9 upcoming movies rebooting with female leads

Sam Ashurst

·Contributor

6 June 2018 at 10:06 am

Bumblebee (2018)

Remember the first Transformers, which had the high-concept premise, ‘a boy and his car’? Well, Bumblebee is an ‘80s-set prequel with the high-concept premise, ‘a girl and her car.’
The trailer even uses dialogue from the original to make the connection clear. Back then, it was Shia LaBeouf, now it’s Hailee Steinfeld – but this fresh-start for the franchise (Steinfeld’s Charlie Watson is the series’ first female lead) looks like it has potential. The Iron Giant crossed with Transformers? Shut up and take our energon cubes.

Ocean’s 8 is on the way, and Warner Brothers will be hoping it does a bit better than Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, the last blockbuster to gender-swap an iconic franchise property.

But whether it succeeds or fails, this lot will still be waiting in the wings.

Click the slideshow to see nine new women-led movies that are all riffing on properties we usually associate with blokes.

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Nicole Kidman suggests she planned to give up acting after starting a family
The Australian actor, 57, has four children, Sunday and Faith, with singer Keith Urban and Isabella and Connor, with ex-husband Tom Cruise.
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Jamie Foxx injured at birthday dinner after glass thrown at his table
A glass ‘hit him in the mouth’.
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Florence Pugh: It is exhausting for a young woman to just be in acting industry
Pugh, 28, has been outspoken in the past about body shaming, and the pressure on actresses in the film and TV industry.
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Blake Lively’s co-star Brandon Sklenar watches Wrexham game with Ryan Reynolds
Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong was also at the match on Saturday.
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Jane Seymour wears same clothes for four days after evacuating Californian fire
The James Bond star praised firefighters for saving her home from the blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire.
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Timothee Chalamet debuts blonde transformation in nod to Bob Dylan
Chalamet bore a striking resemblance to the musician at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.
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Jude Law postponed Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony after death of mother
The actor said his mother ‘showed me the great silent movies and the comedies and musicals and dramas of the Hollywood Golden Era’.
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Release date set for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights
Barbie actress Margot Robbie and Euphoria star Jacob Elordi are reported to be leading the cast of the film.
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Emotional Jude Law praises ‘lovely family’ who supported filmmaking passion
The British actor described being recognised with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a ‘delightful honour’.
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Could there ever be a female James Bond?
Gemma Arterton has said the public would find it 'too outrageous' if there was a female James Bond, but how likely is it? We look at the odds.
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The Polar Express was 'hammered' for being uncanny, but 'it was so groundbreaking'
Two of the pioneering special effects team look back on how the 2004 Tom Hanks movie was made.
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Daniel Craig would have felt ‘self-conscious’ making Queer while playing Bond
The 56-year-old plays William Lee in the Luca Guadagnino film, an American living in 1950s Mexico who falls in love with a young student.
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Lily-Rose Depp styles angelic glamour as Nosferatu co-stars opt for gothic looks
Directed by Robert Eggers, Nosferatu is a reimagination of the 1922 German Expressionist film.
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Sienna Miller is named as latest star ambassador for King’s charity
The actress is to support The King’s Foundation, which runs courses training the next generation in millinery, embroidery and textiles fashion.
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Idris Elba says work to tackle youth violence is ‘moving in the right direction’
To celebrate the progress made this year, Elba has opened a Christmas pop-up in central London with his initiative Don’t Stop Your Future (DSYF).
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Looking back at Meet the Parents as franchise sets up a surprise return
Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro are coming back to the big screen for a Meet the Parents 4. Prepare to say hello to the Fockers again.
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Gerard Butler hopes to sing more after 'joyful' experience with Christmas musical
The Phantom of the Opera star tells Yahoo UK about rekindling his love for singing after playing Santa Claus in Sky's The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland.
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Asia Argento and Roger Daltrey to serve on jury for film festival with AI prize
Actress Sadie Frost is also on the jury of the Cine International Film Festival.
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Did Jim Carrey come out of retirement for Sonic the Hedgehog 3?
Jim Carrey is back as Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, two years after he seemed to announce his acting retirement. Has he really gone back on his word?
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All the live-action Disney remakes in development
Disney are reimagining classics such as The Lion King, Tangled and Snow White, and also recent hit Moana.

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