Zack Snyder Interview | 'Rebel Moon' Director's Cuts, The Russo Brothers' Return & More

[@Whaddayamean13]

I saw Watchmen at the Egyptian last night. Was reminded why it's maybe my favorite film of his. It's a winner just by how good it LOOKS alone. It's so good visually.

[@Yousuckdeeznuts]

We got the best version Rorschach in that film

[@KeiNakagawa7]

Oh look, a new ReelBlend podcast episode showed up in my subscription… HOLY FISH PASTE, IT’S ZACK SNYDER! 😂 It’s always great to see Zack talk movies and stuff. :) EDIT: I’m quoting from SpongeBob, I promise! 😂

[@seanoconnell2073]

Fish Paste?

[@KeiNakagawa7]

@@seanoconnell2073It’s a SpongeBob SquarePants quote. LOL

[@OBDPVCR]

Directors Cuts of Rebel Moon are VERY high level for the genre.

[@theorbitalone7283]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Largentina.]

This has to be sarcasm.

[@AS-rk7oq]

2:44 start

[@karlosn5579]

Really wish the full cuts of RM had come out either first or simultaneously with the PG-13 cuts

[@frankinthesnyderverse1488]

The release strategy is designed by Netflix to milk subscriptions with 4-month intervals over almost an entire year’s time. 😉 Gotta pay the bills differently than a theatrical studio.

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Part 2 uncut battle is mind blowing crazy. The problem is releasing weaker versions first just upsets people. Most won't even watch the uncut versions because they disliked the pg13 version and then they hate on Snyder

[@rezarostamian3197]

HELL YEAH, new Zack Snyder interview!!!! i hope you do another one after the release day for some spoiler talk

[@peter4377]

i don't care what people say or think! Zack Snyder is one of the best directors!!!

[@michaelkaggwa4915]

@peter4377 how? when all the movies have failed

[@kelwinkwel]

@@peter4377 exactly!! Agreed 😇

[@Largentina.]

You clearly do care about what others say or think or you wouldn't feel the need to yell about it.

[@neo_bellic]

that just means you have terrible taste

[@peter4377]

@@neo_bellic you to!

[@space2277]

The directors cut of Rebel Moon are amazing. Over time people will revisit them and say, “wow this is some deep sci fi drama.”

[@andreimcallister1365]

Sure bot

[@Nicko-jv3jv]

I hope so mate they are fantastic

[@tobycortes]

@@space2277 its is not deep scifi hahahahah its pretty shallow as a story arc, its literally a short story expanded into a 4hrs shit show

[@space2277]

@@andreimcallister1365your mom lol

[@space2277]

@@tobycorteseat shit 😂😂😂

[@kelwinkwel]

This interview is right on time. Thankx gents and Wow, really enjoyed the director’s cut.

[@kelwinkwel]

Wow and epic just watched it. I really really had a blast with the directors cut. Obviously there was more intense action and gore. But this version really fleshed all the characters and their arcs. There was way more story! And scenes I thought were cut short or kinda weak from the original version, were greatly improved or extended. Great job guys!! Great interview.

[@andreimcallister1365]

@@kelwinkwelwow. This is the biggest bot ever

[@rickgarcia6105]

Looking forward to the extended Rebel Moon movies !

[@andreimcallister1365]

They are not good

[@frankinthesnyderverse1488]

I have a feeling that the “small movie” Zack’s developing now is his original Western Arthurian story, Avalon. That’ll be a treat to see!

[@danielgarri30]

Rebel Moon are vastly improved by the Directors curs, specially the first one, so much more character development cut out from the PG13

[@DjTomcat14]

Heck yeah!! Always instant click when I see a Zack Snyder interview! By you dudes nonetheless! I just finished the director cuts last night and Holy smoked!! It was epic! I loved all the beautiful striking visuals. Incredible and awe inspiring. Love the aliens and space scenes and how they hold the shot on them so you can take it in. That lady that cries tears of creation with galaxies was insane. I wanna see more of that! And the new little film on the way!

[@showkneejudgement251]

No one else saying it so I’m gonna say it. Rebel Moon Directors Cut is awesome. They’re hated now. But I believe it will age well with time to the likes of the Star Wars Prequel trilogy

[@SN20999]

Count me in Zack!!

