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She was plucked from her burgeoning modeling career and thrown into the male-dominated world of '80s action movies, when cast as the lead in 1985's Red Sonja alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger with no previous acting experience.Now, 37 years later,Brigitte Nielsen is reflecting on the iconic role as the film receives a 4K restoration re-release, and tells DailyMail.com how she could still swing a sword in a fight scene if required, even after welcoming a fifth child at 54.'I have taken good care of myself and it shows,' the 59-year-old Danish star says proudly, adding: 'I could still do those fight scenes now.'The former wife of Sylvester Stallone confesses that she would love to be involved in the long-delayed reboot of the movie (which was once set to star Rose McGowan as the flame-haired heroine, with her then-boyfriend Robert Rodriguez attached to direct.) Wow: Brigitte Nielsen, 59, shows off her incredible physique in a recent shoot, as the star reflects on leading role in 1985's Red Sonja which has just been re-released'Maybe I can be Red Sonja's mom!' she says with a laugh. 'Teaching her how to show up with a sword, how to win a fight.'With every intention of keeping up her stamina in her career and for her family, Brigitte adds: 'I will stay fit, I think for as long as I am a part of this planet.

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die) is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming reboot of the popular franchise, Deadline has learned. He joins previously announced cast members Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Everly Carganilla, and Connor Esterson.

As the world eagerly awaits the December premiere of Avatar: The Way Of Water, James Cameron’s sequel to the highest-grossing movie ever, comes word that Cameron may not direct the later two planned films in the series himself.

Making “Avatar” movies is tough, even for James Cameron.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Mittman’s production company 1.21, which is behind series including Netflix’s Wednesday, has promoted Kai Dolbashian.

Gina Rodriguez and Zachery Levi are gearing up to join the Spy Kids franchise as official cast members in the upcoming Netflix film.The news was officially confirmed by Deadline, and the much-awaited reboot is in full swing.The original Spy Kids movie premiered in 2001, receiving critical acclaim and a big box office draw. New cast: Zachary Levi and Gina Rodriguez have officially been cast in the new Spy Kids reboot which will premiere on NetflixDue to its popularity, three additional sequels were made following the first movie's premiere.

EXCLUSIVE: It looks like Spy Kids creator Robert Rodriguez has found his new spy family for his family adventure franchise. Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Everly Carganilla and newcomer Connor Esterson are set to star in the upcoming film from Netflix, Skydance and Spyglass.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Gadiot (Queen of the South) and Kim Matula (LA to Vegas) are set as series regulars opposite Ben Rappaport and Alexandra Chando in NBC’s untitled drama pilot based on the award-winning Dutch series Adam & Eva. The pilot is written by The Village creator Mike Daniels and will be directed by Stephanie Laing.

Peacock has announced three original films from Universal Pictures to premiere on the service in 2023. Shooting Stars, from LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Company, Praise This, from Will Packer, and a reimagining of The Killer from John Woo are part of the previously announced collaboration with Universal to produce films made exclusively for Peacock.

Elon Musk was rumoured to be taking the stand in Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard but that isn’t the case.

EXCLUSIVE: Industry veteran Sandra Condito has joined Eva Longoria‘s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment as President of TV & Film. She succeeds Longoria’s long-time producing partner Ben Spector who has left the company.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reteaming for a Nike drama that Affleck will direct for Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures, Deadline can confirm.

More than 20 years after the franchise was first launched, Spy Kids will head into a new era on Netflix.Spy Kids franchise creator Robert Rodriguez will return to write and direct a new film that will focus on a new family of spies, according to a Netflix press release.Netflix closed a deal with Skydance Media, which optioned the rights from franchise owner Spyglass Media, with both Skydance and Spyglass producing. New era:More than 20 years after the franchise was first launched, Spy Kids will head into a new era on Netflix Netflix:Netflix closed a deal with Skydance Media, which optioned the rights from franchise owner Spyglass Media, with both Skydance and Spyglass producingRodriguez launched the franchise with his 2001 film Spy Kids, which followed Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid Cortez (Carla Gugino), a pair of married spies raising their kids Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara).After their parents go missing on a mission, the children discover their parents are spies, and set off on a mission of their own to save them.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCarmen and Juni Cortez, welcome to Netflix.The streamer has closed a deal to reboot “Spy Kids,” the early 2000s action-adventure franchise about a family of super-secret agents. Skydance Media had recently optioned the rights to “Spy Kids” with the intention to reimagine the franchise for today’s audiences, but the film has newly landed at Netflix.

Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the Spy Kids franchise, alongside Spyglass Media, LLC and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (We Can Be Heroes, Alita: Battle Angel), who created the film series and directed all past installments.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn “Slash/Back,” something sinister from outer space lands a stone’s throw from the Arctic Circle, and humanity’s first line of defense proves to be a group of Inuit girls armed with nothing but their wits and a bunch of traditional hunting and fishing tools. In most low-budget alien-invasion movies, the heroes/victims are fairly generic, whereas the extra-terrestrial threat is what draws the crowd.

EXCLUSIVE: Jaime King (Black Summer) has signed on to star alongside Frank Grillo in the thriller Man’s Son, which his son Remy Grillo is directing for XYZ Films.

Disney+’s season one finale of Lucasfilm’s The Book of Boba Fett clocked 1.5M U.S. households according to Samba TV from the show’s Wednesday to Sunday run.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorActor Jaime King has joined the cast of action movie “Lights Out,” a Firebrand production, staring Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer and Scott Adkins. The Exchange, the world sales agent, is introducing the movie to buyers at the virtual European Film Market.King, the star of Netflix’s “Black Summer” season one (2019) and season two (2021), has notably appeared in Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor,” Keenan Ivory Wayans’ “White Chicks,” Robert Rodriguez’s “Sin City,” Frank Millers’ “The Spirit,” and Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.”“Lights Out,” which is in production, is a gritty modern-day “Road House” meets “Kickboxer,” set against the seedy underworld of Los Angeles.

Warning: The following contains spoilers about the season one finale of The Book of Boba Fett, “In the Name of Honor” directed by Robert Rodriguez on Disney+.

The long-gestating Zorro TV series reboot with a female protagonist has moved a step closer to reality with an order for six additional scripts from the CW, bringing the script total to 7. As Deadline reported exclusively last month, the CW’s gender-swapped reimagining of the classic masked vigilante character hails from from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, writer-director Rebecca Rodriguez, Sean Tretta (Mayans M.C.), Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate and CBS Studios.