that after Snyder met with Boutella he was “blown away” and realized she needed to be cast as the lead actress. While Snyder hascomparedRebel MoontoMan of Steel, this one doesn’t have a ton in common with his other Netflix pics. Boutella will play a young woman who has a mysterious past and lives on a colony towards the edge of the galaxy. Life in that colony is relatively peaceful until the area is threatened by the armies of the Regent Balisarius. Boutella’s character is then dispatched to recruit warriors who will fight against the invading force.
Boutella first rose to prominence when she starred as Gazellein the firstKingsmanmovie. The character was a henchwoman to Samuel L. Jackson’s Valentine who walked on two prosthetic legs that doubled as razor-sharp swords. The actress then made herself more well known to science-fiction and horror fans by playing Ahmanet, a.k.a. The Mummy, in the 2017 reboot of that particular franchise. She’s also appeared as Jaylah inStar Trek: Beyondand is working on another sci-fi project entitledSettlers.
Snyder’s Stone Quarry has not yet said whenRebel Moonis coming to Netflix, though the speed at which he’s said to be moving could mean a late 2022 or early 2023. The production company also just sawArmy of Thieveslaunch on the streaming servicelast weekend and is also working on the anime spinoffArmy of the Dead: Lost Vegasand a Norse mythology seriesTwilight of the Godsfor the platform.
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