RED SONJA Interview: Director M.J. Bassett and Star Matilda Lutz Talk Fantasy and Humanity

In my review of the new Red Sonja, I wrote about how the film's low budget holds back this "unabashedly earnest adventure movie" that engages in some very timely commentary on the disregard, if not outright destruction, of our environment in the name of progress. So when I had the chance to speak with director M.J. Bassett and star Matilda Lutz, it was no shock to learn that when Bassett came aboard, she was told that she wouldn't have much of a budget for the film. Nor was it a surprise to hear Lutz emphasize how the humanity of the script, originally written by Tasha Huo and significantly re-written by Bassett, made the project feel special. But there were still some surprises in our conversation,...

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