Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ space opera is coming to Netflix. Here’s the 1st concept art and full cast.

The universe abhors a vacuum and so it is in Hollywood, where the current absence of mega-budget space operas like “The Expanse” and “Dune” has given rise to “Rebel Moon,” a fantastic new sci-fi project from director Zack Snyder (“Watchmen,” “Man of Steel,” “Justice League”), and we’ve got a first peek at some breathtaking concept art shared via Twitter.

As revealed on Variety on Feb. 9, “Rebel Moon” is sci-fi saga being created for Netflix that has a definite “Seven Samurai,” Akira Kurosawa vibe to it and actually began life as a grand pitch for a “Star Wars“-based feature nearly a decade ago prior to Disney swallowing up Lucasfilm in 2012. 

Concept art from Zack Snyder’s new Netflix feature “Rebel Moon.” (Image credit: Netflix)

Snyder co-wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad. The familiar-sounding plot centers around a mysterious young girl who must embark on a recruitment mission across the galaxy to locate mercenary soldiers that will aid a peaceful outpost against the military advances of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius.

Concept art from Zack Snyder’s new Netflix feature “Rebel Moon.” (Image credit: Netflix)