Bryan Singer's Upcoming 'Red Sonja' Delayed After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Bryan Singer's upcoming film Red Sonja has reportedly been placed on hold in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against the director.

Reports from Variety indicate that the film, set to begin shooting in Bulgaria this year, will be delayed until further notice.

Though the film was previously on the slate at the American Film Market in 2018, a spokesperson for Millenium Films said, "The project is not on the slate at the moment and is not for sale at the European Film Market in Berlin."

The decision was made after an extensive report published by The Atlantic earlier this year revealed that four men have accused Singer of pursuing sexual relations with them in the late 1990s, allegedly when they were all minors.

Singer has denied all allegations against him.

The news concerning Red Sonja’s delay comes just days after Singer’s award nomination for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody was suspended from the British Academy of Film and Television Awards.

The LGBTQ media-monitoring organisation GLAAD also removed Bohemian Rhapsody from its list of nominees in the Outstanding Film - Wide Release category in January.

The article from The Atlantic revealing the allegations against Singer was published just one day after Bohemian Rhapsody received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rami Malek's portrayal of Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury.

Although Singer is credited as the director for the film, he was fired from Bohemian Rhapsody by the movie's production company 20th Century Fox. The decision was made several weeks before production was completed on the premise of Singer's repeated absences which hindered the entire process.