One of the biggest new Netflix movies of the first half of 2024 is a new sci-fi sequel with a big-name cast. Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver follows up on December 2023's Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire, so we can find out how our heroes get out of their bind.
The Scargiver is the second half of the epic Rebel Moon duology, directed by auteur film-maker Zack Snyder, which is Netflix's big-budget mash-up of Star Wars and Seven Samurai. In Part One we met our heroes and brought them together, and in Part Two they're going to face off against a galactic empire.
Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire quickly shot up Netflix's streaming rankings to #1 when it came out, and so everyone's excited for Part Two: The Scargiver. So here's what you need to know about the upcoming movie.
Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver release date
You'll be able to watch Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver on Netflix on Friday, April 19, 2024. That means there's only a four-month wait for it after the release of Part One, which came out on Friday, December 21, 2023.
While A Child of Fire got a theatrical release prior to landing on Netflix, there's no such word of the same thing happening for the sequel. That could change, and we'll update this article if it does.
Zack Snyder also teased a director's cut of the first movie coming to Netflix in 2024. Could The Scargiver also be getting a revised version down the line? We've not heard anything so far.
Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver trailer
One month prior to the official release date of The Scargiver, Netflix released an official and full trailer for the new movie.
The trailer explains how certain villains are back, highlights a few action scenes with Sofia Boutella's Kora and also shows us lots of the Anthony Hopkins-voiced robot Jimmy, who barely got any screen time in the first movie.
Seemingly, the action will be a lot more grounded on one planet (Veldt) than A Child of Fire was.
In December 2023, a first teaser for Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver was shown to Netflix subscribers immediately after A Child of Fire finished playing. However if you want to watch the trailer, Netflix also uploaded it to YouTube a few days later, on Christmas Day.
Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver plot
The plot of Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver continues directly on from Part One: A Child of Fire, continuing the quest of Kora and her compatriots in their fight against the Motherworld. Light spoilers ensue, but nothing major.
In Part One, we learned about Kora, a stranger hiding in a farming village on the remote world of Veldt. Soldiers from the galactic empire of Motherworld demand a levy that the village can't match, and so she goes off on an intergalactic voyage to find a crew of warriors willing to stand up for the village in a fight.
The movie ends with Kora and her warriors returning to Veldt, ready for a fight. In Part Two, they train up the villagers and Kora's friends ready to make a final stand against all the soldiers the Motherworld can send.
Plus, we learn a lot more about Kora's new allies, with time spent on their backstories to understand why they want to fight so much. Netflix has mentioned many times that the movie was inspired by Seven Samurai, which will already be clear if you've read the above plot description.
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver cast
Most of the cast of the first movie return to reprise their roles in Part Two: The Scargiver.
The most important of those is Sofia Boutella as Kora, the lead character in both characters. A deserter of The Motherworld's armies, she's now at the top of the empire's most-wanted list... especially after whatever acts gave her the nickname of 'The Scargiver'.
Joining Kora are the warriors she met in Part One. There's Djimon Hounsou's General Titus, who also fought for the Imperium and then ran away, Michiel Huisman's Gunnar, another villager who's known Kora for several years, Doona Bae's Nemesis, a skilled swordswoman with a tragic past and Staz Nair's Tarak, an animal-loving blacksmith who used to be a nobleman.
Other allies of Kora return including Charlotte Maggi's Sam, another villager and the peaceful robot knight called Jimmy who's voiced by Anthony Hopkins.
Many of Kora's enemies return too. Ed Skrein plays Atticus Noble, an admiral whose stop in Veldt kicks off his rivalry with Kora and also begins the plot of the first movie, and after the climax of that story he's ready for revenge. Also Fra Free plays Balisarius, the new ruler of the Motherworld who's also Kora's adoptive father.
