Matilda Lutz To Star In Red Sonja, Filming Begins On Long-Delayed Movie

Red Sonja is officially in production, with Matilda Lutz set to play the titular heroine. Deadline reports that production has begun on the long-delayed sword and sorcery adaptation from Millennium Media, with Lutz replacing Hannah John Kamen as Sonja. Kamen had to leave the film due to scheduling conflicts.

Also cast in the film are Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy), Wallis Day (Krypton), UFC alumnus Michael Bisping (xXx: Return of Xander Cage), Martyn Ford (F9: The Fast Saga), Eliza Matengu (Thor: Love and Thunder), Manal El-Feitury (Code Red) and Katrina Durden (Doctor Strange). Sheehan will play Draygan and Day will play Annisia in the film.

M.J. Bassett is directing the film, which Jill Soloway co-wrote with Tasha Huo. Soloway was set to direct but exited that role.

Lutz is best known for her role in the 2017 thriller Revenge, in which she played the lead role of a woman who is assaulted by three men and left for dead in the desert before she recovers and seeks revenge. She also stared in the 2017 The Ring sequel Rings.

“I’ve wanted to make a Red Sonja movie since I was a teenager – she has been a powerful presence for me and a character that I have always wanted to bring to the screen with my own voice and vision,” Bassett said in a statement. “When I met Matilda Lutz, I knew she had all the magic I was looking for and could see the complexity and depth she would bring to Sonja.”