Two different Female Expendables films planned

[NARMAK]

Producer Adi Shankar has hired Dutch Southern to pen an all-female riff on the bro-tacular action franchise The Expendables.

Variety reports that Shankar will produce the Expendables-inspired project, and has already begun contacting several prominent actresses to come aboard the film. However, specific names have yet to be disclosed.

Speculation abounds as to who could be joining this gal pal action romp. Lucy Lawless? Milla Jovovich? Sigourney Weaver? Stay tuned as we learn more, and list off your own suggestions in the comments below!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/...le-expendables

There is a second female Expendables planned called....

The ExpendaBelles

Millennium Hires ‘Legally Blonde’ Scribes For ‘ExpendaBelles’ Spinoff


EXCLUSIVE: After grossing $563 million worldwide on The Expendables and its recently released sequel, Millennium Films has set Legally Blonde scribes Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith to write ExpendaBelles, the title of the spinoff action film that will show the feminine side of the mercenary business. The intention is to hatch a franchise that will be driven by actresses who’ve logged time in action films over the years, much the same way that The Expendables team is comprised of action film staples. Millennium will finance with Avi Lerner and Mark Gill producing, along with Heidi Jo Markel of Eclectic Pictures and Julie Kroll of Summertime Entertainment and Boaz Davidson. Trevor Short will be executive producer.

The action game hasn’t been as steady for actresses as it has been for their male counterparts, but certainly Angelina Jolie thrives and Underworld‘s Kate Beckinsale, Resident Evil‘s Milla Jovovich, Haywire‘s Gina Carano, and Kill Bill‘s Uma Thurman have done well in the butt-kicking action realm. And there is also Alien‘s Sigourney Weaver, Long Kiss Goodnight‘s Geena Davis, Elektra‘s Jennifer Garner, Crouching Tiger‘s Michelle Yeoh, Red Sonja‘s Brigitte Nielsen, and action genre matriarch Pam Grier. Who am I missing? Millennium is compiling its own list, but doesn’t expect to make offers until the writers deliver the goods. Lutz and Smith are repped by Paradigm and Jaret Entertainment.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/mill...noff/#comments

My choices would definitely be Milla J, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Alba, ScarJo, Jessica Biel and you absolutely CANNOT overlook Gina Cerrano for something like this.

As much as i like Sigourney, i don't think she'd pull off Ripley-esque stuff and tbh, maybe it seems sexist, but i don't think a lady her age needs to bother trying such a thing like the boys have. Still, if she could do it convincingly, i'm IN!

[toddly6666]

And it would be a crime to not include Cynthia Rothrock...
I would definitely throw in Michelle Yeoh, Pei pei Cheng, and Kara hui.

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/...le-expendables

My choices would definitely be Milla J, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Alba, ScarJo, Jessica Biel and you absolutely CANNOT overlook Gina Cerrano for something like this.

As much as i like Sigourney, i don't think she'd pull off Ripley-esque stuff and tbh, maybe it seems sexist, but i don't think a lady her age needs to bother trying such a thing like the boys have. Still, if she could do it convincingly, i'm IN!

The whole purpose in Expendables is mainly old stars mixes with some young. You may not picture it, but Sigourney Weaver would have to be included for how she helped changed action movies led by females. Linda Hamilton and Pam Grier would be very important too.

[sam305]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

The whole purpose in Expendables is mainly old stars mixes with some young. You may not picture it, but Sigourney Weaver would have to be included for how she helped changed action movies led by females. Linda Hamilton and Pam Grier would be very important too.

Took the words right out of my mouth

[tigertron]

Angelina Jolie
Milla Jovovich
Kate Beckinsale
Michelle Rodriguez
Sigourney Weaver
Gina Carano
Yvonne Strahovski
Carrie Ann Moss
Maggie Q
Summer Glau
Lena Headey
Linda Hamilton
Zoe Saldana
Eliza Dushku
Scarlett Johansson

[racefreak619]

Originally Posted by tigertron

Angelina Jolie
Milla Jovovich
Kate Beckinsale
Michelle Rodriguez
Sigourney Weaver
Gina Carano
Yvonne Strahovski
Carrie Ann Moss
Maggie Q
Summer Glau
Lena Headey
Linda Hamilton
Zoe Saldana
Eliza Dushku
Scarlett Johansson

That's a good list

[JonD7]

My list...

Sigourney Weaver
Michelle Pfieffer
Kate Beckinsale
Milla Jovovich
Noomi Rapace
Claudia Black
Charlize Theron
Zhang Ziyi
Pam Grier
Angelina Jolie
Emily Browning
Gina Carano

This sounds so awesome. XD

[vidjunkie]

Originally Posted by tigertron

Angelina Jolie
Milla Jovovich
Kate Beckinsale
Michelle Rodriguez
Sigourney Weaver
Gina Carano
Yvonne Strahovski
Carrie Ann Moss
Maggie Q
Summer Glau
Lena Headey
Linda Hamilton
Zoe Saldana
Eliza Dushku
Scarlett Johansson

Great list but I would add these,
Jaime Pressly
Hayden Panettiere
Ali Larter
Lyndsy Fonseca
Sandahl Bergman
Lucinda Dickey

[Sylentwolf]

Originally Posted by tigertron

Angelina Jolie
Milla Jovovich
Kate Beckinsale
Michelle Rodriguez
Sigourney Weaver
Gina Carano
Yvonne Strahovski
Carrie Ann Moss
Maggie Q
Summer Glau
Lena Headey
Linda Hamilton
Zoe Saldana
Eliza Dushku
Scarlett Johansson

Love, Love, Love this idea. I wouldn't mind adding these actresses too...

