Red Sonja is a character from the Conan universe as well as a classic Arnold Schwarzenegger gem from his early days of acting like a barbarian. However, unlike the more brutal Conan films, Red Sonja embraced a certain element of humor and fantasy that seems to have disappeared from some of the lackluster fantasy lore seen in more recent films of this nature. That is primed to change with a Robert Rodriguez remake of Red Sonja in the works after his already announced Conan remakes. To make things more interesting, there are rumors swirling about a hotly contested battle between Rose McGowan, who looks to be dropping out, and now Megan Fox, who producers want to bring on board as the role of the titular character.
“If I kept the project myself, we could’ve just made it, but it belonged to another company that had financing problems,” said Rodriguez of what’s been holding up Red Sonja. “They had to wait until they made a couple of other movies first,” he explained. “They’re actually waiting until they make the Conan movie before they do that – to see how that works for them.” MTV News
Could be interesting to see what Rodriguez can do in the barbarian vein and for some reason, I think Megan Fox is oddly appropriate for the role. Let’s just hope it’s not as delayed as the Conan project.
What do you think of a Red Sonja remake?