[@chronocross85]

I haven't seen Rebel Moon movie because I knew Zack had a director's cut version which I'm hyped about... and I heard that Rebel Moon PG-13 version wasn't great. His movies doesn't do well when they chop it up to pieces.

[@Fardawg]

He went in knowing from the beginning that he was making a pg-13 version. Are you telling me he couldn't figure out how to make that work? This isn't the same as a studio forcing him to butcher what he already shot in the editing or taking it away from him and giving it to another director. Both versions of RM should be good if he has the talent. There are parts of RM that can't be fixed by a director's cut because they were bad in the writing and execution. I want to see good work from him, and I even hope the director's cuts are good, but RM had a lot more wrong with it than a DC can fix unless the writing, acting, and logic of many scenes were completely changed from top to bottom.

[@a.r.t93]

@@Fardawg Snyder movies aren't about writing, acting or logic.. How did you FEEL when the motion was slow?

[@theorbitalone7283]

@@Fardawgfr it makes no sense, dude was given full creative control over this and still somehow makes a directors cut 🤣 i’ve never seen anything like it

[@theorbitalone7283]

@@a.r.t93felt like i wont get those hours back

[@andreimcallister1365]

It’s literally the same thing

[@laerciomabota2117]

Rebel Moon Dc is on another level. I love every bit of it. I can wait to see more of the Saga. And yeas, I would love to have a Steelbook of the Rebel Moon for sure

[@sirtmannondaloose]

The boys are back !! Can’t wait for your guys spoiler review on Deadpool and wolverine

[@seanoconnell2073]

Friday!!

[@Yetanother253]

I like his director’s cuts, which in this case are Watchmen Director’s Cut, Batman vs Superman: Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder’s Justice League & Rebel Moon Director’s Cuts. Let’s see if the SnyderPunch happens down the road.

[@karlmeisterfilms9112]

I'm starting to forgive Zack Snyder we've had tough times ourselves too! So I'd give this a deeper dive

[@AeroDude73]

Will there be actual physical Releases of both on 4K Blu-ray?

[@whoisyouranime]

I'm glad that Zack's Rebel Moon story wasn't taken in by Star Wars. I think Kathleen Kennedy would have made it worst, restricted his fiction and she would not give Zack a director's cut if his Star Wars film failed.

[@thewatcher9500]

Im more interested in the director cut of rebel moon the trailer alone looks a million times better .

[@majicweather4890]

Never saw pg13 version , watched part one of directors cuts last night was real good.Its a love letter to star wars in my opinion. Very good film

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Man of Steel is his true vision of the film.

[@orhanamin1347]

That’s My Goat!!! #RebelMoon #RestoreTheSnyderverse

[@NisarKhan-bc1zp]

Zack Snyder 😍

[@jayhartRIC]

Think Snyder should do a courtroom drama

[@Ronin_-lw3me]

Starring Ray Fisher, Walter Hamada and Joss Whedon 😂😂🤣🤣

[@morcela-gamer6981]

Just finished all 2 part movies take me almost day its almost 20h of thé night thé part One director was Amazing

[@AdAstra78]

So, surely, your IQ must have slipped down into single figures after that.

[@aayushtamu]

Amazing interview boys🤌.

[@rebelmoon9059]

ZACK SNYDER IS THE GOAT 🐐❤️❤️❤️

[@misner1989]

Jake Hamilton and Snyder I'm here ❤

[@BraedynSmith-f9x]

I can’t help but wonder if Zack is doing a smaller film instead of Planet of the Dead or Rebel Moon 3 because Netflix isn’t committed to those yet.

