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Of course they fall in love - however Red Sonja's power bases on the oath to never give herself to any man... Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de> Heroes of their time. For all time. See more » Genres: 3 July 1985 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen had an affair during filming. See more » Goofs When Red Sonja and Falkon fight the bandits that captured Prince Tarn, Falkon hits a downed bandit with his bone club and part of the club breaks off upon impact. When he appears on screen again a moment later, the club is undamaged. See more » Quotes Mildly entertaining if not taken too seriously 12 June 2004 | by ColonelFaulkner Have just seen this film for the first time after purchasing it on DVD It comes across as a cheap attempt to cash in on the two Conan movies. Unfortunately, this film didn't appear to have the same budget as the Conan films and hence some of the sets and effects aren't as flash and some scenes seem hurried.

Nielsen is OK to look at but unfortunately she couldn't act if a gun was put to her head. Arnie's supporting role looked like it was done as a favor to director Fleischer, who also directed Conan the Destroyer. Maybe Arnie wasn't confident that he would go on to headline films like Predator, Total Recall, T2, etc. Some of the female guardians of the talisman early in the film looked like they were struggling to lift their swords and the looks on their faces suggested they were having great fun making this film. I couldn't be so jovial if I was fighting for my life. All this aside, this film required very little concentration to watch and was mildly entertaining. I've seen a lot worse. Two stars. 24 of 41 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Red Sonja (1985 movie) | Conan Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Red Sonja (1985 movie) Share The film Red Sonja (Theatrical release: 3 July 1985) was shot in Italy, on location in Celano and Abruzzi, near Rome, and at the Stabilimenti Cinematagrafici Pontini studios.

In Conan the Barbarian , Sandahl Bergman played Valeria , the queen of thieves and the love of Conan’s life. Initially she was offered the role of Red Sonja, but turned it down, choosing instead to play the villainous Queen Gedren . After Bergman turned down the lead role, it took Dino De Laurentiis almost a year to find an actress Amazonian enough to play the title character in Red Sonja. He was still looking eight weeks before the production was due to start, when he saw Brigitte Nielsen on the cover of a fashion magazine. The 21-year-old native of Helsingør, Denmark, who was in Milan on a modeling job, soon found herself on a plane heading for Rome and a successful screen test. Arnold Schwarzenegger had great success in the two Conan movies, but his next film, James Cameron's The Terminator, was a real breakthrough. When De Laurentiis approached Schwarzenegger and asked him to appear in an extended cameo and take second billing in Red Sonja, the actor agreed out of a feeling of obligation.

He worked on the movie for only three weeks, and was very unhappy with De Laurentiis when he discovered he had been given top billing for what was essentially a supporting role. Ennio Morricone , who wrote the music for Red Sonja, is one of the most celebrated of film composers. He has written scores for more than 400 movies, including Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven, and Roland Joffé's The Mission. Contents Edit Spoiler warning! Plot and/or ending details follow. The movie kicks off with Red Sonja 's family being slaughtered by the evil Queen Gedren 's army. Sonja manages to survive and even gives Gedren a little souvenir in the form of a brutal scar on her face. Later that night, Sonja is visited by a spirit who grants her the strength to seek her revenge. The story then jumps to a big palace full of white robed priestesses. They are getting ready to destroy a big green glowing bowling ball called the Talisman . Apparently, this dangerous artifact grows destructively powerful from exposure to light, they intend to destroy it before it gets out of control.

However, Gedren, now wearing a gold mask to cover her scar, and Ikol , her advisor and wizard, crash the party. Her army begins killing the innocent priestesses, some of whom actually put up a good fight. Gedren gets her hands on the Talisman, but not before discovering that the rumor that only women can touch it is true. As Gedren imprisons the rest of the surviving priestesses, one of them, Varna , manages to escape, but is wounded by an arrow in the back. As luck would have it, however, she literally falls into the arms of the mighty Kalidor . She begs him to help find her sister, Red Sonja! Meanwhile, Sonja has been training with a Chinese swordmaster. Kalidor comes charging in and informs Sonja about her sister. Sonja arrives just in time for Varna to tell her about what happened in the palace, and recommends finding the Talisman and destroying it or else the world will be plagued with floods and earthquakes. Varna then departs and Sonja starts her journey to find evil Gedren. Later that night she notices a storm off in the distance and believes that someone is using the Talisman.

Kalidor offers to help her, but Sonja tells him that she doesn't need the help of a man. She rides to the now ruined kingdom of Hablock and joins up with naughty little Prince Tarn and his servant, Falkon . The new little group sets out to find Gedren's fortress, with Kalidor surreptitiously following them. Soon they encounter a thuggish toll road operator who takes an unhealthy interest in Sonja. She challenges him to fight and kills him, but his men, who greatly outnumber Sonja's group, try to get revenge. Kalidor's sudden arrival, however, saves the day. Sonja and her band make their escape, leaving Kalidor behind to take care of the remaining hoodlums. Meanwhile, Gedren places the Talisman in a room full of candles to increase its strength. Ikol warns her against this because the light will cause it to grow too powerful to control, but Gedren won't listen to him. On the way back to the main hall, Ikol (who has giant black knife-like fingernails) tells her that there are enemies approaching the castle. He shows her the current location of Sonja’s group in some kind of magic screen.

Gedren recognizes Sonja and orders that she be brought back to the fortress unharmed. She and Ikol then use the Talisman to conjure up a storm that forces Sonja’s band to take shelter in a cave. Gedren and her magician then summon a monster under the water of a pond near the cave. When Sonja and her group try to cross the pond, the monster attacks them. Sonja struggles with the monster, but is unable to find any way to kill it. Kalidor again dramatically appears and is able to hold down the creature while the others escape. He then digs out the monster’s eyes and flees himself. Sonja now accepts the company of Kalidor, but also gives him a warning--she will never be with any man unless he can defeat her in a swordfight. That night, Kalidor challenges her and they spar, but neither of them is able to defeat the other and eventually they both give up. Kalidor at least wins her heart. The Talisman is starting to get out of control, but Gedren doesn't want to hear about it and once again rejects Ikol's counsel to put it in a dark place.

