Summary
Zack Snyder’s appreciation forStar Warsextends into his personal life, which theRebel Moondirector may not have wanted to admit to Harrison Ford after hearing his reaction to it.
Star Warsis one of the Sci-Fi franchises from which Snyder drew inspiration for hisRebel Moonplans, which include aRebel Moonvideo game in the works. While there was recent discourse regarding someone from theRebel Moonproduction who was reportedly excited upon finding out that the upcoming film would not be connected to theStar Warsuniverse, this does not reflect on Snyder, who has been outspoken about his respect and admiration forStar Warson multiple occasions. There is also the fact thatRebel Moonwas initially pitched to Disney as aStar Warsspinoff before moving to Netflix. If there is still any confusion regarding Snyder’s appreciation forStar Wars, the director admitted something to Ford that the actor didn’t expect when they worked together on a car commercial.
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Ford is known to speak his mind when it comes toStar Wars, such as preferring thatHan Solo be killed beforeThe Force Awakensand not knowing what a force ghost is. This was equally true when Snyder was working with Ford on a TV commercial, and during the production, the director says that he thought they were friends when explaining the story of what happened at a previous ComicCon. Snyder recalls saying, “Hey Harrison, one other thing I should probably tell you is, uh, I have a Han Solo in a carbon freeze in my house… Like a full size one,” and Snyder then states Ford replied with, “yeah, you probably shouldn’t have told me that.” Snyder expressed that the interaction between them was harmless and that Ford said something along the lines of, “That’s okay, kid.”
BecauseRebel Moonis the beginning of a franchiseand inspired byStar Wars, it would be interesting if Snyder could get Ford to cameo in a futureRebel Moonproject since they already have a working relationship. Snyder elaborated on working with Ford on the Russo Bros Pizza Film School podcast, explaining that he was the camera operator, DP, and director, so during that period, they spent a lot of time together. Snyder recounts how Ford understood the relationship between being an actor and a camera operator, resulting in a masterful and technical performance from Ford that he was not used to.
BecauseStar Wars: The Force Awakenswas being made during the same time asBatman v Superman, Snyder would release photographs featuringStar Warscharacters in the DC universe in theBVSmarketing campaign and even dressed up as aStar Warscharacter for Halloween with his son. ForStar Warsand DC fans hoping thatRebel Mooncan succeed, they shouldn’t worry since Snyder will have more creative freedom with Netflix than he would have had at Disney, which is likely what a member of the production was happy about after receiving news thatRebel Moonwould be its own thing.
Rebel MoonPart 1 releases theatrically in select theaters and on Netflix on June 06, 2025.
