After a decade of progress, the Expendables female leadership has finally come to an end. The reason we haven’t heard any positive updates on ExpendaBelles some time is that the project has been put on hold. Several years ago there were rumors that The Expendables could be granted a spin-off starring some of the action genre’s hottest female leads.
Robert Luketic was set to direct the film which screened in 2014, and it was reported that the cast would feature Milla Jovovich, Meryl Streep and Cameron Diaz. In a recent interview, Jeffrey Greenstein of Millennium Films explained why a company run entirely by women Consumables film, ExpendaBellesdon’t go any further.
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Why was the female-led Expendables canceled?
The directed woman synopsis Consumables released for the movie said when America’s Navy SEALs are wiped out trying to infiltrate the island hideout of a deadly tyrant who has captured one of the world’s top nuclear scientists, it becomes apparent that he’s no there’s no right person for the job and it’s such an inconceivable mission that only women can do it.
The only way in is that some of the world’s deadliest female spies must disguise themselves as high-class escorts flown in by private jet to appease a dictator – and instead save the scientist and the day.
However, the project would continue to simmer in development purgatory with little real progress made in its development. Years passed and it appeared that ExpendaBelles was dead. This was verified by producer Jeffrey Greenstein, who recently explained why the ideas for the film were scrapped in an interview. It ultimately boils down to his new method of including more women in the main series, as he didn’t believe there was a compelling enough reason to deliberately separate the genders. He stated that,
“We had tried to develop The ExpendaBelles, a female version of The Expendables, but my problem with this project was always trying to find a way to justify why we would have a female team. Instead of trying to explain this, why not just have women on the regular team, and [they’re] badass? Instead of having to explain why a female character got there and all that, you just do what you would do with a male: show them kicking ass.
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The decision to discontinue The ExpendaBelles is guaranteed to elicit varied reactions from fans of the Consumables film franchise. Many will no doubt criticize this choice, as it does not allow some of Hollywood’s most recognized female action actresses to headline their own entry into the franchise.
Canceling the female-led Expendables movie was a good decision
Many people, however, are likely to agree with Greenstein’s decision to cancel. The ExpendaBelles because they want to see more female roles in mainstream movies. the original Consumables generally viewed its female characters as damsels in distress or sex objects, but Yu Nan’s Maggie in The Expendables 2 was a step in the right direction.
The Expendables 3 nearly put the franchise back on track by casting Ronda Rousey as former nightclub bouncer Luna, only to derail the effort by holding her hostage for the duration of the film. Since no actor has ever been signed to The ExpendaBellesthose considered for the project may feature in the first Expendables film.
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Megan Fox will be among a handful of new cast members who will join Consumables 4 Next year. Tony Jaa, Curtis Jackson, Andy Garcia and Iku Uwais are among the newcomers. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture are among the franchise’s returning stars. Spenser Cohen and Max Adams wrote the screenplay, which Scott Waugh is directing.
Source: THR
