RED SONJA Director Jill Soloway Compares Her Take on It To THE DARK KNIGHT and DEADPOOL

As you know, Bryan Singer was replaced as the director on Red Sonja byTransparent creator Jill Soloway. With Transparent coming to an end soon, Soloway is going to start focusing her attention on developing her Red Sonja movie.

During a recent interview with Deadline, the writer and director talked a little bit about the film and compared her take on it to some pretty significant films in the comic book movie world. She explains:

"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."

She’s obviously looking to bring the heroine to life in a complex, unique, and interesting way. She goes 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 always loved Red Sonja. She’s such a badass character. I have no idea what exactly Soloway’s vision of her is going to be on the big screen, I just hope that she handles the character properly and tells a good story with her. I’d also, of course, like to see her brutally kicking some ass!

What do you think about what Soloway had to say about how she is approaching Red Sonja?