Matilda Lutz moved from Revenge to a new Red Sonja film directed by MJ Bassett. Filming included intense, gritty conditions reminiscent of previous desert shoots and a late-summer blockbuster scale with a one-night theatrical release before VOD. Lutz compared Jen from Revenge to Sonja through revealing apparel and noted the difference between a bikini, a spandex suit, and the chainmail two-piece she wore as Red Sonja. The role required enduring difficult stunts and fighting dozens of performers. Lutz described the experience as nerve-wracking yet a source of pride and expressed appetite for more demanding action work.
The new film, directed by MJ Bassett, may be closer to a late-summer blockbuster than the indie gems Lutz traditionally appears in (the film hit theaters for one night only ahead of its premiere on VOD), but bringing Red Sonja back to life was a process just as gritty as the actress' time in the desert. When she carves out some time to chat with Inverse over the phone, she points out the similarities between Sonja and Jen, her character from Revenge
"In Revenge, I was in a bikini basically the whole film," Lutz tells Inverse. "That kind of gave me a sense of the difficulties that I was going to have to endure on this set." Still, there's a big difference between a spandex suit and the chainmail two-piece Lutz sports as the She-Devil with a Sword. Getting comfortable enough to fight dozens of stunt performers was just one of the many challenges she faced on set.
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