Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon franchise is getting a hefty second helping with the director’s cuts of both films making their way to Netflix. Not only are these cuts extended versions of the film but also feature a lot more violence and intimacy than the original versions of the film.
Zack Snyder sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about his extended releases. Among the many things that he revealed about the film, Snyder also talked about how his films show intimate and violent scenes, and how the lack of them in big-budget cinema might be not as desired as studios believe.
Zack Snyder said he is a “huge advocate” for “erotic content”
Zack Snyder talked to The Hollywood Reporter about how his films do not shy away from nudity, violence, and scenes of intimacy. When the topic was broached about how Twisters, starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, the director shared his thoughts about big movies shying away from portraying intimacy, saying:
Yeah, I don’t know. I’m a huge advocate. I like erotic content in motion pictures. I don’t understand, frankly, what would be the why of that. We’re sexual creatures, and that’s what we do.
So, to me, that’s part of the human experience and equal to anything else. So I don’t have the answer to why that would be either included or excluded, but I’m a fan [of intimacy and affection], obviously.
Zack Snyder’s works, be it 300, Watchmen, Rebel Moon, or even his stint with the DCEU, have never failed to embrace nudity and intimacy, nor have they shied away from violence and blood. Be it King Leonidas, Superman, or Doctor Manhattan, the characters have always resorted to extreme violence when it is called for.
Fans were pretty mad about Twisters cutting the kiss between Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones
A lot of people were miffed at the decision to cut the kissing scene from the film’s ending. There has been significant backlash about the decision, as fans believes that a kiss between the two would not have been cliched but well earned after the arc that they have had together in the film.
While Steven Spielberg‘s decision might have rubbed a section of the audience the wrong way, there are some who completely stand by what the director did. However, this section of the fandom is a minority, who believe that the film was perfect the way it is, no kiss an all.
Both Rebel Moon films are available for streaming on Netflix
