'The Expendables' Gets Some Sexy Charisma
Any group of big macho men needs a bombshell to level the playing field. But who do you get to balance a team of cinema's quintessential toughies? Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and two of my favorite men -- Eric Roberts and Danny Trejo, are all in The Expendables -- the film that has quickly turned into a display of Hollywood's leading testosterone. And to balance the machismo, TV Guide reports that Sly has grabbed the beautiful Charisma Carpenter.
Stallone must love the ladies of the Whedonverse. First he teamed up with Julie Benz (Buffy and Angel's Darla) for Rambo. Now he's got the other Queen of Joss Whedon's vamp shows, Ms. Cordelia Chase. She'll play Statham's girlfriend, who I'm guessing keeps his bed warm between his expendable gigs as a mercenary.
It's not quite the gig Carpenter fans would hope for, especially in the wake of all those Wonder Woman wishes, but who knows? Maybe the woman with the powerful accessories will get her chance after Carpenter struts her stuff on the big screen. It's about time the actress got a path out of guest spots on television shows.
[via Rope of Silicon]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-11-2009 @ 11:27AM
Julio said...
This just went from "meh. maybe on DVD" to "must-see" for me!
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3-11-2009 @ 11:56AM
David Musto said...
This is bound to be the most fun film outing for a Buffy/Angel alumnus (Serenity aside). I like it.
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3-11-2009 @ 1:53PM
Jessica Johnson said...
Happy to see her getting work, though she definitely deserves something a little meatier than "Jason Statham's girlfriend." I'll cross my fingers that this is a bridge to get her there.
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3-11-2009 @ 4:40PM
Sarah said...
YES! I hope she gets a decent amount of screentime - she's stunning and a spectacular actress. GUH, can't wait to see her on-screen with Stratham!!! Hopefully she'll get to kick some butt while she's at it.
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3-11-2009 @ 5:46PM
paul said...
dayam she has some talent
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3-12-2009 @ 2:28PM
jonnathan said...
Backflips, I tell you...I'm doing friggin BACKFLIPS! Charisma ROCKS.
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3-12-2009 @ 4:57PM
xlivvielockex said...
I will be saving up all my extra money so that I can buy a ticket for every day this movie is out. It is about time that Charisma got a big screen role.
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