July
24
Comic-Con: McGowan Talks Rodriguez's Red Sonja
[Posted by Liz Shannon Miller]
COMIC-CON -- Despite reports that they've called off their engagement, Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez gave every appearance of being nothing short of ecstatic to be working together on the remake of "Red Sonja."
The project's still in the process of scouting and casting, but that didn't stop them, along with director Doug Aarniokoski, from parading concept art featuring McGowan in Sonja's steel bikini.
The panel's Q&A suggested a strong contingent of "Grindhouse" fans, whose questions included whether or not there would be a sequel to "Planet Terror" (a possibility, according to Rodriguez) to what would be the subject of Rodriguez's next "10-Minute Cooking School" - the DVD's featurette. The last one instructed viewers on how to make breakfast tacos out of migas and homemade tortillas.
"I love those tacos," Rodriguez raved. "I still eat them every day. You love them too, right, Rosie?"
McGowan's response was somewhat reluctant.
However, her enthusiasm for "Red Sonja" knew no bounds. "I want to retake female vengeance," said McGowan, who said she'd rejected countless movie offers that would have had her play "the girlfriend." She said her childhood fantasies included growing up to be "La Femme Nikita" -- a claim that inspired cheers from the audience that packed out rooms 6C-F. She said she plans to do her own stunts and will also be trained in free-running and swordplay.
Another question: "Can we get some 3-D? So we can get some CGI 3-D blood in our faces?" Replied Rodriguez: "You want to see 3-D cleavage, too. Admit it." But while Rodriguez floated the possibility of 3-D, he did not confirm it. He did promise that the film would be bloody enough to create "the double-R."
In this video, Anne Thompson goes one-on-one with Rodriguez and McGowan.
As for villains, Rodriguez mentioned Danny Trejo (his second cousin as well as an actor) as a shoo-in, saying that Trejo calls him daily to ask when they'll be making the "Machete" full-length feature (adapted from the fake trailer that opened "Grindhouse"). Rodriguez says "Machete" plans are definitely in the works.
Aarniokoski promised a mix of green-screen and practical locations; McGowan promised that, unlike the original Sonja, Brigitte Nielsen, she would not sport a mullet.
"Would I keep my sword?" she was asked. "Hell, yeah. I'm gonna get another one for my grandchild."
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Their publicists denied the breakup rumor pretty much instantly. Which means that Rose McGowan will be in every forseeable Rodriguez project until the end of time. It's like Burton and Bonham-Carter all over again.
Posted by: Liz | July 24, 2008 at 05:41 PM