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2. Matilda Lutz - Red Sonja
The upcoming Red Sonja reboot has at least gotten one thing right - casting Matilda Lutz as the titular barbarian huntress.
Lutz made a name for herself in the 2017 thriller Revenge, where she proved herself an extremely gutsy actress who will push herself physically for a demanding role.
Furthermore, she nails the crucial combo of toughness and beauty inherent to the character, even though Lutz insists that the "male gaze" aspect of Red Sonja's original conception has been toned down considerably for this new take.
Now, does the rest of the movie look any good? Absolutely not, as anyone who's seen the trailer can deduce for themselves, but in the very least the production is lucky to have a gritty, physically capable actress with real screen presence taking the lead role.
That is to say, expect Red Sonja to be mostly panned by critics but for Lutz to be praised as the single standout who manages to escape with her dignity in tact.