[@apokolipsmeow5481]

Is there another trailer coming before Friday? Was there a lot of reshoots due to the nature of running a PG-13/R shoot simultaneously? Are characters in Rebel Moon named after your own personal film mythology e.g. "Krypteans" or are any of your other films sprinkled into this universe? Is there a desire from Netflix to push forward with RM or are they waiting to see how the DCs do? Do YOU want to continue RM while the iron is hot, if you have another project, when do you want to go back to RM universe? These are some good questions to ask rather than the Nolan Watchmen question he's been asked a half dozen times since ZSJL dropped. Hire me dammit! 😅

[@Fardawg]

There is a very, very big difference between paying to watch an individual movie in the theater and watching a movie at home that you get essentially "for free" if you already have a month subscription that can be far less than a single ticket for a one-time viewing, and which gives you a ton of other shows and movies for that price per month. There is also the dodgy definition of what constitutes a "view" for streaming services. Reportedly, a "view" on Netflix can be as little as watching for two minutes, meaning you could watch for a few minutes and then turn it off and never come back to it and they still count it! I know people who watched less than half the first movie before deciding it was garbage and they never went back or saw part 2. It is silly to try and say Rebel Moon would have drawn that kind of audience in theaters.

[@zacgilbert300]

Honestly not the biggest Zack Snyder fan but I will watch the directors cut at some point. Love the show guys would love some interviews with some sound techs, and editors sometime also.

[@michaelmayo]

Sorry Snyder haters, but the director's cut of "Rebel Moon" is one of the best things he's ever done, and I'll add a little further praise. I think Akira Kurosawa would have loved this version of his story. I think Zack has regraded the colors and the movie looks gorgeous. I liked the first version but thought it was awfully choppy. This cut shows that they cut out nearly all the quieter character moments that let the story breath. Now things make sense and flow better. The added runtime really helps all the characters, especially Djmon Hansou, Anthony Hopkin's philosophical robot (he's got some of the most beautiful moments in the movie), and someone who never gives a bad performance, Bae Doona. (The only drag to her being in this movie is she was shooting it during the press tour for "Broker," in which she plays a police officer after IU, so didn't get to see her talk about that.) Even the bad guy, Nobel, sort of grew on me. He's such a completely self-assured bastard that he always take time out to play with his victims and see if he can cause just a little bit more pain before he kills them. Nothing ever makes him doubt for a moment he won't win (sort of like a younger Peter Cushing in "Star Wars,") and if he has to fight, he's completely teeth-baring feral about it. It's sure not a phoned-in performance. It also makes clear that Snyder wasn't kidding about this being a huge setting for stories, and he threw a really spectacular addition into the story (either inspired by "Farscape" or "Princess Mononoke" I think) that hint he's got some very interesting ideas to explore. I hope Netflix extends the series. I think they'd be nuts not to.

[@NeilGalvin-s6o]

I wish they would ask him about that polar bear skin …. Looks awesome!

[@DailyDamage]

I saw RM1 and noticed how chopped up it was. Thus I didn’t watch part 2… assuming we will now get what we were actually expecting

[@apokolipsmeow5481]

Criterion did the Irishman so they can do the Rebel Moon DCs

[@JDaddy_SZN]

You son of a gun, I’m in. So pumped for Zack’s true vision of Rebel Moon

[@liampatrick3110]

We already saw it! lmao

[@JDaddy_SZN]

@@liampatrick3110 just like we already saw Justice league back in 2017?

[@Fardawg]

​@@JDaddy_SZN You are seriously comparing WB giving his film to another director to Zack knowing while negotiating the contract that he was making a pg-13 version? He had time, and should have the talent, to still make a good pg-13 film without it being a mess and needing a director's cut to be coherent and logical. And it's not the same as having a company force you to butcher a film you already shot.

[@andreimcallister1365]

It’s the same thing bro

[@JDaddy_SZN]

@@andreimcallister1365 it’s not

[@romalemorgan646]

I love them both and i love Zack Snyder

[@karenclaudino]

Oh boy, I adore Zack, but Rebel Moon was hard to watch. Will I watch his director’s cut? Yes. Why? Because!

[@blackrock316]

let just hope it's good

[@Whaddayamean13]

Sadly, what you've seen is Netflix's Rebel Moon. Not Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. I have problems fundamentally with it too but I also understand what we've seen is not the real version.

[@roundboxfitness3588]

I concur . I’m a huge Snyder fan but couldn’t get over how generic and mediocre they were . Justice league Snyder cut blew me away so here’s hoping…

[@jurgenmathiae6682]

RM directors cut is not JL directors cut, not even close

[@andreimcallister1365]

@@blackrock316it’s not

[@ryanpotter9152]

Jake could do top level cologne adverts

[@ps5andstuffhere]

If gonna do more Rebel Moon release the proper versions first. Forget the pg13 versions etc

[@AlexanderLunariusG7]

The films were awesome, it’s totally new and original; a contrived idea from scratch is something I like to look for in film by a director. I like his trick of negotiating with movie studios in Hollywood, at least he gets what he wants.

