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‘Resident Evil’ Actress Hannah John-Kamen Playing ‘Red Sonja’ in the Upcoming Feature Film!
Joey Soloway (Transparent) is directing the new Red Sonja feature film for Millennium, and today we’ve learned via The Hollywood Reporter that the title role has been cast.
Hannah John-Kamen, who will soon be seen as Jill Valentine in the live-action movie Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, has signed on to play the new version of Red Sonja!
“Hannah is a very talented actress who we’ve been following for years and she IS Red Sonja,” Soloway tells THR. “Her range, sensibilities and strength are all qualities we have been looking for and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this journey together.”
Hannah John-Kamen was recently seen in Tomb Raider, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Ready Player One, as well as the TV shows “Killjoys,” “The Stranger” and “Brave New World.”
The new movie was written by Soloway and Tasha Huo.
Red Sonja, played by Brigitte Nielsen in the 1985 film, is a comic book heroine created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics back in 1973.
The current run of Red Sonja is published by Dynamite Comics.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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