While the vast majority of major studios have decided to skip this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con a miss (a decision largely taken out of their hands by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes), there are still a handful of panels to get excited about.
One focusing on the Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong sequels may have been cancelled, but Dynamite has revealed they will be there to celebrate 50 fantastic years of Red Sonja.
In addition to a retrospective discussion on the character's legacy and past, her future will be looked to with new comics, novels, as well as an exclusive teaser trailer debut for her upcoming blockbuster Millennium Media film starring Matilda Lutz. As you might expect, the cast will not be in attendance at the show.
The panel is going to be held on Friday, July 21 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm local San Diego time in room 5AB.
Red Sonja, LLC president, executive editor, and producer of the coming film Luke Lieberman will serve as panel moderator, joined by franchise contributors Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Amy Chu, Dan Panosian, producer Mark Canton, and other guests.
According to a press release, "Attendees of the panel will be the first to see a teaser trailer of the upcoming highly anticipated Millennium Media (Expend4bles) film starring Matilda Lutz (Revenge, Rings, Medici) as the fearsome warrior, Wallis Day (Sex/Life, Batwoman) as Annisia, and Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy, Misfits) as Draygan with M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) directing and a script written by Tasha Huo (Netflix’s Tomb Raider)."
We're assuming the trailer will be released online around the same time, especially as it's going to be hard to stop fans from pirating the preview in a room like 5AB (which isn't quite as tight on security as Hall H).
The beloved She-Devil With a Sword's story began in comics in 1973, and now 50 years later she remains the greatest sword-and-sorcery female heroine of them all.
She's hacked and slashed her way into the hearts of fantasy and comics fans all around the world. An incredible range of writers and artists have taken on her stories in her native comics medium, including the likes of Roy Thomas, Frank Thorne, Gail Simone, Mirka Andolfo, Mike Carey, Michael Avon Oeming, Jim Zub, Louise Simonson, Mark Russell, Alex Ross, Mel Rubi, and countless more.
The Red Sonja movie doesn't currently have a confirmed release date, but we'll be sure to keep you updated as we learn more.