[@AdAstra78]

My condolences to your brain.

[@AlexanderLunariusG7]

@@AdAstra78 idk I’m pretty smart. I own a lot. More than you can say. At least I’m not a hater like you. Sad!

[@AdAstra78]

@AlexanderLunariusG7 "I own a lot. More than you can say". No, those are exactly the kind of nonsensical sentences I'd expect from a Snyder fan.

[@As_ad_A]

Hey Reelblend. I wish you had pressed Zack a little more on his response to the question about "when did you know when the directors cut was done? (editing)". It seems like Zack is saying that he was not happy with the final cut of the director cut (😂) as he just had to submit it for the deadline or something. Would be great to know because, lets be honest, he has been hyping up this cut for while now so, i wanna know if im in for a hack job or for the "true vision". Thanks.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

The pg 13 cut is not the original cut. Its the pg 13 cut.

[@YvenerFrancois-mi1no]

The goat is speaking

[@AdAstra78]

I'd argue that sheep are smarter.

[@illuvattar]

Sorry but the comparison between boxoffice and Netflix views just doesn't work at all. No way every one of those 60 million views would have gone out of the house to the theater and pay to see this movie. The 60 million views is because people just lay on the couch scrolling and have to put no extra effort or money into seeing it.

[@NobleTribe]

You seem to be missing the point... nobody is saying that would happen exactly...but if it did..the theatrical value will be crazy...but for Netflix...it and society people don't really see it as something of worthy note. If it were that easy to get that level of views.... apple, HBO, Disney and prime would not be lamenting about losses. In all the point is with Netflix it's great achieve but it doesn't hold much in pop culture because since it not box office thing. Stop complicating what's made simple through discussion. Also Netflix does count by min tuned in..the amount by mins watched divided mins of movie made..it that simple. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@giggybitl4870]

@@illuvattar Did he not say that? Lol

[@illuvattar]

@@NobleTribe you seem to be missing my point. They are explicitly comparing Netflix views to boxoffice, which is just nonsense.

[@NobleTribe]

​​​@@illuvattar you seems be obtuse or willingly trying to be stupid....he said "if that happens " at 13:50 the box office will be off charts...you really forgot that part secondly....he literally said box office and streaming are different, irrespective of the numbers from streaming because box office holds More weight. 13:00 So What's your critic here?

[@rony3844]

How can people be this slow.

[@---WilloW---]

What about the grain, the true hero of the stories?

[@BobbyM817]

I enjoy Zack Snyder films but Rebel Moon was just another level of bad. The trailer for the director’s cut doesn’t give me much hope either. Looks like the same films but with blood and nudity. Hope I’m wrong though. I’m still glad George Lucas said no to this.

[@ethanholgate2512]

Once I saw an interview with Zach talking about how the director's cuts are his actual true versions he set out to make I didn't watch the PG13 versions so glad I didn't cause I'm buzzing for them tomorrow

[@humaninstrumentality5727]

Disney paid you to say this

[@andreimcallister1365]

Disney said no. Not George Lucas

[@andreimcallister1365]

@@ethanholgate2512bro it’s literally the same movie, he just added blood to the fights

[@Nicko-jv3jv]

​@andreimcallister1365 it isn't the same, though there are a lot of things that are in the directors cuts that are not in original films but your not the only one who has said that

[@lilbigman777]

2:43

[@greenious508]

Honestly... It should have been a series. Just do a 6 part series

[@Mordeairayne]

BLINK 182 MENTIONED

[@MikeTorio-dv3fu]

Cross between the produces over in the mix space Sherriff cops

[@rebelmoon9059]

Zacks live by the qoute have your enemy's(Sean) near you 😎

[@tobycortes]

tbh the movie is BAD, i dont know why they dont acknowledge this, they dragged this short story sooooo far its boring

[@tobycortes]

its a short story dragged for 4hrs

[@DadandThad]

Stop with rebel moon it wss terrible.

