Move over Leo and Eddie. It’s female stars who will dominate next year’s releases
One runs a ruthless mob. Another commands an army. They’re wielding guns, swords and fury, and fighting everything from zombies to corporate capitalism. Another slew of male-dominated films? Not quite. Some of the most exciting, diverse and original characters to be depicted on screen for years are going to be played by women. Let’s hear it for the new female role models: the superheroines.
The mob leader, in something of a departure for her, is Kate Winslet. In February, she plays Russian-Israeli mafia moll Irene in the heist thriller Triple 9. In April, Helen Mirren stars as a military intelligence officer in drama Eye in the Sky. In Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, Lily James’s shiny new Elizabeth Bennett joins Mr Darcy not in the ballroom but on the battlefield, taking on an army of the undead.
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