Expenda-Belles
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Heard on news that Stallone is planning on expanding the franchise, to include women action characters.
I immediately thought of Summer Glau, for both Serenity and Terminator. However, the only 2 Iconic names mentioned were Sigourney Weaver and Milla Jovovich.
I can see how those 2 could be more well-known than Summer, but I might think few others would rank higher than Summer on such a scale. Should we help them out with recommendations?
Sigourney Weaver - Lt Ripley
Milla Jovovich - Resident Evil (as stated by the news I heard)
Summer Glau - River Tam, Terminator
Michelle Rodriguez
Sarah Shahi - Bullet to the Head (w/ Stallone), Person of Interest
Chloe Grace Morentz - sure, Kick-Ass might be her only action role, but she OWNED that
Natalie Portman - V for Vendetta, Star Wars, The Professional
Halle Berry - 007, Catwoman, maybe Swordfish?
Moon Bloodgood - Terminator, plus some others IIRC
Linda Hamilton? - Sarah Connor
Lena Headly? - Sarah Connor, 300
Jessica Alba? - Dark Angel, Machete franchise
Sarah Michelle Gellar? - Buffy - or is this not the right role?
Eva Green? - 007/Vespa??, 300II, Sin City/Dame
Jaclyn Smith? - 70's Charlie's Angels
Lindsay Wagner? - 70's Bionic Woman
Heather Thomas? - was 80's Fall Guy a butt-kicking role?
Ming Na? - is Agents of SHIELD her only action role?
Eliza Dushku? - a little in Dollhouse, Faith in Buffy & Angel
Famke Jansen? - 007 she was a bit lethal, right? anything else?
Gabrielle Anwar? - Burn Notice, kinda wasn't her stereotypical role, was it?
Grace Park? - Dark Angel, Hawaii Five-O
Rene Russo? - In The Line of Fire, Thomas Crown Affair
Kiera Knightly? - Pirates of Carib, Domino, any others?
Christina Hendrickson? - YoSaffBridg could do action, has she done other action work?
Angie Dickinson? - 70's Policewoman, plus some horro b-flicks she was kinda mean
Yvonne Craig? - 60's Batgirl? That seemed about as butt-kicking as chicks got in those days
Yvonne Strahovski? - Was she actiony in Chuck?
edit: Adds from following responses.
Geena Davis - Last Kiss Goodnight
Pam Grier - Need you ask?
Kate Beckinsale - need you ask?
Rachel Ticotin
Lucy Lawless - Xena
Jamie Lee Curtis? - True Lies? what say you?
Sara Butler - from her horror flick remake
Jennifer Garner? - Alias
Bridget Fonda? - La Femme Nikita? - correction: Point of No Return.
Angelina Jolie? - Tomb Raider?
Sandahl Bergman?
Izabella Scorupco? - Reign of Fire, Vertical Limit?
Renee O'Connor? - Gabrielle in Xena?
Lynda Carter? - Wonder Woman?
Radha Mitchell? - Pitch Black?
Lucy Liu? - Payback, X vs 7, Kill Bill?
Jennifer Lopez? - Out of Sight, Angel Eyes?
Yancy Butler? - Witchblade?
Jessica Biel? - Blade, Total Recall?
Jodie Foster? - Silence of the Lambs, Brave One?
Zoe Saldana? - Columbiana?
Helen Mirren? - RED?
Devon Aoki? - Sin City
Jennifer Lawrence? - Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games), Raven/Mystique (X-Men)
Uma Thurman? - Kill Bill?
Carrie-Anne Moss? - Trinity in Matrix
Jenette Goldstein? - Aliens? not as much in Lethal Weapon
Maisie Williams? - Game of Thrones?
Michelle Yeoh? -
Zhang Ziyi? -
Rene Russo? - Line of Fire?
Gina Carano? -
Carla Gugino? - Watchmen, Spykids, Sin City.