Meanwhile, Kalidor, Sonja and Tran climb over the fortress wall, leaving Falkon outside. In the final confrontation, Sonja starts settling her score with Gedren, while Kalidor deals with her evil minions, attacking them while they are eating. Ikol tries to sneak away but gets crushed under the front gate, before Sonja finishes him off. The Talisman breaks the floor of the candle room, opening up a hellish pit of fire. Gedren flees to candle room, with Sonja right behind her. After a final fight, Sonja throws both Gedren and the Talisman into the hell beneath the broken floor. The fortress starts to collapse, but the heroes manage to escape (Kalidor at one point having to hold two pillars on his shoulders while the others pass by). The castle finally falls into the lava pit and blows up. At the end, Sonja and Kalidor kiss, while Prince Tran and Falkon look on. Criticism Edit The Encyclopedia of Fantasy gave Red Sonja an extremely scathing entry. The main criticism was that it was a "B-movie," had bad characterization, bad acting, and was an entirely clichè display of swords and sorcery.

In particular, the Encyclopedia accuses the movie of being extremely homophobic, and for purposely portraying homosexuality as a negative and evil trait. Gerden is portrayed as a lesbian whose rivalry with Sonja is partly based on the fact that Sonja once rejected her sexual advances. Likewise, the wizard is depicted as gay; one scene involves him accidentally conjuring up a homoerotic image. Adaptations < add details of Marvel Comics adaptations > Characters and cast Edit Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally to have reprised the role of Conan in this film, as the Red Sonja character was a spin-off of the original Conan novels. Ultimately, a new character was created who was essentially Conan in everything but name. The original theatrical trailer of this movie contains cutting room-floor footage of scenes glimpsed only briefly in the film's prologue: Sonja, left to perish in her burning home, is saved by her dying brother Barlok; Gedren, prior to her disfigurement, addresses her soldiers and slaves. The name of Ronald Lacey 's character, "Ikol," spelled backwards is "Loki." Loki in Nordic mythology, was the God of Evil and Corruption, infamous for being a jealousy-prone troublemaker.

Sandahl Bergman was initially cast as the title character, but decided on portraying "Queen Gedren" instead, to help avoid typecasting. See also Red Sonja Description | Retro Junk Description 2463 She was played by Brigitte Nielsen in the 1985 film Red Sonja, which also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Kalidor (a Conan clone). The film was directed by Richard Fleischer. It performed poorly at the box office. Avi Lerner and Danny Dimbort's Millennium Films and Randall Emmett and George Furla's Emmett/Furla Films announced they have acquired the rights to produce and distribute a feature film based on the Â“Red SonjaÂ” property as well as the allied and ancillary rights. The picture will be produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla and Avi Lerner as well as executive produced by M. Dal Walton III, Luke Lieberman, Nick Barrucci, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short and Boaz Davidson. The property is currently out to writers and directors. A remake of "Red Sonja" is currently in the works. It is currently in pre-production and very little has been decided on.

It is scheduled to be released in 2008. Red Sonja makes an appearance on the "Conan" TV series, in the episode, "Red Sonja." Extra info-- In Conan the Barbarian, Sandahl Bergman played Valeria, a thief and the love of ConanÂ’s life. Bergman was offered the role of Red Sonja, but turned it down, choosing instead to play the villainous Queen Gedren. It took Dino De Laurentiis almost a year to find an actress "Amazonian" enough to play the title character; in fact, he was still looking eight weeks before the production was due to start, when he saw Brigitte Nielsen on the cover of a fashion magazine. The 21-year-old native of HelsingÃ¸r, Denmark, who was in Milan on a modeling job, soon found herself on a plane heading for Rome and a successful screen test. Schwarzenegger had great success in the two Conan movies, but his next film, James CameronÂ’s The Terminator, was a real breakthrough.

When De Laurentiis approached Schwarzenegger and asked him to appear in an extended cameo and take second billing in Red Sonja, the actor agreed out of a feeling of obligation. He worked on the movie for only three weeks, and was very unhappy with De Laurentiis when he discovered he had been given top billing for what was essentially a supporting role. Ennio Morricone, who wrote the music for Red Sonja, is one of the most celebrated of film composers. He has written scores for more than 400 movies, including Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Terrence MalickÂ’s Days of Heaven, and Roland JoffÃ©Â’s The Mission. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy gave Red Sonja a scathing entry. The main criticism was that it was a "B-movie" with bad characterization, bad acting and an entirely clichÃ©d display of swords and sorcery. Schwarzenegger himself even said "It's the worst film I have ever made." And he joked "Now, when my kids get out of line, they're sent to their room and forced to watch Red Sonja ten times.

I never have too much trouble with them." In particular, the Encyclopedia accuses the movie of being homophobic and for purposely portraying homosexuality as a negative, evil trait. Gedren is portrayed as a lesbian whose rivalry with Sonja is based partly on the fact that Sonja once rejected her sexual advances. Likewise, the wizard is depicted as gay; one scene involves him accidentally conjuring up a homoerotic image. In contrast to the negative critism, a dedicated cult following has grown up around the 'Red Sonja' film. At the time acclaimed film critic Pauline Kael was to say, "Though it has all the trappings of a B-movie (hammy acting, cheap production values), it also sports a quasi-sexual tone, coming over like something of a pre-history 'Barbarella'. Fleischer creates a vivid atmosphere, using the romantic light of Italy to great effect....one comes out of the cinema feeling that, they probably shouldn't have become as wrapped up in this tosh as they did". Red Sonja shares many plot elements with Ator l'invincibile 2, also more popularly known as Cave Dwellers due to its lampooning on Mystery Science Theatre 3000.

For instance, in Ator 2, a scientist/wizard guards the Geometric Nucleus (a similar item to the Talisman) when his castle is attacked by the villain. A messenger attempts to warn Ator, who is training with a Chinese sword master, Thong, but is shot by an arrow on the way before falling into Ator's arms. Similarities abound throughout the two films. The director of the Ator series of films, Joe d'Amato, created the Ator character as an almost direct copy of Conan the Barbarian, and used the Ator movies to cash in on release timing of the Conan movies; the similarities of the second Ator movie and Red Sonja are no doubt related. Arnold Schwarzenegger was originally to have reprised the role of Conan in this film, as the Red Sonja character was a spin-off of the original Conan novels.

