Although it seems unclear whether this will actually happen or if it’s just the fever dream of a producer, it appears the planned remake of Red Sonja isn’t dead, as many suspected it was, and that Amber Heard may star, with Simon West (Con Air) directing.
The info comes from producer Avi Lerner (via Empire), who says “We’re talking to a few girls for the role of Sonja, but we just finished a movie called Drive Angry with Amber Heard, and I want to see her. She’s my favorite for the role!… Amber is the new Red Sonja but she doesnt know it yet! When you write it shell get the shock of her life! Shell call me and say How dare you talk to Empire before you talk to me?!”
He also adds, “We didnt want to start it until wed finished Conan We will definitely shoot Red Sonja in between Conan and Conan 2. We already chose the director: an English guy called Simon West ”
Now choosing a director and have him signed is a very different thing, and it appears Lerner hasn’t even met with Heard yet, so there’s no way to tell if she’s even interested, but it’s an interesting possibility.
Red Sonja has been in the works for years, and there was even poster artwork released when Robert Rodriguez was going to direct, with Rose McGowan in the lead role. However a combination of delays, injury and the director and star’s rocky love life meant that version eventually got abandoned.
There was talk of Megan Fox taking on the role, and after that fell through, many assumed that was the end for the flick, but with Conan due in cinemas this summer, it seems attention has turned back to getting Red Sonja off the ground.