The New RED SONJA Movie Will Be a "Darker Take Than You Would Expect"
There’s a new Red Sonja film adaptation coming thanks to Millennium Media and director M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane, Silent Hill: Revelation). I’ve been excited about this movie, which stars Matilda Lutz (Revenge) as the fearsome warrior. It’s now being said that the movie will give us a darker take on the property than fans are expecting.
This latest update comes from producer Les Weldon, who explained in an interview with Collider that it will also be more grounded than some of the other films in the fantasy genre:
"We're just about finished with the editing. That film is very rooted and very real if you will, but there are a couple of sequences that we have to get the CGI right so that you don't look at it and go, 'Oh, that creature wasn't quite there.' So we finished the film, and we're ready to get into the next part of post on it. Red Sonja is also a little bit of a, I don't wanna say a darker take, but a little bit darker take than you would expect, certainly compared to the original Red Sonja. We want to be very careful with the CG to make sure it's done properly and does the film a service rather than a disservice."
It’s good to hear that they are taking their time with the CGI aspects of the movie so that the vision for what they’re trying to do works properly. That’s the one thing I’ve been worried about in regards to this movie, cheap-looking production value, but it doesn’t sound like that will be the case.
The movie also stars Wallis Day (Sex/Life, Batwoman) as Annisia and Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy, Misfits) as Draygan. Additonal cast members include Michael Bisping (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) as Hawk, Martyn Ford as General Karlak (F9: The Fast Saga, Final Score), Eliza Matengu (Thor: Love and Thunder) as Amarak, Manal El Feitury (Code Red) as Ayala, and Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange, Shadow and Bone) as Saevus.
"The beloved She-Devil With a Sword's story began in comics in 1973, and now 50 years later she remains the greatest sword-and-sorcery female heroine of them all! She's hacked and slashed her way into the hearts of fantasy and comics fans all around the world. An incredible range of writers and artists have taken on her stories in her native comics medium, including the likes of Roy Thomas, Frank Thorne, Gail Simone, Mirka Andolfo, Mike Carey, Michael Avon Oeming, Jim Zub, Louise Simonson, Mark Russell, Alex Ross, Mel Rubi, and countless more.
Hopefully, we get a trailer soon! There was a trailer that premiered at Comic-Con this past summer, but I wasn’t able to get into the panel to see it.