Ultimately, a new character was created so as not to violate continuity with the Conan movies.[citation needed] (Or was it a licencing/copyright matter ?) The original theatrical trailer of this movie contains cutting room floor footage of scenes glimpsed only briefly in the film's prologue: Sonja, left to perish in her burning home, is saved by her dying brother, Barlok; Gedren, prior to her disfigurement, addresses her soldiers and slaves. The name of Ronald Lacey's character, "Ikol," spelled backwards is "Loki." Loki is the god of mischief in Norse mythology. He is described as the "contriver of all fraud". Sandahl Bergman was initially cast as the title character, but decided on portraying "Queen Gedren" instead to help avoid typecasting. Brigitte Nielsen asked Pumkin on the first season of Flavor of Love if she had seen this movie as part of a lie detector test. Pumkin answered yes; she was lying. It is commonly believed that Robert E. Howard created the character of Red Sonja in one of his Conan stories.

In reality, he created a character with a slightly different name Â— Red Sonya Â— that appeared in The Shadow of the Vulture, a non-fantasy work of historical fiction, and inspired "Red Sonja," the character popularized by the 1985 movie, who actually first appeared in a Conan comic book written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Barry Smith in the early 1970s. Sound samples from the movie were later used in the 1987 computer game Barbarian by Palace Software Comic book writer and artist Wendy Pini, who frequently performed as Red Sonja at conventions and other venues, was considered for the role. This movie is said to have been the starting point of a steamy affair that occurred between Schwarzenegger and Nielsen. Search Red Sonja - 必应 Sign in Red Sonja Red Sonja is a 1985 Dutch-American sword and sorcery action film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film introduces Brigitte Nielsen as the title character with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Ronald Lacey, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Paul L. Smith and Pat Roach in supporting roles.

The film features the sword-wielding Marvel Comics character Red Sonja, created by Roy Thomas, who first appeared in Marvel 's Conan the Barbarian series (#23) in 1973. Red Sonja was based on Red Sonya of Rogatino, a character created by Robert E. Howard appearing in his short story "The Shadow of the Vulture" (1934). The film acknowledges that it was "based on the character crea ... (展开) ated by Robert E. Howard" in the introductory credits. As in Howard's stories of Conan, the film takes place in the Hyborian Age, a fictional prehistoric time that had been depicted previously in the films Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer. The film was shot in Italy, on location in Celano and the rest of the Abruzzo region, and in the Stabilimenti Cinematografici Pontini studios near Rome. Red Sonja Origin Red Sonja's origin story, "The Day of the Sword", first appeared in Kull and the Barbarians #3 (September 1975) by Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, and Howard Chaykin.

The same story was later redrawn by Dick Giordano and Terry Austin for The Savage Sword of Conan, issue 78 (July 1982). In this story, Red Sonja lives with her family in a humble house in the Western Hyrkanian steppes (this seems to be in modern Ukraine/Russia though historical Hyrcania is on the borders of modern Iran/Turkmenistan). When she is just 17, a group of mercenaries kills her family and burns down their house. Sonja attempts to defend herself, but can't lift her brother's sword. She is brutally raped by the leader of the group. Answering her cry for revenge, the red goddess Scáthach appears to her, and gives her incredible fighting skills, on the condition that she never lie with a man unless he defeats her in fair combat. In the Dynamite comic book series by Michael Avon Oeming, Sonja's origins are portrayed in "flashbacks" within each issue beginning with issue #8. The goddess makes her first appearance in this series in issue #12, which also marks the return of the deadly sorcerer Kulan Gath.

In the Dynamite series by Gail Simone, Sonja's origins are again told in flashbacks. Sonja is a young teenager in a Hyrkanian village which is attacked by bandits. After her family is killed, Sonja lures the bandits into the forest and kills them one by one. No goddess appears in this version, and Sonja makes no vow of chastity. While she is threatened by the bandits, she is neither raped nor seriously injured. Another set of flashbacks shows Sonja as an adult, and indicates that she learned many of her fighting skills from a fellow prisoner when she was captured and forced to fight as a gladiator. Revamped Sonja (2010-2012) The original Sonja is killed off in issue #34 of the first Dynamite series. Instead, a new character of the same name, described as a reincarnation of Red Sonja, takes her place from issue #35 onward. In her new life, Sonja is described as a distant relative of the original Red Sonja, taking her name as a good omen, since Sonja had come to be known as the most beautiful and fearless woman in Hyrkania.

A noblewoman, this incarnation lives a fairly sheltered existence, along with her sister Verona and her little niece, longing for a child of her own and waiting for the return of her distant husband, Lord Daniel. Eventually she is reunited with her husband, but then a pirate crew (unbeknownst to them called upon by Verona's husband, Lord Lucan, in a bid for more power) slays him and leaves Sonja on the brink of death. Sonja is then nursed to health by Osin, in Sonja's previous life a bard companion and now a gruff swordsman, who accepted the curse of Claw the Unconquered for himself in exchange for the ability to locate and train the new incarnation of Red Sonja. Osin begins her training. He and Sonja find that, even though she has occasional flashes of her former reflexes, she no longer has access to the full might of the skills bestowed by Scathach (now an almost forgotten goddess with waning powers) in her previous life. Despite this, Sonja is able to learn faster than Osin expects. She decides to seek revenge covertly, joining Lucan's pirate crew to be closer to Daniel's assassins.

Red Sonja Bikini armor Most artists depict Red Sonja wearing a very brief bikini-like costume of scale armor, usually with boots and gauntlets. As originally drawn by Barry Smith for "The Shadow of the Vulture" and "The Song of Red Sonja" in Conan the Barbarian issues 23 and 24 (1973), she did not have as full a figure and dressed a little more conservatively, in a long-sleeved mail shirt and short pants of red silk, a style that did not last long.[citation needed] As told by Roy Thomas in the introduction of Red Sonja Adventures Volume 1 (Dynamite Entertainment) Spanish artist Esteban Maroto submitted an uncommissioned illustration to him when he was editing the magazine Savage Sword of Conan where he redesigned the character and for the first time showed her wearing what would become her famous costume, the silver "bikini armor", which resembled other fantasy costumes that other Maroto heroines sported in the 1970s. This illustration had been printed for the first time in Jim Steranko's magazine Comixscene #5 in black and white.

