Sofia Boutella to Lead Zack Snyder's Movie "Rebel Moon"

Algerian actress Sofia Boutella has boarded the cast of Zack Snyder's new epic sci-fi fantasy movie, “Rebel Moon”.

Boutella will play the leading role in the upcoming movie, which is centered around a young woman 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 is co-writing 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.

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“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 company alongside Wesley Coller.

Newman will also produce under his new company Grand Electric, while Sarah Bowen will serve as an executive producer.

“Rebel Moon” is slated to start production in early 2022.