Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire landede på Netflix ved udgangen af 2023, og blev øjeblikkeligt mødt med ret hårde anmeldelser. Det skal dog siges at Netflix meldte ud om ret flotte seertal, men anmeldelserne var brutale.
Og det lader til at have påvirket den centrale skuespillerinde i filmen, Sofia Boutella. I et interview med Vulture har hun sagt dette:
"I always thought that I was fully armed to take on those punches, and then I read the critics that came down on Rebel Moon and it really affected me. And I'm just gonna be honest about it. I feel like I'm carrying it for everybody that cared so much about this project, and that's what affected me. Not the way I look. If anything, I've been pretty lucky and people like my work in it, but the movie was criticized. It really affected me for all of those who put so much heart, tears, and sweat in this project. It's hard to see something being demolished to that extent. I'm proud to have been part of it, and if there is no more Rebel Moon, it will be a very important part of my life that I will defend forever."
Der kommer dog en direkte efterfølger i næste måned, The Scargiver, som forventes at afslutte historien for nu, men skaber Zack Snyder har allerede afsløret at håbet er at lave mere end bare de to film.