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Zack Snyder is proud ofRebel Moon like, really proud.

Turning such ambitions into reality, though, isn’t easy.

Kai, Gunnar, and Kora stare down someone off-screen in Rebel Moon Part 1

Rebel Moon Part 1 is just the first entry in Zack Snyder’s new multimedia Netflix franchise.

Rebel Moon, then, has the chance to complete Netflix’s transformation from streaming powerhouse to multimedia behemoth.

“It’s a real labor of love,” Snyder tells TechRadar.

Behind every great hero is a calculating villain, andA Child of Fireis no different.

A hooded Kora stares at something in the distance in Rebel Moon on Netflix

Rebel Moonstars Sofia Boutella (left) as Kora, a traumatized misfit fighting to save her surrogate home.

“Unpredictability and danger are so compelling to watch,” he muses.

“So I was really looking forward to entering that Jungian shadow work headspace.

It took seven months of going deep underwater, through different increments, to get to that point.

Kora ducks as she fires her gun in Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire

Kora isn’t afraid to fight for what she believes in.

It was a very satisfying arc to play because of the personal journey he’s on.”

“The Bloodaxes are talked about often through the film,” Fisher says.

They’ve had victories and losses.

Atticus Noble uses his cane to club someone to death in Rebel Moon Part 1

Noble by name, cruel and ignoble by nature.

“Millius is someone who’s very inspired by Darrian’s spirit,” Duffy adds of their refugee-turned-warrior.

The former is most evident in Tarak (Staz Nair).

“And I’m currently learning Portuguese, my wife’s language.

A close-up of Darrian Bloodaxe firing his weapon in Rebel Moon Part 1

The Bloodaxes, co-led by Ray Fisher’s Darrian, join the fight against the Imperium.

‘, which gave me the opportunity to mix my mother tongue [of] Russian with Portuguese.

Millius stares at Darrian Bloodaxe in Rebel Moon Part 1

Millius agrees to join Darrian to help Kora’s team attempt to defeat Motherworld.

A shirtless Tarak looks at someone off-camera in Rebel Moon Part 1

The mysterious Tarak’s native language was derived from two real-world dialects.

Kora tries to persuade a shirtless Titus to join her cause in Rebel Moon Part 1

When audiences meet General Titus (right), he’s a broken-minded gladiator who longs for death.