I thought there was a thread started already and there probabaly is somewhere however we all know the search is terrible here.
Netflix starting to release more promo stuff now ahead of the Christmas release.
I have to say I am looking forward to seeing what he does here.
Behind the scenes promo
Poster
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Wooh, more slow motion seed scattering
Now with added wheat growing in real time and then slowed down
Sweet merciful lord…
Didn't he have absolute creative freedom first time around? WTF does he have up his sleeve for a Director's Cut (excluding the obvious gems listed above).
Heard he had to keep the age rating down, as Netflix wanted a Star Wars rival that could catch the imagination of kids too.
Rumours are he wanted it much more gritty, and that his cut will have more blood, injuries, cursing etc
Edit:
Here you go, Snyder Cut has R rating given for "brutal bloody violence and gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, and language"
https://www.gamesradar.com/rebel-moon-directors-cut-update-new-title-rating/
And the weird thing with even having any kind of PG version is that even if they stripped out all the blood and violence, the (first) film's Inciting Incident was an attempted rape of a teenage(?) girl. It wasn't even subtle in the PG version so why they even bothered in the first place is beyond me. Rape is OK, but nonono, can't have blood in our film.
Unless, Netflix rather cynically saw the hubbub caused over the "Synder Cut" of Justice League and thought they could manufacture that hysteria once more?
Maybe the new cut won't be 'attempted' rape - that would raise the stakes, and give more reason to Kora's decision to intervene.
It does seem to be Snyder's go-to idea…
God I really can't think of a more manufactured and self-indulgent plan than releasing director's cuts of movies you had full creative control of, total marketing gimmick that he just can't seem to get away from.
I'm not sure there's that much distinction between attempted rape and actual rape that'd somehow "raise the stakes" beyond what was already a pretty asinine, gross & tedious cliché in the first place.
Snyder has had full creative control on several films now and, surprise surprise, has yet to turn in a widely-appreciated masterpiece. Indeed, the ones that go 'full Snyder' are arguably the worst in his ouvere - and I don't particularly like any of his films.
The truth is not that he's some visionary hamstrung by the demands of commercial filmmaking. Yes, Justice League was a mess of a production, but he's also been given a lot more opportunities to do his own thing on massive budgets than most filmmakers get - and he's consistently made adolescent drivel with those opportunities.
@johnny_ultimate if I had my way, Snyder wouldn't be allowed to make another film until he'd attended a remedial film-making class taught by someone like Steven Soderbergh - ideally with the teacher allowed to beat him around the head with a copy of Bobbie Steen's Cut To The Chase until he pays attention.
This "director's cut" is the most cynical bit of marketing my opinion of Netflix dropped from what was an already low point.
Why is Synder so revered though? Like, genuinely it kinda baffles me: he's not the only director of his ilk but for some reason there's a noisy cohort of … I dunno, film-bros who think he's god's gift. The only director to match the zealotry would be Christopher Nolan but there you can see why Nolan attracts the groupies.
I wonder if we made a pitch to the netflix folk with a solid way to monetise such a spectacle would they make it happen!
Directors cut drops August 2nd for those of you brave enough to sit through it
Red Band trailer
Who exactly has fallen for this? I remain perplexed over who actually likes Synder's and why - cos I've yet to meet anyone - but to that I've added my bafflement this tactic is being persisted. Maybe it's a contractual obligation.
The trailer couldn't have been more pathetically adolescent if it tried. I can only laugh.
Ah geez, he's even giving his director cuts' new titles, as if the original titles weren't ChatGPT'd enough.
"A Child of Fire" becomes "Chalice Of Blood"
"The Scargiver" becomes "Curse of Forgiveness"
The only cut I want is the one where he has to explain and justify every single aspect of that assassination scene in Part 2.
For any masochists out there, the "Director's Cuts" are out today.
Probably won't come as a surprise but there are rumours the Army of the Dead "franchise" has been quietly put out of its misery by Netflix; I wonder if Rebel Moon will soon follow - though not sure if there have been any spin-off plans?
So… did anyone watch it (for science)?
I watched them the other day. It feels like the latter two are actually the things he originally made, and the first two were watered down to make them PG-13. So, kinda like a Directors cut in reverse. But sure, he made a Star Wars with sex scenes and people getting their heads exploded, so all good.
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