Rebel Moon—Part 2: The Scargiver: Everything We Know

Fun fact: Rebel Moon, Netflix's new sci-fi adventure from the mind of Zack Snyder, was almost a Star Wars film. The Justice League director pitched it to Lucasfilm over a decade ago, but the studio turned it down. Eventually, Snyder rewrote the film as an original franchise. That's why—under all of Rebel Moon's sci-fi jargon and rapid planet-hopping—it feels like a reimagined film from the galaxy far, far away. But Snyder couldn't contain all of the action in just one film, which is why Rebel Moon—Part Two: The Scargiver is set to quickly follow in March 2024.

So far, story is very reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece, Seven Samurai. Kora (Sofia Boutella), our hero with a mysterious past, has settled in a rural farming village that is threatened by the evil Imperium. To protect her new home, she sets out on a galactic adventure to recruit warriors who will help them train and fight for their freedom. If this plot sounds like Star Wars meets Seven Samurai, know that Snyder wears the influences right on his sleeve. "This is me growing up as an Akira Kurosawa fan, a Star Wars fan," he told The Hollywood Reporter back in July 2021. “It’s my love of sci-fi and a giant adventure. My hope is that this also becomes a massive IP and a universe that can be built out."

It's here on out that we dive into spoiler territory, so I'd steer clear of the following info on Rebel Moon—Part Two: The Scargiver until you've at least seen Part One.

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After the tyrannical Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein) threatens to conquer and exploit Kora's simple farming town, the former Imperium commander reveals her true identity to her friends and declares that she will find allies to help them fight back. On her travels with a fellow farmer named Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), she recruits a Dungeons & Dragons-esque party of Kai (Charlie Hunnam), a mercenary and starship pilot; Tarak (Slaz Nair), a ripped blacksmith and animal whisperer; Nemesis (Doona Bae), a cyborg and dual-wielding sword master; Titus (Djimon Hounsou), a former Imperium general; and Darrian Bloodaxe (Ray Fischer), a leader of a prominent insurgent group.

In a third-act twist, Kai betrays the group and sells out their location to Atticus. A climactic fight ensues, with Kara and her friends temporarily defeating Attitcus and his guard. However, Darrian Bloodaxe is killed in the process. But as our heroes return home victorious, all is not as it seems. Atticus is reborn Darth Vader-style by the Imperium. They may have won the battle, but there's still the war. All the while, a former Imperium robot named Jimmy (Anthony Hopkins) has been contemplating his existence back at the farming village. Could he fill in as our new seventh team member in Part Two?

"The truth is that movie one is a set-up for movie two," Snyder teased in an interview with Comicbook.com. "The end is a crazy cliffhanger that launches you into The Scargiver." That cliffhanger, of course, is Atticus's resurrection. "In Part One we spend a lot of time in the village, having this real relationship to the place and people," Snyder continued. "So that when we actually have to fight and die for them, we care about them."

Following Part One, Rebel Moon–Part Two: The Scargiver is scheduled to hit Netflix on April 19, 2024. Snyder also plans to release two Director's cuts of Part One and Part Two, which the states will add an hour of additional footage to each. "There are big chunks of the movie that are different," he said. "A lot more stuff is fleshed out."

Josh Rosenberg is an Assistant Editor at Esquire, keeping a steady diet of one movie a day. His past work can be found at Spin, CBR, and on his personal blog at Roseandblog.com.