RED SONJA Enlists Veronica Ferres As The She-Devil With A Sword's Mother... & The Goddess Ashera?

RED SONJA Enlists Veronica Ferres As The She-Devil With A Sword's Mother... & The Goddess Ashera?

Cameras have been rolling on Millennium Media's Red Sonja reboot for a few weeks now, and we have word on an intriguing new addition to the cast in the form of German megastar Veronica Ferres...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 03, 2022 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Red Sonja

Millennium Films finally managed to get its Red Sonja reboot into production earlier this year, with Revenge star Matilda Lutz taking over from Ant-Man and the Wasp's Hannah John Kamen as the fearsome warrior of the title.

We recently got a first look at Lutz as Sonja via an official promo image, and we now have word on a new addition to the cast.

THR (via SFFGazette.com) reports that German star Veronica Ferres (Rossini, Crisis, Salt & Fire) has signed on to play the Goddess Ashera... and the She-Devil with a Sword's mother?

The trade certainly makes it sound like both characters are one and the same, but this would be a pretty significant alteration to the original story, so perhaps Ferres is simply playing dual roles?

M.J. Bassett is directing, and the cast also features Wallis Day as Annisia, Robert Sheehan as Draygan, Michael Bisping as Hawk, Martyn Ford as General Karlak, Eliza Matengu as Amarak, and Rhona Mitra in an undisclosed role.

Brigitte Nielsen previously played Red Sonja in the 1985 movie of the same name, but this new project is being described as "more an adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s original Marvel comic than a reboot of the 1985 feature."

“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. 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,” Bassett said in a statement when production kicked-off. 

Production is currently underway in Bulgaria, but no release date has been announced.

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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 11/3/2022, 12:53 PM
Looks like a solid pick for Sonja.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 11/3/2022, 1:16 PM
Someone explain red Sonja for me
Kumkani
Kumkani - 11/3/2022, 1:18 PM
OT: Bob Odenkirk is rumoured to be in talks to join Wonder Man to play Simon's manager

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Kyos
Kyos - 11/3/2022, 1:46 PM
I... don't like it. Having her in the movie might take me out of it, because I'm familiar with her from very different roles. Ah weil, we'll see...
campblood
campblood - 11/3/2022, 6:07 PM
Isn’t she in her 50s?
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