It was reprinted in Savage Sword of Conan #1, and in Marvel Treasury Edition #15 colored but poorly reproduced, and finally restored and colored by José Villarrubia as an alternative cover for the Dynamite Entertainment edition of Red Sonja #2. Maroto drew her in this costume for a double page spread illustration in Savage Tales #3 and then for her first solo adventure in Savage Sword of Conan #1, and John Buscema drew her in this costume in the same magazine. Buscema drew her again in this costume in issues 43, 44 and 48 of Conan the Barbarian (1974) and Dick Giordano in the first issue of Marvel Feature (1975) before Frank Thorne took over from issue 2 (1976). The "bikini" proved popular, becoming well known through the paintings of Boris Vallejo and others. Marvel Feature v2 1-7 (Marvel Comics) (November, 1975 – November, 1976). Red Sonja v1 1-15 (Marvel Comics) (January, 1977 – May, 1979).

Red Sonja v2, 1-2 (Marvel Comics) (February, 1983 – March, 1983). Red Sonja v3, 1-13 (Marvel Comics) (August, 1983 – May, 1986). Red Sonja The Movie 1-2 (Marvel Comics) (November – December, 1985). Red Sonja: Scavenger Hunt (Marvel Comics) (December, 1995). Red Sonja in 3-D (Blackthorne) (1998). Red Sonja: A Death in Scarlet (Cross Plains) (1999). Red Sonja v1, 0-80 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2005–2013). Red Sonja Vs. Thulsa Doom 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2005). Red Sonja Annual 1-4, (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006–2013). Red Sonja & Claw 1-4 (Wildstorm/Dynamite Entertainment) (2006).

Red Sonja: One More Day (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006). Red Sonja: Goes East (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006). Red Sonja: Monster Isle (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006). Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2006). Red Sonja: Vacant Shell (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007). Savage Tales v3, 1-10 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007–2008). Giant Size Red Sonja 1-2 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007–2008). Sword of Red Sonja: Doom of the Gods 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2007–2008). Spider-Man & Red Sonja 1-5 (Marvel Comics/Dynamite Entertainment) (2007–2008). Queen Sonja 1-35 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2009–2013).

Classic Red Sonja Remastered 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2010). Red Sonja: Wrath of the Gods 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2010). Red Sonja: Revenge of the Gods 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2011). Red Sonja: Deluge (Dynamite Entertainment) (2011). Red Sonja: Break The Skin (Dynamite Entertainment) (2011). Red Sonja: Blue (Dynamite Entertainment) (2011). Red Sonja: Raven (Dynamite Entertainment) (2012). Witchblade/Red Sonja 1-5 (Top Cow Productions/Dynamite Entertainment) (2012). Prophecy 1-7 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2012–2013). Red Sonja: Atlantis Rises 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2012–2013). Red Sonja: Unchained 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2013).

Red Sonja v2, 0-present, 16 issues as of March 2015, (Dynamite Entertainment) (2013–). Legends of Red Sonja 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2013–2014). Red Sonja: Berserker (Dynamite Entertainment) (2014). Red Sonja and Cub (Dynamite Entertainment) (2014). Red Sonja: Sanctuary (Dynamite Entertainment) (2014). Red Sonja: Black Tower 1-4 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2014). Red Sonja: Vulture's Circle 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2015). Red Sonja/Conan 1-4 (Dark Horse Comics/Dynamite Entertainment) (2015). Red Sonja #100 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2015). Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja/Jungle Girl 1-3 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2015). Red Sonja #1973 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2015).

Legenderry Red Sonja 1-5 (Dynamite Entertainment) (2015). Red Sonja: Altered States (Dynamite Entertainment) (2015). In solo stories in anthologies Conan the Barbarian, (Marvel Comics) (1974–1991). Issue 23, "Swords in the Night", Roy Thomas (w), Barry Smith (a), John Buscema/Akins/Stone (i). (First appearance in a Conan comic publication). Issue 24, "Song of Red Sonja", Roy Thomas (w), Barry Smith (a). Issue 43, "Tower of Blood", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema/Ernie Chua (i). Issue 44, "The Fiend and the Flame", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema/The Crusty Bunkers (a). Issue 48, "Episode!", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (p), Dick Giordano (i). (First solo story in color). Issue 67, "Talons of the Man-Tiger", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (i).

Issue 68, "of Once and Future Kings", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (i). Issue 78, "Curse of the Undead-Man", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (a), Pablo Marcos (i). (Reprint from Savage Sword of Conan Issue 1). Issue 115, "A War of Wizards", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema/Ernie Chan (i). Issue 195, "Blood of Ages", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f). Issue 196, "The Beast", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f). Issue 197, "Stand", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f). Issue 198, "The River", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f). Issue 199, "Revelation in the Mists", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood (f).

Issue 200, "The Fall of Acheron", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Geof Isherwood(f). Issue 204, "Goblin", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Vince Colletta (f). Issue 205, "Necropolis", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Alfredo Alcala (f). Issue 241-3, "The Sorcerer and the She-Devil", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i). Issue 244, "Fiends of the Flaming Mountain", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i). Issue 245, "Empire of the Undead", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i). Issue 246, "Chaos in Khoraja", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i). Issue 247, "The Sword that Conquers All", Roy Thomas (w), Mike DeCarlo (i).

Issue 248, "The Peril and the Prophecy", Roy Thomas (w), Talaoc/Ernie Chan (i). Issue 249, "Red Wind", Roy Thomas (w), Ernie Chan (i). Issue 250, "Chaos Beneath Kuthchemes", Roy Thomas (w), Ernie Chan (i). Conan the Barbarian Annual (Marvel Comics) (1987). Issue 12, "Legion of the Dead", James Owsley/Val Semeiks (w), Ernie Chan (a). The Savage Sword of Conan, (Marvel Comics) (1974–1995). Issue 1, "Red Sonja" Roy Thomas (w), Esteban Maroto (p), Ernie Chan/Neal Adams (i). (First solo story in black and white. Also featured in the cover painted by Boris Vallejo). Issue 1, "Curse of the Undead-Man", Roy Thomas (w), John Buscema (a), Pablo Marcos (i). Issue 23, "Wizards of the Black Sun", Roy Thomas/Clair Noto (w), Frank Thorne (a).

(Featured in the cover painted by Earl Norem) Issue 29, "The Wizard and Red Sonja Show", Frank Thorne (w/a). Issue 45, "Master of Shadows", Christy Marx (w), John Buscema (p), Tony DeZuniga (i). Issue 78, "The Day of the Sword", Roy Thomas/Doug Moench (w), Howard Chaykin (layouts) Dick Giordano/Terry Austin (a). (Origin re-drawn). (Reprint from Kull and the Barbarians Issue 3) Issue 82, "Song of Red Sonja", Roy Thomas (w), Barry Smith (a). (Reprint from Conan the Barbarina Issue 24). Issue 83, "Red Sonja", Roy Thomas (w), Esteban Maroto (p), Ernie Chan/Neal Adams (i). (Reprint from Savage Sword of Conan Issue 1). Issue 144, "The Waiting Doom", Charles Dixon (w), Ernie Chan (i). Issue 145, "Feast of the Stag", Charles Dixon (w), Geof Isherwood (f).

