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Sean O'Connell

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Weapons Look Like They’re Firing Lava, But It’s Actually Something Much They’re Much Cooler

Sofia Boutella in Rebel Moon

Little by little, we are learning more about the vast universe Zack Snyder is inventing for his two-part sci-fi saga Rebel Moon. After visiting the film’s set on the grounds of the Netflix complex, I was able to report back about the key characters introduced in part one of the story, Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire. And we have been told that the second part of this sprawling epic, Rebel Moon: The Scargiver, will be available to those with a Netflix subscription (and hopefully in theaters) on April 19, 2024. As part of my tour of the Rebel Moon set, I learned great details about the various planets Snyder has created, the vile Imperium (which is basically like The Empire from Star Wars), and the weapons that are employed by both good and evil forces. 

When talking about the weapons that are being created for Rebel Moon, Zack Snyder and his crew kept discussing a molten core that powers the guns and swords we see in the movie’s trailer. They aren’t bullets. They’re far more dangerous. But when I asked Snyder to clarify the origin of the weapons and their use of lava, he explained to CinemaBlend:

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