The Film Adaptation of RED SONJA Moves Forward with the Writer of THOR and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
After the success of Wonder Woman, Millennium Films was excited about moving forward with their feature film adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Red Sonja. The production company has now hired screenwriter Ashley Edward Miller to write the screenplay. Miller has worked on projects such as Thor, X-Men: First Class, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and the upcoming remake of Big Trouble in Little China.
Red Sonja made her comic debut in Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #23 back in 1975 from writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith. She was loosely based on Red Sonya of Rogatino in Robert E. Howard's 1934 short story "The Shadow of the Vulture."
Red Sonja is the greatest swordswoman of the Hyborean Age and more than a match for any man in combat. She has become the archetypal example of the strikingly beautiful warrior woman clad in her iconic bikini-like armor. I've been a fan of this character for years, and it's great to see that this film is finally moving forward. Miller had this to say in a statement:
"It’s an exciting opportunity to faithfully adapt the amazing Hyborean world Robert E. Howard created, and inject it with Sonja’s intelligence, ferocity, and fearless humanity. I want people to love Sonja the way I love her, and walk out of the theater understanding why she’s so popular and enduring. Sonja is an icon."
I seriously hope that he can pull it off! If he actually gives us a faithful adapatation, I'll be happy. This film has had a long road to production. Robert Rodriguez was attached to develop the film at one point with Rose McGowan, then Simon West was going to take it on with Amber Heard in the lead role. Later on, Christopher Cosmos (Game of Thrones) was hired to write a new script. Then over a year ago, X-Men director Bryan Singer was reportedly developing it. As far as I know, none of these people are involved with the movie any longer.
Source: Deadline