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Rose McGowan to Play "Red Sonja"
Published 6/28/2008 at FilmWad
Rose McGowan is confirmed for the role of Red Sonja in the film of the same name being produced by Nu Image/Millenium. Though McGowan's boyfriend, director Robert Rodriguez, will produce and "present" the film, Douglas Aarniokoski is the man taking the official reigns of the remake, which should begin production this October. Not familiar with Aarniokoski? He's spent the lion's share of his career as an assistant director on films such as "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," Terry Gilliam's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," and half a dozen Robert Rodriguez projects. So hopefully he's picked up a ...

Rose McGowan To Star In ‘Red Sonja’ Remake
Published 6/30/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
I’m not much of a comic-book fan. Oh I love the big name superhero strips for characters such as Superman, Spider-Man and Batman, but beyond that I’m a bit green around the gills in terms of knowledge. Which means the fact that Red Sonja started out as a comic book character has taken me ...

Anthony Hopkins to Overact in a Classical Mode
Published 6/30/2008 at Vulture
... [HR] McGowan Wants Red Revenge: Robert Rodriguez is producing a remake of 1985's absurdly ridiculous Red Sonja for his Grindhouse muse, Rose McGowan, to star in. Of course with Rodriguez-style filmmaking, ridiculous premises often yield awesome execution, so take a look at the old preview and start praying that newbie director Douglas Aarniokoski will get the joke. [Variety] ...