There’s a Second Female Expendables Movie in the Works. Called The ExpendaBelles. No, Really.

First off, this news could open a whole can of worms for folks who have no tact, and these ladies are the last ones you want to lose your tact in front of. That being said, I’ll keep it simple! The short and sweet synopsis for the first movie will be to get the group back together and track down the idiot that came up with that title!

I don’t understand the aprehension. This makes me think of a very Black Widow a la Avengers which I’m totally cool with. In fact, that imagery makes me want to see it more and I’ve never had any interest in anything Expendables related.

”
feminine side of the mercenary business”

Oh, fuck – this is going to be Charlie’s Angels all over again, isn’t it?

Sigouney Weaver, Linda Hamilton, Lucy Lawless, Angelina Jolie, Cynthia Rothrock, Michelle Yeoh, Gina Torres, Summer Glau, Sarah Michelle Gellar?

I wonder how they’ll split the pool of kick-ass actresses between films. I’d rather have one mega-Lady Expedables with ALLLL these awesome ladies. But what can you do?

I actually love that title, I mean, it’s so obvious it would be a crime NOT to use it. It’s pun-tastic, but I’ve already heard so many people using it (in a positive way) so I’m glad they officially embraced it. I seriously hope it’s not a parody film though…this is such a perfect opportunity to highlight all the awesome female action stars out there, it would be a shame if it was just treated like a joke.

Maybe I shouldn’t get my hopes up…

I knew about the ExpendaBelles, I just thought that the Carano movie was that project. Huh.

Originality is for dweebs and poor people. Let’s make the Expendables again but with women! And then we’ll remake Death At a Funeral but with black people and Peter Dinklage still! And then we’ll remake Steel Magnolias but with black people! Man, I am so smart. Just give me all the monies.

It might not be that good …

No lie, I actually said, “Are you shitting me?” out loud when I read the title.

That sounds like a name for a cheap make-up line. “Try Expendabelles! For when you want beauty without the price!”

I mean, I agree, we are sorely in need of more women-led action movies (and I am still dancing with joy that it’ll be lead by Gina Carano. Sigourney Weaver better be next!), but with a title like that, it’s another step backwards. Can’t have women in anything without making it “”””appropriately feminine”"”"”’. Expendables sounds pretty neutral. Expendabelles? Not so much.

I’m reminded of those silly pink pens ‘FOR LADIES’ that caused a stir a while back.

Nope, The ExpendaBelles is the official Expendables spinoff by the same company. The Gina Carano one is by another studio. Makes you wonder how it is that the original studio didn’t start their version first.

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Obsessed? Me?

ExpendaBelles is the insane Funny or Die spoof of The Expendables. Not a real movie. How could a studio green light that?

I’m still waiting for the Star Trek remake with elves visiting a human settlement via ship to help them with their trek across the sea with stars to guide them. Visiting strange new worlds and civilizations (dwarves, hobbits, fairies dark elves, vampires, werewolves, etc). To boldly go where no human has gone before.

Perhaps this will be a fantasy/disney based action movie and Belle will actually be the leading lady, much like Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty as the lead characters. That way they can spoof multiple franchises at once!

That’s not a bad idea (in the sense that it would make shit loads of money), repopulating Star Trek with the cast of LotR. You could call it Star Wars.

I’ve only seen her in Jackie Brown, but that was enough to make me a believer.

That picture is priceless.

Coffy. It’s worth it, believe me.

Thanks, I’ll try it!

THANK YOU!

Agreed. I had heard of the ExpendaBelles a month or so ago, and when I saw the Carano casting, I thought it was the same project, minus the kitschy title. Ah well, as a longtime fan of femme fatales like Elektra and Domino (X-Force, not Knightley), I hope this project plays it straight.

I’d love to see Gellar again. She was rad in that zombie game cameo in Black Ops.

Kate Beckinsale, Linda Hamilton, Rene Russo, Lucy Liu, Milla Jovovich, Uma Thurman, Pam Grier, Lucy Lawless, Rhona Mitra, Gina Carano, with Sigourney Weaver, and Angelina Jolie