It was recently announced that Justice League director Zack Snyder's next project for Netflix after Army of The Dead and Army of Thieves will be an epic sci-fi fantasy titled Rebel Moon, and the movie has now found its lead.
Deadline reports that Sofia Boutella (Star Trek Beyond, Atomic Blonde, The Mummy) landed the main role when she "wowed" Snyder after testing along with small group of actresses.
Boutella's character was not named, but according to the synopsis, she'll play a young woman with a mysterious past who seeks out warriors from neighboring planets to help a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy take a stand against the tyrannical Regent Balisarius.
Snyder has often said that if he was given the opportunity to helm a Star Wars movie, he'd pay homage to the great Akira Kurosawa with an epic space adventure inspired by Seven Samurai, and it sounds like he'll get the chance to tell his story in a different galaxy far, far away.
Snyder also co-wrote the project with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad, and will produce alongside Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller for The Stone Quarry.
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