Ok Dudes I just got back from the Red Sonja panel and it looks very promising! Here are some highlights.
Robert Rodriguez has been a fan of Robert E Howard, and his characters since he picked up his first issue of Savage Sword Of Conan # 60 from the grocery store as a youngster. He grew up in the area that REH allegedly used as inspiration for Cimmeria and plans to take the film in the direction of the original REH works rather than the previous Red Sonya film. The man seems to be born for the job, and is up to the task
He wrote his own Conan script a few years back was unable to have it go anywhere. Then he mentioned that he is in talks with Millenium to produce a future Conan film and make it part of the same stylistic universe as Red Sonya. When an audience member asked who he would cast as Conan he said Danny Trejo! He was ribbing on his buddy a bit so I cannot be sure if he was serious, but I would be down with Trejo.
He repeatedly mentioned the importance of keeping the character true to form and much talk was given about the violence. When asked if the film would be PG-13 he responded by saying “It will be double R”.
Rose McGowan beamed about playing the character. McGowan said she loved to play both strong female characters, and stories about the underdog. Red Sonya will be an origin story that she described as HARD, COLD, DIRTY AND BLOODY!
Rodriguez will be producing this picture and have long time friend (and associate director since Four Rooms) Douglas Aarniokoski take the director’s chair. Rodriguez and Aarniokoski both commented that Robert will do double duty directing as well. The two of them have been bantering about doing a Red Sonya film for years and when Rose was passed a script everything snapped together like it was meant to be.
Everyone on the panel was excited bout this film. This project seemed to come together like it was fulfilling a prophecy and my anticipation for the film has shot up 100 fold. One of the promotional posters has Red licking blood off of a sword; I think this sums up best what the direction of this film will be (pictures to follow)
As a parting thought, the concept art for Red Sonja was fantastic. The outfit consists of a chain-mail bikini, metal bracers and arm bands. The outfit was sexy and bad ass.
I am getting kicked out of the press room now, but will have more news shortly!
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I can’t picture her as a warrior, but maybe she’ll/they’ll prove me wrong, who knows. It doesn’t seem very interesting at this point. I’ll wait for promotional stills, trailers and things like that.
Thank you for the historic clarification Talbot, I appreciate it.
Red Sonja is not a ReH creation. it is loosly based on Red Sonya wich was a 16th century russian that uses a pistol and sword in a story called shadow of the Vulture. Barry windsor Smith and Roy Thomas. As for McGowan as the lead? The women that fight in ReH’s tails were ferocious but also very feminine and not some amazon I could imagine McGowan or many of todays models or some of the woman mma fighters as perfect examples.
I’m with Rodney. I can’t see her as a powerful barbarian woman.
i will fight you.
I can get excited about a Red Sonja movie but I cant get behind a 80lb waif playing her.
I love Rose. She is sex personified. But she isn’t “warrior” material.
It actally sounds like this has potential
Awesome. Thanks for the coverage!
delightful, glad to hear it is still on deck and it sounds like it is headed in a good direction.
Did you guys miss the 20th Century Fox panel??
Its been reported that Hugh Jackman showed up with a clip of Wolverine and it knock the socks of the comic-con goers.
Apparanlty the clips shows the Blob, sabertooth, Deadpool and GAMBIT!
Is it even worse walking around today than it was yesterday?
Sounds promising! thanks for the update
Sounds promising! Thx for the update!