Issue 153, "Phantasm", James Owsley (w), Luke McDonnell (p) Armando Gil (i). Issue 157, "Infant Terrible", Bruce Jones (w/a). Issue 169, "The Endless Stair", Peter B. Gillis (w), Steven Carr (p), Armando Gil (i). Issue 170, "Emerald Lust", Charles Dixon (w), Gary Kwapisz (i). Issue 172, "The Waif and the Warrior", Jim Valentino (w), Steven Carr (p), Josef Rubinstein (i). Issue 178, "Chains", Sue Flaxman (w), Gavin Curtis (p), Keith Williams (i). Issue 179, "Fury of the Iron Damsels", Charles Dixon (w), Gary Kwapisz (i). Issue 187, "Red Sonja Queels the Song of the Siren", Marie Javins/Steve Buccellato (w), Alfredo Alcala (a). Issue 192, "On the Road of Kings", Roy Thomas/Dann Thomas (w), Tony DeZuniga (a).

Issue 194, "The Road to Zamboula", Roy Thomas (w), Tony DeZuniga (a). Issue 195, "Swordless in Zamboula", Roy Thomas (w), Tony DeZuniga (a). Issues 207-10, "The Road to Zanadu", Roy Thomas/Dann Thomas (w), Del Barras/Reggie Jones/ Kirk Etienne (a). Issue 223, " the Many Mirrors of Tuzun Thune", Roy Thomas (W), Mike Docherty (p) Issue 224, "Dragons of a World's Dawn", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i). Issue 226, "Of Kings and Cataclysms", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i); "Days of the World Ending", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i); "Back from the Time Abyss", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i). Issue 229, "A Lady for the Burning", Roy Thomas (w), Howard Simpson (p), Rober Quijano (i).

Issue 230, "Shall Python Fall?", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i). Issue 231, "A Remembrance of Fires Past", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i). Issue 232, "Reflections of Eveil", Roy Thomas (w), E.R. Cruz (i). Issue 233, "Here Be Monsters", Roy Thomas (w), Geof Isherwood (i). Issue 230-3, "The Ring of Ikribu" Roy Thomas (w), Esteban Maroto (a). Marvel Graphic Novels (1992). "Conan - The Ravagers Out of Time", Roy Thomas (w), Alfredo Alcala (i). Kull and the Barbarians (Marvel Comics) (1975). Issue 2, "She-devil with a Sword" Roy Thomas (w), Howard Chaykin (a). Issue 3, "The Day of the Sword" Roy Thomas/Doug Moench (w), Howard Chaykin (a). (Origin story, first appearance of the Red Goddess.

Also featured in the cover painted by Michael Whelan) A Marvel Super Special (Marvel Comics) (1978). Issue 9, "Day of the Red Judgement", Roy Thomas/ Christy Marx (w), Howard Chaykin (a). (Second appearance of the Red Goddess from origin story. Also featured in the cover painted by John Buscema) Conan the King (Marvel Comics) (1985). Issue 28, "Call of the Wild.\ Conan the Savage (Marvel Comics) (1996). Issue 9, "City Under Siege", Chuck Dixon (w). And with Spider-Man in "Marvel Team-Up" #79 (Marvel Comics) (The spirit of Sonja possesses the body of Mary Jane Watson to face her old enemy Kulan Gath). The two meet again in the Spider-Man/Red Sonja mini-series co-published by Dynamite Entertainment, in which Kulan Gath and Venom are the principal antagonists. The Spider-Man/Red Sonja TPB (ISBN 978-0-78-512744-4) collects Spider-Man/Red Sonja (2007) #1 - 5 (Oct.

2007 - Feb. 2008) and Marvel Team-Up (1972 - 1985 1st Series) #79 (March 1979). Wolverine in "What if?" Vol. 2, #16 (Marvel Comics) (Sonja is defeated by Wolverine and becomes his mate). Claw the Unconquered in "Red Sonja/Claw" 1-4 (DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment) (2006). Official Handbook of the Conan Universe, #1 (Marvel Comics) (1986). Marvel Feature #4 was reprinted in the book The Superhero Women edited by Stan Lee. Red Sonja was featured arching among many of Marvel's female characters on the cover painted by John Romita, Sr. Film The character was played by Brigitte Nielsen in the 1985 film Red Sonja, which also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as High Lord Kalidor (originally intended to be Conan). The film was directed by Richard Fleischer.

Actress Rose McGowan was originally intended to portray Sonja in 2010's Red Sonja film, but these plans were squelched by injuries that permanently damaged the mobility and strength of her right arm. In a February 2011 interview, film producer Avi Lerner stated that Simon West was hired to direct the film and also mentioned Amber Heard as the frontrunner to star in the lead role. On February 26, 2015, Christopher Cosmos was hired to write the film's script. Filmmaker Mike Le Han has made a video for is pitch of him directing Red Sonja. Red Sonja Awards 1973 Academy of Comic Book Arts Awards: Best Individual Story (Dramatic). The Song of Red Sonja. Written by Roy Thomas and pencilled, inked and colored by Barry Smith. The story first appeared in Conan the Barbarian issue 24 (March 1972), where two panels were censored by John Romita, Sr. The uncensored story was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition, Volume 1, No.

15, 1977, where it was recolored by Glynis Wein and the artwork was slightly cropped to fit the page format. Red Sonja publisher Dynamite Entertainment was awarded the title of "Best New Publisher" by Diamond Comics Distributors in 2005. Red Sonja Legal On June 6, 2006, comic news site Newsarama reported that Red Sonja, LLC (which holds rights to the Roy Thomas version of the character) filed a lawsuit on four counts against Paradox Entertainment (which claims rights to Red Sonya as part of the Howard library, though no renewal record for The Shadow of the Vulture exists) in US Federal Court in April 2006. The four counts are claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. The lawsuit was settled in January 2008, on the second day of the hearing, for a sum of $1 each. Red Sonja LLC paid $1 to Paradox for the rights to Howard's Red Sonya and permission for the Red Sonja stories to continue being set in Conan's Hyborian Age.

