‘ExpendaBelles’ Now Has Writers

Not to be confused with a similar project set to star Katee Sackoff and Gina Carano, ExpendaBelles is the tentative title for the “official” female spin-off of the supremely awesome Expendables franchise. Though I am typically one to be overjoyed by anything with explosions, guns, and tough as nails heroines, this news has me a little uneasy.

Deadline writes:

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. Trevor Short will be executive producer.

While I thoroughly enjoyed Legally Blonde and managed to sit through The Ugly Truth, as an action fangirl I can’t say I support this. But, we’ll see how it goes and what kind of names they can get attached to it. Since the other project seems to be going for the younger actresses, perhaps this one (as an actual spin-off) will be true to the franchise and go with the likes of Pam Grier, Linda Hamilton, and Cynthia Rothrock instead. One can only hope.

What do you guys think?