The Rebel Moon franchise is the universe launched with Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire. Below is the media released within or pertaining to this universe.
Canon[]
| Media | Release date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire | December 22, 2023 | Film | The PG-13 cut of the first movie |
| Rebel Moon Part One - A Child of Fire: The Official Novelization | December 26, 2023 | Book | Novelization for A Child of Fire written by V. Castro |
| Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe | January 10, 2024 | Comic series | Prequel comic featuring the Bloodaxe family |
| Jalo! | April 2, 2024 | Music video | Music video for the single from Songs of the Rebellion |
| The Rebel Moon Experience | April 18, 2024 | VR experience | A game by Sandbox VR |
| Untitled podcast[1] | Before April 19, 2024 | Podcast | A narrative podcast about the history of the Motherworld |
| Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver | April 19, 2024 | Film | The PG-13 cut of the second movie |
| Rebel Moon Part Two - The Scargiver: The Official Novelization | June 4, 2024 | Book | Novelization for The Scargiver written by V. Castro |
| Untitled mobile game | 2024 | Video game | Mobile game developed by Super Evil Megacorp |
| Kali short film | TBA | Short film | Animated short film about the history of the Kali |
| Untitled animated comic book[2] | TBA | Animated comic book | Untitled animated comic book; possibly House of the Bloodaxe |
| Untitled animated series[2] | TBA | Series | Animated series taking place before A Child of Fire |
| Rebel Moon 3 (untitled) |
TBA | Film | Untitled film involving Vanna |
| Nemesis comic[3] | TBA | Comic | Untitled comic featuring Nemesis, possibly written by Gail Simone[4][5] |
| Everyday Heroes RPG: Rebel Moon | Canceled | Tabletop RPG | A canceled TTRPG produced by Evil Genius Games |
Behind the scenes and non-canon[]
| Media | Release date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Moon Fan Contest | September 2, 2022 | Contest | Character creation art contest |
| Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire – Music by Tom Holkenborg | December 15, 2023 | Soundtrack | Soundtrack for A Child of Fire |
| The Rebel Harvest: Save Veldt | January 14, 2024 | Game map | Custom Farming Simulator 22 experience |
| Liquid Death x Rebel Moon: Mandatory Beverage of the Motherworld Commercial | January 17, 2024 | Commercial | Commercial for Liquid Death directed by Eli Snyder |
| F FUEL is for Farmers | January 25, 2024 | Commercial | Commercial for G FUEL directed by Eli Snyder |
| Smith's Spud Surveillance | February 14, 2024 | Ad campaign | AR experience & commercial promoting Smith's chips |
| Invasión | March 15, 2024 | Commercial | Five-minute commercial for Sabritas chips |
| Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo: Cosmology & Technology | April 2, 2024 | Book | The first of a pair of art books written by Peter Aperlo |
| The Portraits of Rebel Moon | April 3, 2024 | Book | Portrait book featuring Rebel Moon set photos by Zack Snyder |
| Rebel Moon: Songs of the Rebellion | April 5, 2024 | EP | An extended play inspired by Rebel Moon |
| Rebel Moon: Part Two — The Scargiver – Music by Tom Holkenborg | April 12, 2024 | Soundtrack | Soundtrack for The Scargiver |
| Rebel Moon: Wurm: Ex Materia: Heroes & Monsters | July 16, 2024 | Book | The second of a pair of art books written by Peter Aperlo |
Potential projects[]
The following are projects that members of production have publicly considered developing in the future, but have not been confirmed for future release.
- Balisarius origin series: On July 3, 2023, Zack Snyder revealed through Empire that a series had been planned featuring the backstory of Fra Fee's Balisarius.[6]
- Unknown TV series: Mags Visaggio, author of Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe, confirmed that she had written a TV pilot alongside the comic when she first revealed that she was working on the comic. Though she didn't mention Rebel Moon by name at the time, she later confirmed that her work on the franchise began in March of 2023, just one month before mentioning the comic that would later be revealed to be House of the Bloodaxe, and the pilot.[7]
- Mags Visaggio: Magdalene "Mags" Visaggio is officially working on a second Rebel Moon project after writing House of the Bloodaxe.[8] This would logically refer to the previously-mentioned series, but this hasn't been confirmed.