Paradox simultaneously paid $1 to Red Sonja LLC for the exclusive print-publication rights for The Shadow of the Vulture now that one of the characters belongs to Red Sonja LLC. ^ Frankenhoff, Brent (2011). Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics. Krause Publications. pp.4–5. ISBN1-4402-2988-0. ^ "ECCC 13: Gail Simone to Write New RED SONJA Ongoing Series". Comic Vine. ^ "ICv2: Gail Simone on Her New 'Red Sonja' Series". icv2.com. ^ "Early Review: Gail Simone's RED SONJA #1". Comic Vine. ^ Oeming, Michael Avon. Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword Vol. 2: Arrowsmith. Dynamite Comics, 2007. ^ Simone, Gail. Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues. Dynamite Comics, 2014. ^ Reed, Brian. Red Sonja: Born Again. Dynamite Comics, 2010.

^ Afterword by Roy Thomas, in The Chronicles of Conan Volume 4: The Song of Red Sonja and Other Stories (Dark Horse, 2004) ^ McMillan, Graeme (October 8, 2013). "'Conan' and 'Red Sonja' to Meet Again in 2014". The Hollywood Reporter. ^ Sims, Chris (December 19, 2014). "An Evil So Great, It Can Only Be Stopped By Conan And Red Sonja (And Gail Simone, Jim Zub And Dan Panosian)". Comics Alliance. ^ [|url= CONAN RED SONJA #1] ^ Ryan, Joal (July 28, 1999). "Sable Settles". E! Online. ^ "Rose McGowan demanded $5M to shave eyebrows in 'Conan'". CTV News. August 19, 2011. ^ Williams, Owen. "Amber Heard For Red Sonja? With Simon West directing?". Empire. February 10, 2011 ^ Kit, Borys (February 26, 2015).

"'Red Sonja' Movie Lands New Writer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. ^ Tsering, Lisa (August 26, 2015). "SR Pick: Red Sonja Pitch Video By Hellraiser: Origins Filmmaker". Screen Rant. ^ "Sonja vs. Conan - Red Sonja, LLC Sues Paradox". Newsarama. ^ "Red Sonja/Red Sonya dispute settled for $1 swap". Newsarama. Retrieved 2008-01-31. Red Sonja (film) - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I am a simple man trying to live a simple life !!!!!! Red Sonja (film) Initial DVD release July 6, 2004 Duration Writer Clive Exton, George MacDonald Fraser Release date July 3, 1985 (1985-07-03) Based on Characters by Robert E. Howard Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger (Kalidor), Brigitte Nielsen (Red Sonja), Sandahl Bergman (Queen Gedren), Paul L. Smith (Falkon), Ernie Reyes, Jr.

(Prince Tarn), Ronald Lacey (Ikol) Similar movies Fantastic Four, Ant-Man, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Godzilla, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Tagline A woman and a warrior that became a legend. Red sonja trailer 1985 arnold schwarzenegger brigitte nielsen Sponsored Links Power-hungry Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman) captures the priestesses guarding the Talisman, a mystical orb that created and can destroy the world. But one of the priestesses escapes and seeks out her warrior sister, Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen), to warn her about Gedrens plan for world domination. Lord Kalidor (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the Talismans keeper, insists on helping Sonja, and though she scorns the assistance of any man, she soon gains respect for Kalidors fighting prowess. Red Sonja is a 1985 Dutch-American sword and sorcery action film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film introduces Brigitte Nielsen as the title character with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Ronald Lacey, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Paul L.

Smith and Pat Roach in supporting roles. The film features the sword-wielding Marvel Comics character Red Sonja, created by Roy Thomas, who first appeared in Marvels Conan the Barbarian series (#23) in 1973. Red Sonja was based on Red Sonya of Rogatino, a character created by Robert E. Howard appearing in his short story "The Shadow of the Vulture" (1934). The film acknowledges that it was "based on the character created by Robert E. Howard" in the introductory credits. As in Howards stories of Conan, the film takes place in the Hyborian Age, a fictional prehistoric time that had been depicted previously in the films Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer. The film was shot in Italy, on location in Celano and the rest of the Abruzzo region, and in the Stabilimenti Cinematografici Pontini studios near Rome. The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.

Red sonja 1985 rare original trailer brigitte nielsen Plot After being raped by the soldiers of Queen Gedren, a despot who had her parents and brother murdered for scarring the queens face while rejecting her sexual advances, Red Sonja is visited by a spirit who grants her the strength to seek revenge. Having trained under a swords master, and become distrustful of most men, Red Sonja is found by Lord Kalidor, who takes her to her dying sister Varna. Varna is a member of an order of priestesses who were preparing to destroy a light-powered relic known as the Talisman that created the world and whose growing power now threatens it. However, Gedrens army and her aide-de-camp Ikol slaughtered the priestesses and took the Talisman while Varna was fatally wounded by the time she found Kalidor. Before dying, Varna tells Sonja of the events at her temple while urging her to find the Talisman and destroy it. After turning down Kalidors offer to accompany her, seeing a storm in the distance, Sonya arrives to the now-ruined kingdom of Hablock.

There she meets the young Prince Tarn and his servant Falkon, learning Gedren completely wiped out Hablock when Tarn refused to surrender. Tarn announces that he is raising a new army to crush Gedren and invites Sonja to work for him as a cook. She declines while told that Gedren is based in Berkubane, the Kingdom of Eternal Night. Sonja kills Lord Brytag after he refuses her passage through the mountain passes. His troops surround Sonja, and Kalidor, who has secretly been following her, attacks their rear, allowing Sonja to escape. Sonja comes across Tarn and Falkon in the mountains. Tarn is being tortured by bandits. Falkon rejoins Sonja to help her kill the brigands and free the prince. They travel onward toward Berkubane. At Castle Berkubane, Gedren and Ikol watch Sonja and her party approaching on a magic screen. Gedren recognizes Sonja and orders that she be brought back to the fortress unharmed. She and Ikol use the Talisman to conjure up a storm, forcing Sonjas band to take shelter in a watery cavern. Gedren unleashes an "Icthyan Killing Machine" in the cavern.

