Two "all female The Expendables" films in progress

Thanks to the success of The Expendables, it is now apparently getting two Distaff Counterparts.

The yet unnamed project that was announced first has already two actresses attached, Gina Carano (Haywire) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica (Reimagined)).

The other "official" one by Millenium Studios, called The ExpendaBelles doesn't have anyone on it yet. At this moment it is set to be written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith (Legally Blonde).

I wonder how many "unknowns" they'll have to turn to to get these made.

edited 20th Oct '12 11:08:07 AM by erforce

Hey California, you saw us brainstorming ideas on our humble little forum did you? Feel free to use my casting choices and plot lines I will not ask for compensation or anything.

Lets see, women to contact for an all-female Expendables movie: Gina Davis, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Scarlett Johanson, Lucy Liu, Bridgette Fonda, Kate Beckinsale, Helen Mirren, Angelina Jolie, Pam Grier, Zhang Ziyi, Tia Carrere, Bridgette Nielsen

edited 20th Oct '12 8:46:24 PM by AtomJames

"The ExpendaBelles"...what.

There, switched out Lawless for Carano and added that other one. You are reading this right California?

Find some way to add in Kate Beckingsale and you'd be golden.

Doesn't it kinda need Sigourney Weaver as the older token mentor? Maybe Jamie Lee Curtis?

There's not even a Cynthia Rothrock.

If Michelle Yeoh is in either one of them, I'd definately be interested in seeing it

This is gonna be like Elektra, isn't it?

@Post 3: You forgot Linda Hamilton.

edited 22nd Oct '12 7:45:07 PM by drunkscriblerian

Goddammit I knew I forgot someone.

I would rather not see a retread of the expendables with females, but if Cider's cast is the first movie, I'd give the second one a shot. Instead of mercenaries law enforcement, instead of an "exotic" setting it would be Phoenix, Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Jenette Goldstein(An officer who personally put away most of Perez’s family and other accomplices but was recently removed from the field because she was considered to be too old. She is now putting together a team to finish the job.), Cynthia Rothrock(Luttrell and Kim’s mentor, a former officer who now teaches self-defence classes.)

Rachel Luttrell(The hero the audience will get the most insight into, a soldier returning from a tour in Afghanistan. Convinced by Kim to join the force) Gail Kim(former friend of Perez, an officer who was recruited by Goldstein to take down Perez, Luttrell’s best buddy), Moon Bloodgood(confrontational officer temporarily demoted to menial duties) Regina King(An officer returning from injury, disturbed and "touched" but undyingly loyal to Goldstein), Linda Murray(Veteran close to being forced off the streets like Goldstein, current leader), Renee O'Connor(A veteran who Lawless tried to financially ruin, interested Lawless’s ties to Perez), Robin Coleman(A motorcycle state trooper famous for making a high profile bust, frustrated for letting Mo’Nique get away during said bust, temporarily working with the unit)

Big Bad Duumvirate: Lucy Lawless(Corrupt Partner in a law firm), Linda Hamilton(Arms Dealer with a manufacturing plant front), Mel Gibson(Corrupt Politician on the other two’s payroll). They will not be the kind of antagonists that are directly fought, but someone else will be…

Heads of the gang that is their collective dragon, Power Stable style: Melina Perez(The Champion: a loud, temperamental, possessive, unapologetic, career criminal known for fixing whatever problems Lawless, Hamilton and Gibson would rather not soil their hands on more directly. Former friend of Kim, secretly paranoid) Bingbing Li(The Heir Apparent: in truth Perez is worried about Goldstein and is grooming Li to take the fall if need be, Li believes she will be needed for Perez’s expansion plans and is totally loyal to her), Emilie Ullerup (The Enforcer: the evil genius who helps Perez plan and kept her safe while the rest of her family ended up dead or imprisoned, the only person Perez trusts and will not screw over), Valerie Wiseman (The Muscle: a former soldier who went crazy, really only interesting in fighting and killing, she works for Perez to repay a favour), Mo'Nique(The Hanger-on: formerly a rival, she crawled to Perez after Coleman took down her operation).

Other: John Morrison(Perez’s boyfriend), Tiny(Jerkass head of the department who retired Goldstein, punished Bloodgood, tries to keep Coleman from getting involved and antagonizes Luttrell because he thinks she will turn out like Wiseman)

edited 20th Feb '14 7:55:19 AM by IndirectActiveTransport

I like it, especially the part about Melina playing basically who she is in real life.

As much as I LOVE the idea of a Badass Crew of gung-ho Action Girls steamrolling over armies of mooks in setpiece after setpiece of violence and explosions I know for a fact at least one of these is going to end up exactly like this.

edited 2nd Nov '12 10:34:29 PM by ShirowShirow

Just have "Sack Hopper" play a womanizer this time and I'll forgive the change they made in her character for the new BSG.

If it ended up EXACTLY like that I would watch the hell out of it, because at least then they'd be making fun of themselves. One of them is going to turn out almost exactly like that, just that everyone's being serious about it.

So, substitute the cast of Charlie's Angels with Rothrock, Nielsen and Jennifer Tilly, then.

eh, I'll still shell out.

The Aylum steps in◊.

So, how long before It Ain't the Expendables XXX?

1.

.. I'm not as knowledgeable about porn as I thought. I don't know if that should make me happy or unhappy.

The Asylum version looks too good in terms of cast. I'd rather wait until it comes out.

As for the porn version: in this age of the Internet and the easy propagation of information and culture, porn versions are inherently predictable, regardless of the subject matter.

edited 21st Nov '14 8:10:51 AM by Quag15

Ronda Rousey's big action moment was one of my favorite bits of the latest Expendables flick. I would totally watch something like this.

Do we even need a all-female Expendables? I mean, the all-male Expendables sucks enough as is, so why bothering increasing the suckage even further?