- Mainline sequels: In an interview in SFX magazine's holiday 2023 issue, Zack Snyder indicated that a trilogy of sequel movies was planned for after The Scargiver. He added that an ending for the franchise was also planned, but would take place at some point after all currently-planned media.[9] Kurt Johnstad later stated that a six-movie arc was planned. Similar to the first movies, the remaining four would be two stories, each split into two movies. The end result would be a trilogy of movie pairs. He didn't know at the time if these movies would ever come to be, nor if the number of movies would change.[10]
- Console video game: At the Los Angeles premiere for A Child of Fire, Zack Snyder noted to Variety that he hoped to make a console game set in the Rebel Moon universe.[11]
Other notes[]
Below are some contextual notes about the projects listed above to clarify some potential points of confusion.
- RPG: Zack Snyder confirmed on The Nerd Queens podcast that he was developing a massive-scale role-playing game. RPGs come in multiple varieties, including video games, tabletop games, and even live-action role-playing. Both a game and a tabletop RPG were later revealed, but it was never confirmed if either of these were what Snyder was referring to on the podcast.
- Animated short: Also on The Nerd Queens podcast, Snyder revealed an animated short to be in production. Entertainment Weekly later provided details of an animated short about the Kali, which is likely the short in question.
- Series: Rebel Moon series have been mentioned in three different ways, resulting in one, two, or three potential series that have been planned. One is an origin story for Balisarius. Since Fra Fee, who portrays Balisarius, was aged-up for the modern-day scenes in Rebel Moon, it's likely that the series would take place when Balisarius was Fee's age and that it would be live-action, explaining why the younger actor was cast for an older character. This isn't necessarily true, however. The series could be the animated series later confirmed by Snyder in Total Film. Mags Visaggio also confirmed her involvement in the penning of a series pilot, which could have been the Balisarius backstory, the animated series, both, or something else entirely.
- Comic book/graphic novel: While Snyder initially confirmed the production of a graphic novel on The Nerd Queens, a comic miniseries was later announced. It was unknown if the different terminology was meant to represent the same comic or if these were two separate projects at the time, but Snyder later confirmed that they were one and the same. Later, Snyder confirmed through Total Film that an animated comic was also in production. Whether this is an animated version of the previously-announced comic or an enitrely new piece of media is still unknown.
References[]
- ↑ Christian Holub. "The maker of worlds: Rebel Moon's Zack Snyder unravels the secrets of his universe". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved on November 16, 2023. “An animated short film will explain the story of the shadowy figures known as Kali, who power the empire's most dangerous technology. A narrative podcast will delve into the history of the Motherworld, while novelizations and making-of books will flesh out explanations of the film.”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jordan Farley. "Zack Snyder's worldbuilding for Rebel Moon has gone to another level: a series, a podcast, and an 800-year timeline". Total Film. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved on November 3, 2023. “We're doing a narrative podcast and an animated comic book and an animated series. They all take place before the events of the movie. So, you can start to understand the vastness of the mythology that we've been working on.”
- ↑ Zack Snyder Reveals His Top 4 Directed Films and Eyes Anne Hathaway for 'Rebel Moon' Franchise
- ↑ Chris Arrant. "Zack Snyder wants a Rebel Moon spin-off for Doona Bae's Nemesis with Gail Simone". Popverse. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved on March 31, 2024. “At this past weekend's WonderCon 2024, Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone revealed that Snyder had reached out to her personally to write an as-yet-unnannounced project focused on Donna Bae's Nemesis character from the movies.”
- ↑ "Im not writing Nemesis! but I know who isssssss" - Mags Visaggio on Twitter
- ↑ Ben Travis. "Zack Snyder Has Endless Movie And TV Plans For Rebel Moon: 'We Can't Really Hit The Bottom' – Exclusive". Empire. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved on July 3, 2023. “. . .plans have been mooted for a TV series which would explore the history of Fra Fee’s Balisarius, the saga’s real Big Bad. And in a proposed third film, audiences will finally get to visit… well, the rebel moon.”
- ↑ Mags Visaggio. "Im working this week to wrap up a very involved, incredibly worldbuildy (I invented a language) sci-fi comic script". Twitter. Retrieved on October 20, 2023. “. . .with one of the biggest directors in the world AND writing a TV pilot”
- ↑ "I'm officially on another Rebel Moon thing ;)" - Mags Visaggio on Twitter
- ↑ Jack Shepherd. "Zack Snyder says Rebel Moon could have a 'trilogy of sequels' – but that's not as confusing as it sounds". Total Film. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved on November 29, 2023. “'So it's happening on a small scale right now... A trilogy of sequels is cool,' he says with a sly smile.”
- ↑ Adam Bentz. "Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Franchise Expanding To 6 Movies In New Trilogy Approach, Says Writer". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved on April 17, 2024. “'I will go on the record now. We've figured this out all the way to movie six.'”
- ↑ Variety talks with Zack and Deborah Snyder about other media in the Rebel Moon franchise