With a new Red Sonja movie having been in development for a good few years now over at Millennium Films, the picture has finally found a new director.

If you remember, previously Bryan Singer was attached to handle the film before he was dropped from Red Sonja this past March. And now, The Hollywood Reporter has word that Emmy winner Jill Soloway will be writing and directing Red Sonja. Soloway is likely best known for the likes of Transparent, United States of Tara and Six Feet Under.

As a character, Red Sonja began life back in 1973 as a creation of Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, and Barry Windsor for Marvel Comics. A truly badass warrior who is at the absolute peak of human conditioning, Sonja quickly became a major favourite of many. To this day, the comics are still published, albeit through Dynamite Entertainment nowadays.

Elsewhere, Sonja was previously given the silver screen treatment when Brigitte Nielsen starred in 1985’s Red Sonja. In addition to Rose McGowan once being up to play the character in more recent times, Amber Heard was another who was being lined up to tackle a new incarnation of Sonja once McGowan had to drop out of the running due to an arm injury. On the small screen, the character – as played by Angelica Bridges – made an appearance in the Conan TV series of the late ‘90s, with former WWE grappler Sable positioned to headline a Sonja series in 1999 before that also fell apart. Bryan Singer has since flirted with the idea of a TV effort at several points, but that similarly seems to have gone nowhere up until now.

Expect more on Red Sonja as it continues to develop.