Kalidor reappears, and helps Sonja blind the beast. Sonja now accepts Kalidors company, learning he is a descendant of the lords who entrusted the Talisman to the temple, but also warns him that "no man can have her" unless he can defeat her in a swordfight. Kalidor challenges her and they fight to a draw. Kalidor, Sonja and Falkon then infiltrate Castle Berkubane. To protect Tarn, they convince him to stay behind in order to prevent Gedren from escaping. Sonja confronts Gedren, while Kalidor and Falkon deal with her guards in the castles dining hall. Ikol, realizing Gedren is insane when she refuses his pleas to place the Talisman in a dark place for a while, tries to escape with some of the gold looted from Hablock. But Ikol is stopped by Tarn, and meets an unpleasant end. The Talisman, which Gedren has placed in a Chamber of Lights, is becoming too powerful to control. Its power breaks the floor open, revealing a chasm of molten lava beneath the castle.

Sonja and Gedren fight in the Chamber, but Sonja eventually gains the upper hand and runs Gedren through with her sword, sending the evil ruler plunging to her doom in the lava pit below. Sonja throws the Talisman in after her, destroying it and starting a chain reaction that tears Castle Berkubane apart. The heroes manage to escape just before the castle is consumed by the rising volcano. As Prince Tarn and Falkon eventually depart to rebuild Hablock, Sonya and Kalidor spar again before they kiss. Cast Brigitte Nielsen as Red Sonja Arnold Schwarzenegger as Lord Kalidor Sandahl Bergman as Queen Gedren of Berkubane Paul L. Smith as Falkon Ernie Reyes, Jr.

as Prince Tarn Ronald Lacey as Ikol Pat Roach as Lord Brytag Terry Richards as Djart Janet Agren as Varna, Red Sonjas sister Donna Osterbuhr as Kendra (High Priestess) Lara Naszinsky as Queen Gedrens handmaid Hans Meyer as Red Sonjas father Francesca Romana Coluzzi as Red Sonjas mother Stefano Maria Mioni as Barlok (Red Sonjas brother) Tutte Lemkow as Wizard Sven-Ole Thorsen as one of Lord Brytags bodyguards Erik Holmey as Lord Brytags bodyguard who battles Red Sonja before she kills him Production In Conan the Barbarian, Sandahl Bergman played Valeria, a thief and the love of Conans life. Bergman was offered the role of Red Sonja, but turned it down, choosing instead to play the villainous Queen Gedren. De Laurentiis met with actress Laurene Landon and was set to offer her the role of Red Sonja until he discovered she was in an earlier film called Hundra; fearing that it was too similar, de Laurentiis decided not to give her the part.

On a 2015 episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, soap opera actress Eileen Davidson revealed that she auditioned for the role and was actually runner-up to Brigitte Nielsen. It took Laurentiis almost a year to find an actress "Amazonian" enough to play the title character; he was still looking, eight weeks before the scheduled production, when he saw Brigitte Nielsen on the cover of a fashion magazine. The 21-year-old native of Helsingor, Denmark, in Milan for a modeling job, soon found herself on a plane heading for Rome and a successful screen test. Sponsored Links George MacDonald Fraser, who had recently adapted Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea for De Laurentiis, was hired to work on the script during filming. Music The musical score of Red Sonja was composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone.

Soundtrack Track Listing for the First Release on LP Symphonic Suite for Chorus and Orchestra - Part I (16:37) Symphonic Suite for Chorus and Orchestra - Part II (18:42) Track Listing for the CD Release Prologue (01:24) End Credits (03:42) Reception The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 15% based on 27 reviews, with the sites critical consensus stating, "Dull, poorly directed, and badly miscast, Red Sonja is an uninspired conclusion to Schwarzeneggers barbarian trilogy." Schwarzenegger commented, "Its the worst film I have ever made." He joked, "Now, when my kids get out of line, theyre sent to their room and forced to watch Red Sonja ten times.

I never have too much trouble with them." John Grant, who authored the films entry in the The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), gave the movie a negative review, commenting "Morally dubious (Gedrens lesbianism is depicted as one of her Evil attributes) and worse-acted than words can explain, Red Sonja is a great embarrassment." Leonard Maltin seemed to agree, giving the movie 1.5 out of 4 stars and calling it "Spectacularly silly...It might amuse juvenile viewers, but the only real point of interest for adults is deciding who gives the worse performance, Nielsen or Bergman." An even harsher evaluation was given by "Phantom of the Movies" Joe Kane: "An unwise return by Schwarzenegger to his first hit property. Only, instead of sword-and-sorcery, this is grunt-and-groan...he grunts while we groan. Yet it should be noted, in Arns defense, that he manages to stay off-screen for more than half the movie.

Though the fur and heads fly in a few scattered battle scenes, the title character is wooden...and the film itself is clankier than a knights shining armor." Comic book adaptation Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film by writer Louise Simonson and artists Mary Wilshire and Vince Colletta in Marvel Super Special #38. The adaptation was also available as a two-issue limited series. Similar Movies Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pat Roach appear in Red Sonja and Conan the Destroyer. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sandahl Bergman appear in Red Sonja and Conan the Barbarian. Robert E Howard wrote the story for Red Sonja and Kull the Conqueror. Krull (1983). The Dark Crystal (1982). Remake A second Red Sonja film has been in development for some years. In 2008, Robert Rodriguez and his production company Troublemaker Studios were working on a version that would have starred Rose McGowan as the titular character. By 2009 however, the Rodriguez project had been scrapped, and as of February 2010, rights holders Nu Image are moving forward with another projected new film, to be directed by Simon West.

Producer Avi Lerner has said he would like to see Amber Heard take the role of Sonja, after having worked with her on Drive Angry. Lerner says the film will shoot before the sequel to Conan the Barbarian. In August 2012 at the premiere of The Expendables 2 West said that the film was stuck in production. Christopher Cosmos has been hired as a screenwriter for the new film. Red Sonja | Conan Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The origin of Red Sonja, "The Day of the Sword", first appeared in Kull and the Barbarians 3 by Roy Thomas , Doug Moench and Howard Chaykin . This story was later redrawn by Dick Giordano and Terry Austin for The Savage Sword of Conan 78. Red Sonja lived with her family in a humble home in the Western Hyrkanian steppes. When she had just turned 17 years old, a group of cruel mercenaries killed her father Ivor, her mother and two younger brothers and burned their house and all their possessions. She survived but was raped by the leader of the group.