[@watcherofthewest8597]

Rebel Moon...pure narcissism embodied in not 1, but 2 cuts of a meaningless, cliche filled disaster. The story is as bad as the out of focus slow mo.

[@johnnlouis2386]

at this point this is only a gimmick, there's no reason to have director cut of a streaming movie.

[@AdAstra78]

It's really great to see garbage being celebrated. Well done.

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Uncut versions are intense and totally different tone with the extreme violence and explicit scenes

[@AdAstra78]

@ps5andstuffhere Yeah, and apparently they're even worse.

[@Martyisruling]

Rebel moon is terrible. Zack Snyder has been sniffing his own farts for too long. What a joke

[@lukegraham317]

These comments are so washed fanboy it's hilarious.

[@daveclark8337]

Why don't you just "cut" your movies right the first time?

[@sibusisogumede94]

You definitely didn't watch the interview.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Cinemablend asking dumb questions, proving that they are the worst interviewers.

[@user-vh9cc]

Zack snydet is a poopoo director, don't make movies ever again!!!

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Star Wars isn't a sandbox.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Watchmen came at the right time. And the marvel 'wave' is trash.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

The comment section here is mostly trash, mostly a bunch of miserable haters.

[@tahnadana5435]

more like reelbland

[@richardabia9735]

Not funny.

[@tahnadana5435]

@@richardabia9735 not even joking, these guys suck ass!

[@adamJKpunk]

I am sorry but something has to be done about Zack. He needs help or an intervention or something. The more money and freedom he receives from these streamers the worse these movies are. Army of the Dead was bearable but both of these Rebel Moon movies were unwatchable I’m sorry to say. It’s just a bummer because this dude used to make some damn entertaining movies, but in recent years something has changed.

[@giggybitl4870]

Something be done about him? Excuse me?

[@NobleTribe]

Get hell out here... something needs to be done about what?...may be you need to reflect on yourself...have you considered that the movie may not be for you? Go watch something else a director doesn't owe you what you feel you want... either like what they made or move on.

[@KeiNakagawa7]

@adamJKpunk I’m going to respectfully tell you something that you need to hear. Grow up.

[@6ixallah]

lol here we go with the weirdo in the comment section lmao

[@Whaddayamean13]

Unfortunately you’re not evaluating Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, you’re talking about Netflix’s Rebel Moon. It’s just like judging Josstice League and then Zack’s Justice League. One is a neutered dinosaur skeleton made for the studio and the other is the convicted vision. I’m not saying it should’ve been done that way, but that’s the way it is

[@onemancinema4642]

Sorry to ruin everybody's day dream but this extended cut is worse than the original. Basically the added scene of the Empire subjugating some world in the intro is immediately followed by the Empire subjugating the farmers planet. Extended sex scenes and brutal bloody head bashing do not improve on the tremendously terrible story and dialogue. This is NOT a voice for "focus groups"... this is a voice for common sense and quality.

[@ps5andstuffhere]

No

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Cinemablend sucks! Only reason that I am here is to listen to Zack Snyder.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Cinemablend pretending that they like Sucker Punch is pathetic.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

I can see why Ray Fisher does not like the Cinema blend guys. You people are obnoxious.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Star Wars ended with episode three.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Cinemablend knows nothing about making movies.

[@WL1264]

So Snyder thinks that rebel moon made more money than Barbie

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

The Marvel sandbox is trash.

[@nanaantwi-boasiako9987]

Cinemablend does not know a thing about Heavy Metal.

[@anirudhmenon4234]

Man of Steel sucked ass.

[@MisterHQc]

Dude let it go that movie was 11 years ago

[@liampatrick3110]

I beg to differ!

[@joseloayza502]

[@whyequalswhat]

Its kinda sad that Zack Snyder thinks anyone genuinely cares for this horrible film he made

[@PartyTimeSpidey]

I care 🤓 ☝🏾

[@KeiNakagawa7]

@@whyequalswhat Even sadder is that people like you allow him to live in your head rent-free and can’t seem to talk about anything else. Watch something else, Zack isn’t forcing you to watch his stuff, and grow up.

[@richardabia9735]

​@@KeiNakagawa7Absolutely right !

[@takhazel]

i liked it, very nice movie