Following many shakeups behind the scenes of the long-gestating remake ofRed Sonja, the fantasy adventure has just found its new writer. PerThe Hollywood Reporter, Millennium Media has called upon Tasha Huo, who’s showrunning an upcoming animatedTomb Raiderseries for Netflix, to pen theRed Sonjascreenplay for director Joey Soloway (Transparent). Millennium will pre-sell the movie at next week’s European Film Market and casting is reportedly set to begin right away.
“I have lovedRed Sonjaforever and I feel so honored tohelp shepherd her storyand start this cinematic journey,” Soloway said in a statement. “There could not be a greater moment in our world for Red Sonja’s ways of wielding power and her connection with nature and our planet. She is an ancient heroine with an epic calling, and translating that to the screen is a dream come true for me as a filmmaker. I can’t wait to collaborate with Tasha on this vision.”
Millennium co-president Jonathan Younger added: “We’re very excited to bebringing Red Sonja to the marketand the world. This has been a long time coming. Having Joey Soloway at the helm of this feminist icon franchise is the perfect recipe for a magical adventure, which is exactly what the world needs today.”
TheRed Sonjamovie has been in the works at Millennium for many years.X-MenhelmerBryan Singer was attached to directat one point, but the filmmaker was dropped from the projectin the wake of sexual abuse allegations. It was later reported in 2019 that Soloway had boarded the project to write and direct, though Huo has since stepped in to handle the screenplay in collaboration with Soloway.
Mark Canton (300) and Courtney Solomon (After) will produceRed Sonjaalongside Christa Campbell and Lati Grobman for Campbell Grobman Films and Andrea Sperling for Topple. Representing Millennium, Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Yunger, Les Weldon, Joe Gatta, and Tanner Mobley also produce. Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, and Trevor short are aexecuting producing for Millennium with Dorothy Canton and Luke Lieberman.
Along withRed Sonja, Huo is attached to an animatedTomb Raiderseries in development at Netflix. Her work with the streamer also includes writing forThe Witcher: Blood Origin, an upcoming animated prequel to the hit Netflix seriesThe Witcherwith Henry Cavill. Neither of these projects has yet been given an official release date. Meanwhile, Soloway is known for creating, writing, and executive producing the Amazon seriesTransparent, winning two Emmy Awards in the process.
Red Sonjawas previously adapted into a movie by director Richard Fleischer in 1985. The movie starred Brigitte Nielsen and featured Arnold Schwarzenegger. Though it was a box office bomb, it was not without its charm and has developed a bit of a cult following. There had been attempts for many years to get a new movie adaptation off the ground, with Robert Rodriguez attached early on before Bryan Singer signed on. It’s been a tumultuous production process, but with a new writer and director firmly on board, the project appears to be finally coming to fruition. This news comes to us fromThe Hollywood Reporter.
