‘Red Sonja’ Movie Back On Track With Bryan Singer Directing
The long-delayedRed Sonjais apparently finally happening, now withBryan Singerdirecting. Singer is reportedly in talks to direct the story of the female warrior created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor Smith for Marvel Comics in the 1970s. Singer has had several scandals following him throughout the years, and was recently fired fromBohemian Rhapsody, and yet his career persists.
Bryan Singer has several scandalous allegations plaguing his career. He also has a history of poor on-set behavior – he was recently fired fromBohemian Rhapsodyafter being accused of being “not being present on set, unreliability and unprofessionalism.” In any other industry, all these factors might sideline Singer’s career forever. In the film business, however, it doesn’t matter.THRreports Singer is in talks to directRed Sonjafor Millennium Pictures.
Millennium has been trying to get aRed Sonjamovie off the ground for a decade. In 2008,Douglas Aarniokoskiwas tapped to direct aRed Sonjamovieproduced byRobert Rodriguezand starringRose McGowan(there were evenposterscreated for the film). After that version didn’t happen, 2011 sawMegan Foxin the runningto star, but that version also never happened. After that,Con AirdirectorSimon Westwas rumored as a possible director, withAmber Heardstarring. The project continued to swirl in development hell all the way into in 2015, whenChristopher Cosmoswashiredto write a new script. Following that, all activity ceased. Earlier this year, word broke thatAshley Edward Miller, who wroteX-Men: FirstClass, would now be handling script duties.
And now here we are, with Bryan Singer at the helm. THR says that “Millennium will pay Singer top dollar for the assignment, which is seen as a step toward rehabilitating the director’s image.” Try not to grind your teeth down to powder reading that sentence. Millennium is hoping this will launch a franchise that taps into the same audience asWonder Woman.
Red Sonjais based on a character created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973 as a spin-off ofConan the Barbarian. As theMarvel Wikistates, Red Sonja is “a sword-master in peak human physical condition, martial arts expert, as well as knowledge and experience of fighting the supernatural.” Singer’s film won’t beSonja’s first big screen adventure. In 1985, Richard Fleischer directed aRed Sonjafilm starring Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
