RED SONJA Movie Back on Track, New Writer Hired

Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a Red Sonja movie back in 1985, but the She-Devil with a Sword hasn't appeared on the big screen since. A remake of Red Sonja has been kicking around since 2008, when Robert Rodriguez was going to produce a version starring Rose McGowan. That never happened, and Megan Fox was being considered as a replacement before Amber Heard moved into the lead role with director Simon West at the helm. That was in 2011, and we haven't heard anything about the movie since then.

Now THR reports that the film has received a breath of new life, as writer Christopher Cosmos has been hired to write a brand new script. No director is involved, and no actresses are attached at this point, so this project is a blank slate once again. Cosmos hasn't seen one of his scripts produced into a feature yet, so we have no idea whether he's a good pick for the writing job or not. But with the popularity of Game of Thrones continuing to rise, it seems like as good a time as any to bring a badass, sword-wielding female character back into the popular consciousness.

Until then, make sure to check out this impressive cosplay of Red Sonja.