Megan Fox Replacing Rose McGowan for 'Red Sonja'?

A new report by Pajiba lists Megan Fox as a possible replacement for Rose McGowan in Red Sonja. Wait...what? Well, Red Sonja has been on blocks in Robert Rodriguez' front lawn for a while, and now it's apparently being reworked from the ground up.

If it's true, it's a very, very good move. Whether or not Megan Fox can sell movie tickets is debatable. Whether or not McGowan can is not. She won't produce much heat in the months leading up to any release this film might have. Fox, at the very least, gets those free magazine covers.

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Rose McGowan Confirms 'Red Sonja' Shoots in 2010

Red Sonja was delayed a bit thanks to, of all things, the bad economy. The poster image we're using here debuted at Comic Con over a year ago, and still there's not a frame of film to show for it.

But it's still on, apparently. Rose McGowan recently Tweeted that she's "still contracted to do Red Sonja. Saying it should shoot next year, McGowan mini-blogged, "I pulled out of doing it in '09. Not permanently. Hopefully will follow Conan." The reason, of course, is simple: It's the same group of producers. Conan is scheduled to go into production soon, so that schedule is certainly the best option since Conan begat Red Sonja in the comics.

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Producer Vows 'Red Sonja' Will Shoot Next Year

With Robert Rodriguez announcing more projects than we can keep straight, what's become of Red Sonja, the film that debuted a poster at Comic Con last year and hasn't taken a step forward since? Apparently, it's still a go. Next year.

"Because of certain issues and the economy, we had to change our plan a bit," producer Joe Gatta tells The Coventry Telegraph. "It's frustrating because we thought we'd make the movie last year, before Conan." Now Conan is set to move ahead, with the announcement of Marcus Nispel coming aboard to direct. But Red Sonja, Rose McGowan, and director Douglas Aarniokoski are net yet cleared for takeoff, although Gatta is confident it will shoot in 2010.

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Comic Con Posters: 'Max Payne,' 'Day the Earth Stood Still,' and Another 'Red Sonja'

It's day two of Comic Con in San Diego, and now all the big appearances and press events are starting to attract the crowds. We still have some posters to share with you, though, from Max Payne, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and yes, from Red Sonja (again). I'll start with Max Payne, simply because this first one is among the coolest movie posters I've seen in a while. I really dig the perspective; it's not a straight-on shot, even the title has the three dimensional quality. You'll notice the three most powerful colors in advertising: Black, white, and red. And the detail is very precise and the image evocative and ethereal. This is excellent.Of course, because that poster's so unique, it kind of makes this one seem commonplace. Though it's kind of a poster of a poster, we've seen similar work with Rambo and Righteous Kill this year. I don't love this one, although I suspect it's the one we'll see more of in theaters. The Day the Earth Stood Still also has one great new poster and one that kind of earns a shoulder shrug. We'll start with the great one, a tip of the cap to the original film, but in an incredibly ominous way. You don't see much, but if you were faced with that situation in real life, what you see you sure as hell wouldn't like. And then we have the mass panic poster. Never my favorite whenever they cart it out. A variant was used for The Happening most recently. Finally, here's the second Red Sonja poster. I like this one, as well, and much like the first poster that we debuted yesterday, it really smacks of a comic book. It makes you wonder if the film will have that same visual style or if it will be more traditional. Why not go for broke? It is Red Sonja, after all. It's not like people have been waiting for the remake for 20 years. Give 'em something new and different. So there you have it, another Comic Con poster recap. For the record, IMP Awards has all of these posters and gazillions more.

New 'Red Sonja' Poster Debuts at Comic Con

As you probably know, Comic Con is kicking off in San Diego today (officially). We're going to have oodles of new trailers and posters for you from the year's biggest geek fest, and plenty of news to pass along, as well. Our first Comic Con salvo is the very hot new poster for Red Sonja, which is a remake I didn't believe needed to happen as well as a movie I believe should be recast. Or I did believe that until I saw this poster at Yahoo! This is very nice work. Rose McGowan will star, Robert Rodriguez is producing, and Red Sonja will hit theaters in 2009, according to the poster (although we had heard 2010...).