Red Sonja (upcoming film)

Red Sonja is an upcoming American sword and sorcery film based on the Dynamite Entertainment comic books of the same name.[1][2] Matilda Lutz will star as the title character.

Red Sonja
Directed byM. J. Bassett
Written by
Based onRed Sonja by Dynamite Entertainment[1][2]
Produced by
StarringMatilda Lutz
Production
companies
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Production

A second Red Sonja film has been in development for some years. In 2008, Robert Rodriguez and his production company Troublemaker Studios were working on a version that would have starred Rose McGowan as the titular character.[4] By 2009 however, the Rodriguez project had been scrapped, and as of February 2010, rights holders Nu Image are moving forward with another projected new film, to be directed by Simon West. Producer Avi Lerner has said he would like to see Amber Heard take the role of Sonja, after having worked with her on Drive Angry. Lerner says the film will shoot before the sequel to Conan the Barbarian.[5]

In August 2012, at the premiere of The Expendables 2, West said that the film is still a go and will be out soon.[6] On February 26, 2015, Christopher Cosmos was set to write the screenplay from a scrap.[7] According to Deadline, Millennium Films would finance and produce a new Red Sonja movie with Avi Lerner and Joe Gatta producing alongside Cinelou Films' Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon and writing by Ashley Miller.[8][9]

In October 2018, Bryan Singer was confirmed to direct the film.[10] On February 11, 2019, Millennium Films announced Red Sonja was no longer on their slate of films, due to recent sexual assault allegations against Singer.[11] In March 2019, Lerner dropped Singer from the project because he was unable to secure a domestic distributor.[12] In June 2019, Joey Soloway signed on to write, direct and produce the film.[13]

In February 2021, Tasha Huo was hired to write the script with Soloway, and casting was set to begin.[14] By May, Hannah John-Kamen was cast in the titular role.[15] In March 2022, John-Kamen and Soloway left, with M. J. Bassett replacing Soloway as director.[16] That August, Millennium confirmed that the film had begun production in Sofia, Bulgaria, with Matilda Lutz playing the title role.[3][2][17] In September 2022, Oliver Trevena was set to appear as Tr'aal.[18]

In October 2022, Rhona Mitra was cast in an undisclosed role, while Trevena exited the film due to scheduling conflicts.[1] In November 2022, Veronica Ferres was cast as Ashera and the mother of Red Sonja.[19] On 12 November 2022, it was reported that filming had been underway for two weeks at studios in the Thermi suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, with post-production to be completed there as well.[20]

The film is based on the Dynamite Entertainment version of the character.[1] These comics introduced a concept where the original Marvel Comics Sonja was killed and replaced by Dynamite's "reincarnation".[21] Luke Lieberman will serve as a producer under Red Sonja LLC, while Nick Barrucci will serve as an executive producer for Dynamite Entertainment.[2]

References
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  2. "'Red Sonja' First Look: Matilda Lutz Stars In Millennium Media's Comic Book Film". Deadline. October 11, 2022. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. Vlessing, Etan (August 23, 2022). "Red Sonja: Matilda Lutz to Star in Millennium's Sword and Sorcery Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
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  7. Kit, Borys (February 26, 2015). "'Red Sonja' Movie Lands New Writer (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  8. Busch, Anita (November 4, 2017). "Millennium To Produce Female-Strong 'Red Sonja' With Cinelou". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  9. Busch, Anita (April 4, 2018). "'X-Men: First Class,' 'Thor' Writer Ashley Edward Miller Hired On For 'Red Sonja'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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  11. Wiseman, Andreas (February 11, 2019). "Millennium's 'Red Sonja' Movie Put On Back Burner Amid Bryan Singer Controversy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  12. Masters, Kim; Siegel, Tatiana (March 13, 2019). "Powerful Friends: After Kevin Tsujihara, More Executives Pushed to Cast Actress Charlotte Kirk". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  13. Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 21, 2019). "'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway To Write & Direct 'Red Sonja'". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  14. Ritman, Alex (February 26, 2021). "'Tomb Raider' Showrunner Tasha Huo to Write 'Red Sonja' With Joey Soloway for Millennium (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  15. Kit, Borys (May 5, 2021). "'Red Sonja': Hannah John-Kamen to Star in Millennium's Sword and Sorcery Feature (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  16. "Red Sonja Movie Loses Ant-Man and the Wasp's Hannah John-Kamen". CBR. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  17. Johnson, Scott (January 11, 2023). "Breaking the Curse of 'Red Sonja'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  18. Hamman, Cody (September 9, 2022). "Red Sonja: Oliver Trevena plays a warrior alongside Matilda Lutz". JoBlo. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  19. Roxborough, Scott (November 2, 2022). "AFM: Veronica Ferres Joins the Cast of 'Red Sonja' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  20. Makri, Stephanie (November 12, 2022). "New Hollywood Productions to Be Filmed in Thessaloniki, Greece". Greek Reporter. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  21. "Red Sonja Comics". Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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