Answering her cry for revenge, the red goddess Scathach appeared to her, and instilled in her incredible skill in the handling of swords and other weapons on the condition that she would never lay with a man unless he defeated her in fair combat. Physical appearance Edit Most artists depict Red Sonja wearing a very brief bikini -like costume of scale mail. As originally drawn by Barry Smith for "The Shadow of the Vulture" and "The Song of Red Sonja" in Conan the Barbarian issues 23 and 24 (1973), she did not have as full a figure and dressed a little more conservatively, in a chainmail long-sleeved shirt and red cloth (maybe leather) shorts. As told by Roy Thomas in the introduction of Red Sonja Adventures Volume 1 (Dynamite Entertainment) Spanish artist Esteban Maroto submitted an uncommissioned illustration to him when he was editing the magazine Savage Sword of Conan where he redesigned the character and for the first time showed her wearing what would become her famous costume, the silver “metal bikini”, which resembled other fantasy costumes that other Maroto heroines sported in the 1970’s.

This illustration was printed for the first time in black and white in Savage Sword of Conan #1, was later reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #15 colored but poorly reproduced, and finally restored and colored by José Villarrubia as an alternate cover for the Dynamite Entertainment edition of Red Sonja #2. Maroto drew her in this costume for her first solo adventure in Savage Sword of Conan #1, and John Buscema drew her in that costume in the same magazine. Buscema drew her again in that costume in issues 43, 44 and 48 of Conan the Barbarian (1974) and Dick Giordano in the first issue of Marvel Feature (1975) before Frank Thorne took over from issue 2 (1976). For some reason the "bikini" proved popular, becoming well known through the paintings of Boris Vallejo and others. Traits and skills As noted above, Red Sonja has incredible skill in the handling of swords and other weapons.

Stories featuring Red Sonja These are the comic books that have featured Red Sonja as a main character: Marvel Feature 1-7 ( Marvel Comics ) (November, 1975 - November, 1976). Red Sonja (1st series) 1-15 ( Marvel Comics ) (1977-1979). Red Sonja (2nd series) 1-2 ( Marvel Comics ) (1983). Red Sonja (3rd series) 1-13 ( Marvel Comics ) (1983-1986). Red Sonja The Movie 1-2 ( Marvel Comics ) (1985). Red Sonja: Scavenger Hunt ( Marvel Comics ) (1995). Red Sonja in 3-D (Blackthorne) (1998). Red Sonja. A Death in Scarlet (Cross Plains) (1999). Red Sonja (New series) 0-present (Dynamite Entertainment) (2005).

In addition she has been featured in solo stories in the following publications: Issue 2, "She-devil with a Sword," Roy Thomas (w), Howard Chaykin (a). Issue 3, "The Day of the Sword," Roy Thomas /Doug Moench (w), Howard Chaykin (a). She has appeared a "guest" alongside Conan in the series: Conan the Barbarian The Savage Sword of Conan Conan the King And with Spider-Man in "Marvel Team-Up" # 79 and Wolverine in "What if?" Vol. 2, #16. In the former the spirit of Sonja possesses the body of Mary Jane Watson to face her old enemy Kulan Gath . In the later Sonja is defeated by Wolverine and becomes his mate. Marvel Feature #4 was reprinted in the book "The Superhero Women" edited by Stan Lee . She was featured on the cover in a painting by John Romita marching among Marvel Comics 's characters. Sonja has been featured in several novels by David C. Smith and Richard L.

Tierney with covers by Boris Vallejo : 1 The Ring of Ikribu (Ace 1981) (Adapted to comics by Roy Thomas and Esteban Maroto in The Savage Sword of Conan issues 230-3) 2 Demon Night (Ace 1982) 3 When Hell Laughs (Ace 1982) 4 Endithor's Daughter (Ace 1982) 5 Against the Prince of Hell (Ace 1983) 6 Star of Doom (Ace 1983) Red Sonja Chronology Edit She was played by Brigitte Nielsen in the 1985 film Red Sonja , which also starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Kalidor (a Conan clone). The film was directed by Richard Fleischer It performed poorly at the box office. Avi Lerner and Danny Dimbort's Millennium Films and Randall Emmett and George Furla's Emmett/Furla Films announced they had acquired the rights to produce and distribute a feature film based on the “Red Sonja” property as well as the allied and ancillary rights.

The picture was to be produced by Randall Emmett, George Furla and Avi Lerner as well as executive produced by M. Dal Walton III, Luke Lieberman, Nick Barrucci, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short and Boaz Davidson. In the past, the property was out to writers and directors. A new adaptation of Red Sonja not based on the original film is currently in the works. It will be produced by Robert Rodriguez , directed by Douglas Aarniokoski (with considerable participation of Rodriguez). Rose McGowan will have the lead role in the film, starring as Red Sonja. Kulan Gath will play a major role in the movie. The release date was recently reported to be late 2009 with a teaser poster being released which shows Red Sonja with her sword atop of a pile of skulls. Shortly after, another teaser poster was released with a 2010 release date. A script was confirmed to have been written and filming was commence in early 2010, but these plans were squelched by injuries that permanently damaged the mobility and strength of her right arm.

[4] In a February 2011 interview, film producer Avi Lerner stated that Simon West was hired to direct the film and also mentioned Amber Heard as the frontrunner to star in the lead role. [5] On February 26, 2015, Christopher Cosmos was hired to write the film's script. [6] Red Sonja makes an appearance on the "Conan" TV series, in the episode, "Red Sonja". She is on a mission to rescue a young wizard who was kidnapped. When one of Conan's partners sarcastically asks why the village didn't send their best warriors, Sonja replies, "They did send their best warrior, mulebrain!" She was played by Angelica Bridges . There was a planned Red Sonja TV series in the works with Sable as Red Sonja. [7] The character has been parodied in numerous forms including the furry comic book series, Red Shetland where the title character is a humanoid mare in the archetypical armor bikini . Another parody of Red Sonja is realized in the form of Red Sophia, a character from Dave Sim 's black and white, independent comic book, Cerebus .

Beverly Switzler, a character from the Marvel comic book, Howard the Duck is featured on the cover of Howard the Duck (Volume 1) #1 wearing a scale mail bikini similar to the outfit worn by Red Sonja. Red Sonja will star in her first video game, which will be developed by F84 Games, with planned release in winter 2016/2017. Gail Simone will serve as the game's story writer. [8] External links

Question: Who played the title role in the 1985 film ‘Red Sonja’?
Answer: Brigitte Nielsen