ANT-MAN Actress Hannah John-Kamen Set to Star in the RED SONJA Movie
Ant-Man and Ready Player One actress Hannah John-Kamen is to star in director Joey Soloway’s new feature film adaptation of Red Sonja. She will take on the lead role of the savage warrior.
This is an interesting and unexpected casting choice. But, I think the actress could be great in the role. She seems to have what it takes to kick some ass. She’s also a solid actress, and it’s not really that hard to imagine her in the role. It’ll be interesting to see what she looks like all decked out in costume with Red Sonja’s signature red hair.
Soloway said in a statement, “Hannah is a very talented actress who we’ve been following for years and she IS Red Sonja. Her range, sensibilities and strength are all qualities we have been looking for and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this journey together.”
The writer and director previously talked a little bit about the film and compared her take on it to some other significant films in the comic book movie world:
"I can really have so much fun with Red Sonja. I see her a little bit more like the first kind of bad girl superhero. Sort of like the Batman of The Dark Knight or Deadpool, you know? The world is changing so much right now for superheroes, that I just really look forward to not only going to the edge of what I’ve ever written and directed before, but to the edge of the genre as well."
Soloway went on to talk about her excitement about taking on the project and what she is hoping to accomplish with it and why it was natural for her to take the project:
"I can’t wait. I’m super excited. I get to write it as well, which is really a dream come true. I know it feels different when you compare it to Transparent, but for me, it feels just really very much like it’s coming from the same place.
"I’ve always talked about myself as doing work that attempts to heal the divided feminine in our culture, the idea that women get kind of chopped up into wife or other woman or good girl, bad girl or Charlie’s Angels or all the women on Sex in the City, and that this idea of the divided feminine means that women get like a small slice to be. All my work is really about humans searching for some divine feminine, asking these questions about God and looking for meaning. So, for me to transfer that into the world of Red Sonja felt incredibly natural, because Red Sonja is a very different kind of superhero. She’s not really typical."
I’ve been a fan of Red Sonja for a long time, and I hope that Soloway ends up delivering a great film. I like her casting choice, though! What do you all think?
Source: THR