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Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man and the Wasp

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A bran-new Red Sonja motion picture is officially in the works – and information technology's found its lead. Hannah John-Kamen will star in the brand and black art redo, accordant to The Hollywood Reporter.

Joey Soloway, Divine of the comedy-drama serial publication Transparent, will direct the movie. They also co-wrote the script with Tasha Huo, the showrunner for Netflix's future animated Tomb Pillager series.

"Hannah is a very talented actress who we've been following for years and she IS Red Sonja," Soloway aforementioned in a statement. "Her range, sensibilities and strength are every last qualities we throw been looking for and we couldn't be more aflutter to embark on this journey together."

The original Red Sonja motion picture was released in 1985, starring Brigitte Nielsen in her debut feature. Based on the Wonder Comics character of the same name, the story takes place in a fictional prehistoric clock in the same world As Conan the Barbarian –in the comics, she's fiery and strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Conan while refusing his advances. Soloway previously referred to her as "an ancient heroine with an epos calling".

Kamen-John is best known for playing adversary Ghost opposite Apostle of the Gentiles Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and the WASP, and she's also had roles in Ready Instrumentalist One and 2018's Grave Raider reboot. She started her career with small roles in Black Mirror and Game of Thrones, and we throne next see her on the big screen in the survival horror movie Nonmigratory Evil: Welcome to Racoon City.

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