Despite a fresh wave of allegations about sexual assault and misconduct surfacing online this week, Millennium Films CEO Avi Lerner has released a statement confirming that Bryan Singer will remain in the director’s chair for Red Sonja, a project he signed on to back in October.
“I continue to be in development for Red Sonja and Bryan Singer continues to be attached,” said Lerner. “The over $800 million Bohemian Rhapsody has grossed, making it the highest grossing drama in film history, is testament to his remarkable vision and acumen. I know the difference between agenda driven fake news and reality, and I am very comfortable with this decision. In America people are innocent until proven otherwise.”
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Singer – who was fired from Bohemian Rhapsody by 20th Century Fox after reportedly clashing with star Rami Malek and disappearing from the set – will apparently receive a bumper $10 million payday to direct Red Sonja, which is loosely based upon Conan creator Robert E. Howard’s Red Sonya of Rogantino.
Singer has vehemently denied the latest allegations, which were made earlier this week in an article over at The Atlantic.
leisher says
This isn’t going to end well for them, and if I was a shareholder of Millennium I’d be demanding the board step down immediately.
Who is going to want to star in a movie directed by an alleged pedo? Remi Malik is already under fire for doing Bohemian Rhapsody and has had to publicly claim he knew nothing of the allegations.
Who is going to go see a movie directed by an alleged pedo? That’s all the media will want to talk about at pressers and in reviews for the movie.
Guilty or innocent, how is this a good business decision?