EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Trevena (Wire Room) is the latest addition to the cast of Millennium Media’s comic book film Red Sonja, which has entered production in Bulgaria.
He joins an ensemble led by Matilda Lutz, which also includes the previously announced Wallis Day, Robert Sheehan, Michael Bisping, Martyn Ford, Eliza Matengu, Manal El-Feitury and Katrina Durden.Inspired by the sword and sorcery comic books of the same name from Dynamite Entertainment, Red Sonja centers on the heroine of the same name originally created for Marvel Comics by Robert E.
Howard and subsequently adapted by Roy Thomas. Though the character is described as a fearsome warrior boasting a high degree of skill with a sword, details as to the film adaptation’s plot have thus far been kept under wraps.
Trevena will play Tr’aal, a gladiator-type warrior who joins Sonja (Lutz) in her fight against the evil emperor.M.J. Bassett (Solomon Kane) is directing the film for Millennium, from a script by Joey Soloway (Transparent) and Tasha Huo (Netflix’s Tomb Raider).
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