Anthony Hopkins Joins Zack Snyder’s Movie "Rebel Moon"

Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins has boarded acclaimed American filmmaker Zack Snyder‘s new epic sci-fi fantasy movie, “Rebel Moon” for Netflix.

The movie will also star Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Stuart Martin, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Michiel Huisman, Alfonso Herrera, Ed Skrein, Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee, Rhian Rees, Jena Malone, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, Sky Yang, and Staz Nair.

“Rebel Moon” is centered around a young woman (Boutella) with a mysterious past who gets dispatched by a peaceful colony to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand against the terrorizing armies of a tyrant called Belisarius.

Snyder co-wrote the script along with Kurt Johnstad, and Shay Hatten, though the latter will not receive a story credit as he was recruited for the project long after its inception.

The filmmaker will also produce and direct the project which was inspired by his love of “Star Wars” and the films of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

“Rebel Moon” was initially set to be a Star Wars project, however, nothing came of it. Snyder and producer Eric Newman later developed the project as a series, but they ultimately realized that the plot worked better as a feature.

Snyder and his wife, Deborah Snyder, will produce through their Stone Quarry Productions company alongside Wesley Coller. Newman will also produce under his new company Grand Electric, while Sarah Bowen and Bergen Swanson will serve as executive producers.

The project is the first movie to fall under Netflix’s first-look partnership with The Stone Quarry Productions.

“Rebel Moon” does not yet have a release date or window.

Hopkins will next be seen in James Gray’s movie "Armageddon Time", Rick Dugdale’s thriller "Zero Contact", Zeller’s next movie "The Son" and the film adaptation "Freud’s Last Session", which has him playing the founder of psychoanalysis.