Action stardom has always been dirty work, especially for Revenge alum Matilda Lutz. Before director Coralie Fargeat broke big with The Substance, she took Lutz to the deserts of Morocco to film a blistering, blood-soaked revenge fable. It’s an experience she remembers viscerally — but her next appearance as the iconic Red Sonja is another beast entirely.
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 — their shared choice in apparel, for one.
