Ed Skrein Replaces Rupert Friend in Zack Snyder Movie ‘Rebel Moon’

Filming is underway on Zack Snyder‘s new Netflix movie Rebel Moon, and we’ve learned from Deadline today that Rupert Friend is now being replaced by Ed Skrein.

Friend had to exit the project due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline reports.

In addition to directing, Snyder is also co-writing the script with Shay Hatten (Army of the Dead) and Kurt Johnstad (300). The film has been referred to as “an epic sci-fi fantasy.”

Here’s the plot synopsis for Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon

“A peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius. Desperate people dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand.”

Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray FisherSofia Boutella, Stuart Martin, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, and Sky Yang star.

Michiel Huisman (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Cary Elwes (Saw), Corey Stoll (“The Strain”), and Alfonso Herrera (“The Exorcist”) most recently joined the ensemble cast.

“This is me growing up as an Akira Kurosawa fan, a Star Wars fan,” Zack Snyder recently told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s my love of sci-fi and a giant adventure. My hope is that this also becomes a massive IP and a universe that can be built out.”

In fact, THR recently noted, the story was originally a Star Wars pitch!

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