Red sonja robert e howard6/29/2023 ![]() When one of the choices for the starring role, Sandahl Bergman (Valeria from Conan the Barbarian), passes on the role to play the villain? ‘nuff said. The Red Sonya/Sonja issue even lead to a lawsuit, reading about which is almost as entertaining as this movie. Howards story, The Shadow of the Vulture, which was originally published in January of 1934. Add to this the overly annoying presence of child martial artist Ernie Reyes Jr and… Yeah, just skip this one. Red Sonya of Rogatino is the principal protagonist in Robert E. Weak cinematic tropes coupled with forehead-slappingly bad solutions just suck any fun out of this movie. This is the last film to attempt to maintain the feel of the original Conan films, but it just can’t manage it. That would be the end of the Howard connection right there if it weren’t for Arnold Schwarzenegger (appearing as High Lord Kalidor) “co-starring” alongside, then unknown, Bridgit Nielson. ![]() ![]() Red Sonja, the metal-bikini wearing “she-devil with a sword” was a comic book creation very (very) loosely based on Sonya. REH created the character Red Sonya of Rogatino – a fiery-haired fighting woman from 16th century Europe. ![]()
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