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Hollywood director Zack Snyder has recently been in conversation for the upcoming projectRebel Moon.The highly anticipated film is set to premiere this December on the streaming giant and is also deemed to be Netflix’sStar Wars. Snyder has also opened up about how he first pitched it to Lucasfilms as an R-ratedStar Warsproject. However, it did not make it to the popular sci-fi franchise.
During a recent interview with Screen Rant, theArmy of the Deaddirector explained how his upcoming film would stand out in comparison toStar Warsand even went on to take a dig at the popular sci-fi franchise.
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Zack Snyder’s Claims He DodgedStar Wars’One Mistake
Starring Hollywood stars likeMark Hamill,Harrison Ford, andCarrie Fisher, the 1977 filmStar Wars: A New Hopeintimated the popular film series. While it has become massively popular throughout the last decades, there has been one critical remark among fans about the movie series, following the desert planet of Tatooine.
AndZack Snyder, whose upcoming movie has been heavily inspired byStar Wars, also seemed to take a hit at the popular franchise in a recent interview. During his interview with Screen Rant, the filmmaker explained how he does not comprehendStar Wars’world-building.
“I always laugh that in Star Wars, it just so happens that the native costumes of this weird Tatooine, this weird planet in the middle of nowhere, happen to be the fashion of the entire universe.”
The director further explained that he has always been intrigued by different planets, different people, their sense of fashion, and other things in a story that make it relatable.“I like the idea of everything is terrestrially inspired because I feel like it makes it really relatable,”he further explained.
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Rebel MoonProducer is Glad It’s Not aStar WarsFilm
Zack Snyder’s wife, Deborah Snyder, who is acting as a producer of his upcoming filmRebel Moon, has stated that she is glad Lucasfilm rejected the offer to adapt it under theStar Warsuniverse. She claimed that she had always believed that the story had the potential to be successful on its own and wanted Snyder to develop it as a standalone movie.
“I never wanted it to be [a Star Wars movie] because your hands are tied to the IP,”she said before adding,“I was happy it fell apart.”The director also revealed that after Lucasfilm rejected his pitch for an R-rated movie, she told him that he would have been very “sad” if the story was developed as aStar Warsmovie.“Debbie said, ‘Thank God, you would’ve been so sad,'”Snyder recalled in an interview.
Rebel Moonwill premiere on June 05, 2025, on Netflix.
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Source:Screen Rant
Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
