Wednesday, September 6, 2017

"Sheena Queen Of The Jungle"



In response to the success of the new "Wonder Woman" feature, Millennium Films will produce a live-action reboot of "Sheena Queen Of The Jungle", noted as the first female character to receive her own comic book title (1938):


"Sheena is the young daughter of African explorer Cardwell Rivington'. On a safari with his daughter, Cardwell dies from drinking a magic potion made by the witch doctor 'Koba'.


"Koba the raises the young girl as his daughter, teaching her 'the ways of the jungle' . 


"The adult Sheena, dancing to the beat of a different drummer, eventually earns the title "Queen of the Jungle"...


"...and acquires a monkey sidekick named 'Chim'..."


Sheena has been previously depicted on screen by actress Irish McCalla in a TV series (1955)...


...Tanya Roberts in a feature (1984)...


...and Gena Lee Nolin in a TV reboot (2000).


Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Sheena"...