‘Rebel Moon’ Video Game Launches From Netflix as Zack Snyder Talks Future of the Film Franchise, ‘Fortnite’ Obsession and James Gunn’s ‘Superman’

Netflix launched its next big project meant to capitalize on its homegrown IP Tuesday with the release of “Blood Line,” a video game based on Zack Snyder‘s “Rebel Moon” film franchise.

Set in Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” universe, “Blood Line” is an online co-op action game developed by studio Super Evil Megacorp (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate,” “Catalyst Black,” “Vainglory”) that lets players take on the role of a rebel, picking between a variety of classes to join a covert rebellion that’s fighting to take back their planet from the tyrannical Motherworld. The game is available exclusively for Netflix subscribers for free via the Netflix app.

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“I’m a giant ‘Fortnite’ fan, I play tons of ‘Fortnite.’ So for me, I really don’t have huge experience with campaign-style games,” Snyder said in an interview with Variety ahead of “Blood Line’s” launch. “That’s cool and it’s not really my gaming experience, so it’s fun to kind of get in that head space. And they really, honestly, they’re just super smart about that stuff. And I was really amazed at the level of detail. And when I say the level of detail, of course, everything is detailed — but the sort of narrative detail, where they really kind of giving you these exciting boss fights that make you better, because they kind of teach you how to play.”

“Blood Line” is tied directly to Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” film franchise at Netflix, which launched with “Part One: A Child of Fire” in December 2023, followed up by sequel, “Part Two: The Scargiver,” in April 2024. Both films received limited theatrical releases prior to streaming on Netflix.

Outside of “Blood Line,” will “Rebel Moon” continue as a film franchise? Snyder doesn’t know just yet, as he’s focused on completing his untitled LAPD-SWAT action movie for Netflix.

“I got sidetracked into this — not sidetracked, it’s all uptown problems, as they say — for Netflix, I’m working on an LAPD SWAT movie,” Snyder said. “So I was like, OK, well, I’m gonna just sort of let that ‘Rebel Moon’ world boil for a minute, and I’m gonna go do this. And frankly, it was a very exhausting, long process doing the two movies together. So it was nice to have a bit of a break from it. I love it like crazy, but it’s nice to have a bit of a break. So yeah, we’ll see after I finish this, when I come back, where we are with everything.”

As for whether additional scripts have already been written and if there is a planned film count in mind, Snyder says: “There’s tons of stories. So, I mean, I think it’s literally, it’s endless. But, again, like I say, I’m waiting to see how we want to and in what way we would move forward, if at all.”

And speaking of franchises, Snyder (who is well-known for his time spent within the DC Universe) unfortunately didn’t have a review ready for the first of James Gunn’s new “Superman” films, which released July 11, at the time of our embargoed interview, conducted July 8. However, he said he does plan to see it ASAP.

“This weekend I don’t think I’m seeing it because I have a horse show — my kids ride horses — but I’m going to try to see it right after that,” Snyder said.

Watch the launch trailer for Netflix’s “Blood Line: A Rebel Moon” video game below.