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Bryan Singer Will Keep ‘Red Sonja’ Directing Gig Despite New Accusations
Variety ^ | January 24, 2019 | Dave McNary

Posted on 01/24/2019 8:02:57 PM PST by EdnaMode

Millennium Films has confirmed that Bryan Singer remains attached to direct the upcoming “Red Sonja” despite new accusations of sexual assault and misconduct against him.

Variety on Thursday obtained a statement from Millennium Chairman and producer Avi Lerner that brushed off a report in the Atlantic in which the “Bohemian Rhapsody” director is accused of inappropriate groping and sexual relationships with four young men.

“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,” Lerner said. “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.”

The Atlantic article quoted a man who said he was a 13-year-old extra on the Singer film “Apt Pupil” when the director fondled his genitals without consent. One unidentified accuser alleged they had sex with Singer when they were under 18.

Singer has consistently denied misconduct, and called the Atlantic story “a homophobic smear piece” and asserted that it “rehashes claims from bogus lawsuits.” The story was published on Wednesday, a day after “Bohemian Rhapsody” received five Academy Award nominations including best picture for producer Graham King and actor for Rami Malek.

Bryan Singer Hit With Fresh Allegations of Sex With Underage Boys Also on Thursday, Variety learned that “Bohemian Rhapsody” would lose its GLAAD Award nomination over the new accusations against Singer.

Millennium signed Singer to “Red Sonja” in September after Singer received the directing credit for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” despite being replaced by Dexter Fletcher during the latter stages of the shoot in late 2017. Fletcher came on board to direct in December after Fox fired Singer from the project after repeated absences from the set had forced the studio to halt production.

Singer’s other directing credits include “The Usual Suspects,” “Superman Returns,” “X-Men,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” and “X-Men: Apocalypse.” He was also dropped as an executive producer on FX’s “Legion” last year in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.

Millennium announced during the 2017 American Film Market that it was rebooting “Red Sonja” and was planning to finance and produce a new movie based on the female warrior. The film has not yet been cast. The 1985 film “Red Sonja” starred Brigitte Nielsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The character was introduced in 1934 in Robert E. Howard’s story “The Legend of the Vulture.”

Lerner is widely recognized as a maverick in the movie business who has been able to find financing through Millennium for the Expendables franchise, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” and “London Has Fallen.” Millennium, however, was hit with a lawsuit in 2017, alleging that the company fostered an environment that was demeaning to actresses and female employees. Singer was dropped by his agency, WME, last year.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: avilerner; bohemianrhapsody; bryansinger; castingcouch; childpredator; hollywood; homofascism; homosexualagenda; lavendermafia; manboylove; metoo; millenniumfilms; nomeansno; raperape; redsonja; singer
But if he wore a MAGA hat, he'd be blacklisted.
1 posted on 01/24/2019 8:02:57 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Hollyweird loves faggotism
It’s not disputable
Most of the men there rape young boys
Only the stupid get accused or caught. Many years later
LA is one of the upper levels of HELL
daughter just moved from there up here to NORCAL where people are sane and nice


2 posted on 01/24/2019 8:13:39 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: EdnaMode
p78

#Metoo only goes after straight white males in Hollywood.

3 posted on 01/24/2019 8:15:03 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: EdnaMode

13-year-old is a young MAN now?


4 posted on 01/24/2019 8:15:07 PM PST by Dogbert41 (When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
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To: EdnaMode

Sure he was molesting underage boys, but his box office was huge!


5 posted on 01/24/2019 8:19:39 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: EdnaMode

Faggots can get away with anything in this country today.


6 posted on 01/24/2019 8:37:31 PM PST by sipow
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To: Dogbert41

That’s the plan, it appears.


7 posted on 01/24/2019 9:04:11 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EdnaMode

Just when it seems like R Kelly might finally be held to account for his victimization of underage girls over the years, along comes a reminder in Singer of the fact that Hollywood and the entertainment industry are full of sexual predators who specialize in abusing underage teenagers and get away with it.


8 posted on 01/24/2019 10:38:11 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: EdnaMode

No kidding. I also heard he smiled at someone once....that’s a death punishment crime (according to liberals).


9 posted on 01/24/2019 10:41:41 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Snickering Hound

Exactly. That virtue signalling is cover for their most cherished underground class.


10 posted on 01/24/2019 11:57:17 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: EdnaMode

Didn’t Robert Rodriguez ‘promise’ his mistress, er ‘girlfriend’ Rose McGowan the title role?

#HollywoodCastingCouch


11 posted on 01/25/2019 3:28:00 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: EdnaMode
https://io9.gizmodo.com/concept-art-for-robert-rodriguezs-scrapped-red-sonja-m-1504257585


12 posted on 01/25/2019 3:30:15 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: EdnaMode

The crew should walk off.

This guy has been bad news for years. But...he makes money. And in that business, that is all that matters.


13 posted on 01/25/2019 4:16:20 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Dogbert41
13-year-old is a young MAN now?

Only surprise is if the 13-year-old isn't a young TRAN by now.

14 posted on 01/25/2019 4:25:12 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: EdnaMode

Correct me if I’m mistaken, but didn’t Bryan Singer get fired from production of Bohemian Rhapsody BEFORE the film had finished development? I don’t think he should really be credited for the success of the film when he was fired before it was completed.


15 posted on 02/05/2019 5:32:28 PM PST by otness_e
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