Millennium Taps Writer For Red Sonja Movie

The Red Sonja movie officially has a writer in Tasha Huo. THR reports that Huo, will be showrunning Netflix’s upcoming animated Tomb Raider series, will pen the script for the long-in-development fantasy adaptation.

The film has been in the works for quite some time, with Brian Singer set to direct until he was dropped due to allegations of sexual assault in early 2019. Transparent creator Jill Solloway is set to direct the film, which will begin casting immediately.

“I have loved Red Sonja forever and I feel so honored to help shepherd her story and start this cinematic journey. 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,” said Soloway. “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.”

Added Millennium co-president Jonathan Younger: “We’re very excited to be bringing Red Sonja to the market and 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.”

The film is based on the comic book character created by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, and Barry Windsor Smith, who was created for Marvel in 1973 and are now published through Dynamite Entertainment. A previous live-action film was released in 1985 and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen.