A trailer has been released for In the Lost Lands, based on the George R.R. Martin short story. Entertainment Weekly reported that the project, starring Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista, is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and will premiere March 7.
"In the Lost Lands" is one of Martin's earliest fantasy stories, first published in 1982 as part of the Amazons II anthology. In a November blog entry, Martin described the movie as "dark and twisted and atmospheric, and a lot of fun.... A long time ago, I had hoped to write a series of stories about Gray Alys and those bold enough to buy from her... but life and other stories intervened, and somehow I never got around to writing that second tale. But who knows? If the film does well enough, maybe I will finally write that sequel. In my copious spare time."
Martin's story is one of three that filmmaker Constantin Werner optioned years ago, including "The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr" and "Bitterblooms." Werner wrote the screenplay for In the Lost Lands with Anderson.