"Ant-Man and the Wasp" and
"Killjoys" star
Hannah John-Kamen has been cast as the lead in Millennium Films' long-gestating comic book adaptation
"Red Sonja". The film will be directed by
Joey Soloway (
"Transparent") from a script he co-wrote alongside
Tasha Huo (writer on Netflix's upcoming
"Tomb Raider" series).
Red Sonja was created in the early 1970s by
Roy Thomas and
Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel's
"Conan the Barbarian" comics, and soon proved popular enough for her own spinoff series. The Red Sonja and Conan comics eventually left Marvel and landed at Dynamite Entertainment, which is where Millennium is basing its adaptation.
The comic was previously adapted into the 1985 film
"Red Sonja" which starred
Brigitte Nielsen, and also featured
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan in a supporting role.
Rose McGowan was previously attached to star as the iconic character in 2008. Millennium also recently received criticism when they hired
Bryan Singer to direct the project, after he had been fired from
"Bohemian Rhapsody" and accused of sexual misconduct.
The producers include
Mark Canton (
"300") and
Courney Solomon (
"After"). Millennium's
Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson and
Trevor Short are executive producing.
John-Kamen recently wrapped production as the lead in Sony's upcoming
"Resident Evil" reboot directed by
Johannes Roberts (
"47 Meters Down").