Sasha Alexander
Laila Ali
Pamela Anderson
Patricia Arquette
Rosanna Arquette
Fairuza Balk
Angela Bassett
Maria Bello
Moon Bloodgood
Helena Bonham Carter
Cindy Crawford
Penelope Cruz
Vivica Fox
Jennifer Garner
Angie Harmon
Daryl Hannah
Naomie Harris
Salma Hayek
Natasha Henstridge
Cody Horn
Regina King
Lucy Lawless
Juliette Lewis
Stephanie March
Mary Stuart Masterson
Eva Mendez
Michelle Monaghan
Demi Moore
Bridget Nielson
Paula Patton
Rosamund Pike
Saoirse Ronan
Roselyn Sanchez
Jada Pinkett Smith
Uma Thurman
Michelle Yeoh
Ziyi Zhang

And for the younger crowd, EVEN throw in...

Halle Berry, Jamie Chung, Jennifer Lawrence, Chloë Grace Moretz,
Hayden Panettiere, Noomi Rapace, Emma Stone, Christina Ricci,
Olivia Thirlby, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

[Blu Ian]

That's a lot of breasts.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Sylentwolf

And for the younger crowd, EVEN throw in...

Halle Berry, Jamie Chung, Jennifer Lawrence, Chloë Grace Moretz,
Hayden Panettiere, Noomi Rapace, Emma Stone, Christian Ricci,
Olivia Thirlby, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Berry is forty-six years old.

[Ill_Be_Back]

Is this even still happening?

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Sylentwolf

Love, Love, Love this idea. I wouldn't mind adding these actresses too...
...
Patricia Arquette
Rosanna Arquette
Fairuza Balk
Helena Bonham Carter
Cindy Crawford
Penelope Cruz
Regina King
Juliette Lewis
Stephanie March
Mary Stuart Masterson
Michelle Monaghan
Michelle Yeoh
Ziyi Zhang

??? ???
where do these people have action cred from? Like Mary Stuart Masterson?!? I don't think Bad Girls merits Masterson being an action icon LMAO
The rest of those listed are just as bad.

And for the younger crowd, EVEN throw in...
Halle Berry, Jamie Chung, Jennifer Lawrence, Chloë Grace Moretz,
Hayden Panettiere, Noomi Rapace, Emma Stone, Christian Ricci,
Olivia Thirlby, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

a) Berry ain't young. She's older than half the ones you already listed.

...and why would this film cater to a younger crowd? Expendables sure didn't with their geriatric wash-up cast. Sure they added Liam Hemsworth for a brief role, but then killed him off to let the grandpas have the screen to themselves again.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

The whole purpose in Expendables is mainly old stars mixes with some young. You may not picture it, but Sigourney Weaver would have to be included for how she helped changed action movies led by females. Linda Hamilton and Pam Grier would be very important too.

Yes, but the first two wouldn't be playing gun-toting male-bashing action roles in the movie unless James Cameron was directing. He's got, um, issues.
(I mean, Sigourney didn't look all that happy to be in Avatar, and why should she, she was over 60 at the time!)

And even without Cameron's misogynist kissups, I think you know where an all-action-babe movie would be headed...Let's be honest, would you REALLY be looking that forward to it?
(Or is it just some buried dominatrix issues with you guys? I got treated like dirt by enough girls in high school for real, I don't have to pay theater money to fictionalize more of it as an adult.)

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Yes, but the first two wouldn't be playing gun-toting male-bashing action roles in the movie unless James Cameron was directing. He's got, um, issues.
(I mean, Sigourney didn't look all that happy to be in Avatar, and why should she, she was over 60 at the time!)

And even without Cameron's misogynist kissups, I think you know where an all-action-babe movie would be headed...Let's be honest, would you REALLY be looking that forward to it?
(Or is it just some buried dominatrix issues with you guys? I got treated like dirt by enough girls in high school for real, I don't have to pay theater money to fictionalize more of it as an adult.)

I have no idea what you are talking about. You sound like one of the guys against a Wonder Woman movie. I grew up with action movies with both men and women in the lead (especially supported in Hong Kong and shaw bros films). I love female-headlining action movies as much ad Arnold and Sly films. There is no fetish besides it looking hot when females kick ass. You never watched the Charlies Angles or Wonder Woman show growing up i suppose?

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

I have no idea what you are talking about. You sound like one of the guys against a Wonder Woman movie. I grew up with action movies with both men and women in the lead (especially supported in Hong Kong and shaw bros films). I love female-headlining action movies as much ad Arnold and Sly films. There is no fetish besides it looking hot when females kick ass. You never watched the Charlies Angles or Wonder Woman show growing up i suppose?

Oh, I read the Wonder Woman comic growing up, which is why I had respect for her as an action babe. (For an Amazon, she was rather uncharacteristically light in the male-bashing department, and stayed focused on the truth-and-justice business.)
And if you're talking about the 70's version, I wouldn't exactly call Aaron Spelling's original Charlie's Angels a bold step in "feminism"...

I'm worrying more along the lines of Angelina Jolie in "Salt"...Or Wanted, or Tomb Raider, or Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life, or for that matter, just about anything that hands Jolie a gun and tells her to look sexy and bulletproof.
Hand Schwarzenegger or Van Damme a gun, and he knows he's a comic-book figure--Hand an action-babe a gun, and she thinks she's Thelma & Louise.
I guess that's why guys like action movies. We know it's made up.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by TheMan

This will be worthless without Sigourney Weaver.

Oh, you mean the most badass woman in the history of cinema? Obviously.

[Kaiju]

This will be worthless without Sigourney Weaver.

[Tony208]

I can't wait

[Storer50]

I have a thing for bad a** women. This idea has me going bazinga.

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