Rachel Nichols - Continuum
Cynthia Rothrock? -
Any other suggestions?
Who should be listed higher than Summer?
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Geena Davis - she was badass in Last Kiss Goodnight, and did that Pirate thing. She can do that withering glare pretty well.
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If they're trying the capture the "feel" of Expendables, nostalgia has to be part of it. The Expendables movies trade on action movies of a certain generation -- some of them "washed up" -- mixed with younger, newer ones. Most are recognizable as, at the very least, "that guy from that movie," if not something more iconic.
Unfortunately, there female version of that is much more limited - Signourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton, Geena Davis... That almost has to be the foundation. I hadn't thought of Milla Jovovich, but I agree with that, too.
What would be interesting to me would be to flip the equation and take women from that era who are know for being "the girlfriend" or "the victim" and give them guns. (Sort of the Buffy formula.) In that case, Jamie Lee Curtis becomes your cornerstone (although she's arguably a butt-kicker, too), but there are tons of women from horror movies. And perhaps that's the key -- for women, I think you have a larger range of options if you look to horror movies rather than action.
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Not sure why you would identify Eliza Dushku with Dollhouse and not as Faith in Buffy and Angel.
And if you're including TV shows then you have to mention Jennifer Garner as Sidney Bristow.
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Not sure about horor flicks unless the chick kicked butt, but Jamie Lee might qualify from True Lies - any agreement?
Makes me think Sara Butler (IIRC) for her horror flick remake - maybe Last House on the Left? She did awesome kicking.
Anybody think Crouching Tiger would qualify?
OOOOOh. Pam Grier. She WAS a franchise.
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Not sure why you would identify Eliza Dushku with Dollhouse and not as Faith in Buffy and Angel.
And if you're including TV shows then you have to mention Jennifer Garner as Sidney Bristow.
Not in with the Faith so much. Was she action in those?
is Sidney Bristow a TV show?
I could mention that Terry Crews has been in Expendables, and I thought he was just some dad on reruns.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Not in with the Faith so much. Was she action in those?
More so than on Dollhouse, that's for sure.
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is Sidney Bristow a TV show?
"Alias" - ABC, 2001-2006
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Thanks.
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I agree with Gwek about Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton, and Geena Davis being the base foundation.
Add Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez and maybe two more I have to think about.
Jennifer Garner? Yeah, probably. Gotta remind people she was Elektra as well as Sidney Bristow.
And her hand to hand fight in The Kingdom was downright brutal.
How about Demi Moore?
Angelina Jolie as the baddie. 
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Izabella Scorupco - Reign of Fire, and Vertical Limit? I think she was kinda lethal in those.
Lucy Lawless - Xena. Although I didn't catch it, this seems the iconic role they'd be looking for.
Renee O'Connor? - Gabrielle in Xena?
Sandahl Bergman?
Lynda Carter? - Wonder Woman? Is this the right type, or was WW too much tricks and gimmicks? Lynda could likely play a villian.
Rahda Mitchell? - Pitch Black, others I can't recall right now - she does some action, right?
Lucy Liu? - Payback, X vs 7?
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I agree with Gwek about Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton, and Geena Davis being the base foundation.
Add Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez and maybe two more I have to think about.
Jennifer Garner? Yeah, probably. Gotta remind people she was Elektra as well as Sidney Bristow.
And her hand to hand fight in The Kingdom was downright brutal.
How about Demi Moore?
Angelina Jolie as the baddie.
Demi Moore from what? Striptease? For keeping Burt Reynolds' hands off her?
Angelina Jolie for Tomb Raider? anything else?
Sooooo, nobody agrees Summer should be included?
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Demi for GI Jane and Charlie's Angels.
Angelina also for Mr and Mrs Smith, Wanted, and Salt.
Remember they need to be iconic also.
As much as I love Summer, she just isn't there.
Yet.
She could be like the new girl on the team, though.
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