Two months ago, the Red Sonja reboot finally made it into production after spending nearly fifteen years in development hell. After passing through the hands of directors Robert Rodriguez, Simon West, Bryan Singer, and Joey Soloway, Red Sonja has ended up being brought back to the screen by M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane). And while Hannah John-Kamen, Rose McGowan, and Amber Heard were considered for the lead role at different points, the star of Bassett’s Red Sonja is Matilda Lutz (Revenge). As filming on Red Sonja continues, a first look image has arrived to give us a preview of how Lutz looks as the title character – and you can check it out at the bottom of this article!
Bassett is directing the film from a screenplay by Joey Soloway (Transparent) and Tasha Huo (Netflix’s Tomb Raider anime). This version of Red Sonja is derived from the sword and sorcery comic books by Dynamite Entertainment, based on the character created by Robert E. Howard and adapted by Roy Thomas. Details on the plot are being kept under wraps. All we know is that Sonja is “a fearsome warrior boasting a high degree of skill with a sword”, and that one of the characters is Tr’aal, “a gladiator-type warrior who joins Sonja in her fight against an evil emperor”.
Tr’aal is played by Oliver Trevena (The Rising Hawk). Also in the cast are Wallis Day (Sex/Life) as Annisia, Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy) as Draygan, Michael Bisping (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) as Hawk, Martyn Ford (F9: The Fast Saga) as General Karlak, Eliza Matengu (Thor: Love and Thunder) as Amarak, Manal El Feitury (Code Red) as Ayala, and Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange) as Saevus.
Red Sonja is being produced by Jeffrey Greenstein, Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, Andrea Sperling, Yariv Lerner, Jonathan Yunger, Les Weldon, Joe Gatta, and Tanner Mobley. Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short, Luke Lieberman, Nick Barrucci, and Dorothy Canton serve as executive producers.
I loved Revenge, so I think it’s awesome that Lutz is starring in Red Sonja. I can’t wait to see her in action as the character. For now, we have the image below. Let us know what you think of it by leaving a comment.
