‘Rebel Moon’ star hits back at critics who “demolished” the “insanely derivative” sci-fi film

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The official trailer for Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver is here!

Zack Snyder’s fantasy sci-fi epic “Rebel Moon,” once a “Star Wars” pitch reconfigured to be an original project, wasn’t exactly well-received upon its release last December (read our review). Trounced by critics, the film has a dismal 21% Rotten Tomatoes score, and even the generally more lenient audience score is negative.

There’s some exciting news regarding Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver!

Indies in moderate-wide release claimed the nos. 6, 8 and 9 spots at the domestic box office led by Love Lies Bleeding. Kristin Steward toplines the Berlin-premiering film by Rose Glass that expanded nationwide, grossing $2.5 million for the weekend on 1,362 screens (up from five theaters opening week). The steamy crime thriller from A24 also stars Katy O’Brian with an ensemble featuring Ed Harris, Anna Baryshnikov Dave Franco and Jenna Malone. It’s 88% Certified Fresh with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes (92% critics score).

A trio of moderate releases – One Life, The American Society Of Magical Negroes and Knox Goes Away join Janus Films’ celebration of master musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, and César award winning The Animal Kingdom as the next wave of 2024 indie films rolls out post-Oscars.

Zack Snyder has hit back at the negative reviews for his Netflix sci-fi epic Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, saying he’s perplexed by the hostile reaction to the film.In a new interview with Empire ahead of the release of Part Two, the writer-director expressed his surprise at the critical response. The film, which has been branded “disaster”, currently holds a score of 21 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.“I don’t really have a rebuttal to the reviews,” Snyder said. “For whatever reason, the reaction to my movies is very polarising, and it always has been.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Rebel Moon” star Sofia Boutella made headlines earlier this month when she told Vulture that critics bashing on Zack Snyder‘s space epic impacted her emotionally. The same wasn’t exactly true for Snyder. The writer-director recently spoke to Empire magazine ahead of the second “Rebel Moon” film coming to streaming and said he doesn’t have much of a reaction to the negative reviews for “Part One.” He seems a bit perplexed over how anything in the first “Rebel Moon” could warrant such hostile reviews.

Filmmaker Zack Snyder has been stretching his franchise wings at Netflix in recent years with the “Army of The Dead” series and his current “Rebel Moon” space opera. However, the former zombie actioner seemingly got a warmer reception than the more recent two-part sci-fi fantasy pic loosely inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s “The Seven Samurai,” repurposed from a “Star Wars” pitch.

Chinese comedy drama YOLO from Sony Pictures International had a yodeling good domestic debut, grossing $840k on 200 screens, making no. 9 on the weekend top 10. Directed and produced by and starring China’s top grossing female helmer, Jia Ling, it’s earned close to $482 million in China since opening Feb. 10 — and was the highest-grossing film over the Lunar New Year holiday.

Numbers don’t lie, goes the saying. Or do they?

Fleabag star Andrew Scott has been left heartbroken as his beloved mum Nora passed away after a 'sudden illness' just before Mother's Day.The actor and his family shared the sad news that Nora passed away on Thursday, March 7, at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. An obituary read: "It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the passing of Nora Scott (nee Boyle), beloved wife of Jim, mother of Sarah, Andrew and Hannah." "Scott, Sandymount, Dublin, formerly Omagh Co.Tyrone, March 7th 2024 peacefully surrounded by her loving family and best friend Anne, in St Vincent's Hospital following a sudden illness.

The Gentlemen, a brand new Netflix series from Guy Ritchie inspired by his 2019 movie of the same name, has arrived on the streaming platform, but what songs are on the show’s soundtrack?All eight episodes of the series were released yesterday (March 7) to the streaming giant’s platform. The spin-off series stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father.

Kristen Stewart has her thoughts on sex scenes in movies, revealing that her recent movie handled them differently.Ahead of the release of her upcoming movie from production studio A24, Love Lies Bleeding, Stewart revealed to NBC that the film’s sex scenes were going to “shock people”.The Twilight star said: “The run-of-the-mill, like, just-go-for-it simulated sex thing is so rote.”She continued: “And it’s like actors do have this default thing where, like, ‘Ok, we’re supposed to make out and have sex now.’ That’s just not how people have sex, and I’m so sick of seeing it.”She described the sex scenes in Love Lies Bleeding, which stars Ed Harris and Jena Malone, as more about “really nailing the details and talking about the physical experience more so than even seeing it, like verbalising it, talking to each other, sharing space, having it not be cut up into a ton of different shots, it felt like … a really beautiful thing to deliver an experience that was, like, literal instead of faux.”Love Lies Bleeding, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, opens in select theatres from March 8. It was directed by Rose Glass and is set in the ’80s, exploring a relationship between a gym manager and an ambitious bodybuilder.Stewart’s co-star Katy O’Brian added on the movie’s sex scenes: “If anyone takes anything from this movie, it’s to ask your partner what they like.

Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver” does not come out until April 19, but early press for the film has already apparently begun. Snyder recently went on the Joe Rogan podcast to promote the film and its predecessor “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” and in a new interview, its star Sofia Boutella is opening up about how wounded and hurt she was about the critical lambasting that the first film received (read our review).

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zack Snyder appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and championed his recent pivot to Netflix. The 58-year-old filmmaker spent the bulk of his career making movies at Warner Bros., but he made the jump to streaming starting with the 2021 release of his zombie action movie “Army of the Dead.” Snyder’s latest Netflix original was “Rebel Moon,” which debuted in December and kicked off a new space saga for the streaming giant. A second “Rebel Moon” film arrives this spring.

Filmmaker Zack Snyder hasn’t totally given up on his dream project to adapt Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead” book. Trying to make it as a movie for years, Snyder recently appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast to loosely promote “Rebel Moon,” but also just talk about everything as one always does on that discursive podcast (the conversation is two hours long).

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen has received a TV sequel series on Netflix.The spin-off series stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father. He soon discovers the land, however, is part of Mickey Pearson’s cannabis empire.Pearson was played by Matthew McConaughey in Guy Ritchie’s original 2020 film, alongside Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong and Michelle Dockery.This sequel series, meanwhile, stars predominantly British acting heavyweights including Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Peter Serafinowicz, Ray Winstone and Vinnie Jones.Netflix has not announced whether The Gentlemen will return for a second season.

Kristen Stewart is hitting the red carpet for the premiere of her new movie!

Rebel Moon star Sofia Boutella is defending the movie!