'Danger Girl' to make a debut appearance on the screen!

In 2011, it was reported that a film adaptation of a popular comic book series, Danger Girl, is in the pipeline, and it could be getting a close of starting production any time soon, by then. However, it's been two years since the report was submitted, but nothing officially came out of the resources. Not even the creators of the franchise, J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell have been informing the media about the project's current status. Although, IMDB (The Internet Movie Database) has listed the project as "in development". It's believed that JC Spink will be producing the flick.

Danger Girl Artwork

For the first time, Danger Girl made its debut on the surface of the media through the comic book market in 1998, with J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell writing and illustrating the miniseries altogether, with a little collaboration came from Bruce Campbell himself. Danger Girl features three female operatives in the field, and the atmosphere comes from a combination of both elements borrowed from Indiana Jones series when it comes to the supernatural bits, and the James Bond franchise when it comes to the main characters and their line of work along with their way of operating business. So, it's a mixture of spy flick with exotic adventures taking place within the MacGuffin (plot device, for those who do not understand). The leading role goes to a former thief called Abigail "Abbey" Chase, who is recruited by a mysterious man known only by his codename "Deuce", to the a freelance operations limited agency named "Danger Girl". Another regular agent who often refers to herself as a "female 007" is an Australian beauty named Sydney Savage.

Abbey Chase on the left, and Sydney Savage on the right.

When it comes to the third agent, there are only two people who had the honour to take the part. The first one was an ex-KGB officer, Natalya Kassle, who, throughout the first series, turned out to be a traitor and was eventually killed by the newly recruited Abbey. The second one, however, gets involved with the team unintentionally, later switching sides due to finding Danger Girl convenient organization to work for. And that agent is Sonya Savage, Sydney's younger sister. A youngster agent, a computer geek, is also featured throughout the series, a teenager named Silicon Valerie, a computer genius with an interesting background. She keeps wondering about her first day in the field of action, dreaming to become a Danger Girl operative herself.

    Natalia Kassle

Deuce, however, is the unnamed head of the agency who formed the organization by himself. A little of his background was mentioned. He was a MI6 agent on her majesty's secret service, used to fight the world's most threatening terrorist organization, until he was retired by the end of the cold war. But, he was called back in to form a group of unstoppable mercenaries in the nineties, because another evil organization named HAMMER has been formed by former members of the rogue Nazi party. Instead, he formed an espionage agency and named it "Danger Girl". The reader has always thought Deuce is James Bond himself from the 1960s, since that is his favourite decade. It's been said that the character is modeled after Sean Connery in both his youth days and the current age he is at the moment.

    Deuce explains Abbey how he survived.

    Deuce, the mysterious secret agent from the 1960s.

    
Back to the film adaptation topic, it was rumoured that Milla Jovovich, Kate Beckinsale and Sofia Vergara were attached to the project, with their roles remained unspecified. But, this casting was turned to be false rumour. Production company known as BenderSpink secured the rights to Danger Girl, and are eager to produce this flick. Personally, I myself back them up, but only if they would have done it properly without turning the franchise into another pathetic Christopher Nolan/Jason Bourne movie. Seriously, The Dark Knight Rises along with its two prequels were disastrously godawful. From the main character (sissy Bats) to the last bit of the complicated storyline. Anyway, it looks like Danger Girl will be based on the first series which were consisted of eight comic issues. Previously, a loose adaptation of the first series was produced as a video game, but it didn't do any justice to the product because of its lame gameplay, receiving negative reviews from critics. The blurb tells the reader the following:

"A beautiful adventuress joins forces with an all-female spy agency as they race around the world to recover a trio of powerful relics".

The blurb itself clearly sounded like the very first eight-issue miniseries. Now, a possibility of a cast I have made on my own, featuring different actresses in the leading roles. Here's who have I cast for each character that appears in the first series:

1-Pixie Lott as Abbey Chase

Personally, I see Pixie Lott as the perfect contestant to earn the role, because her performances are somewhat very similar to Abbey's own reactions. Plus, it will be her chance to start a side career next to her music career, which would be acting. She deserves a spotlight in this line of media business, as well. And also, before anyone complains about the "couldn't act" thing, I'd be gladly able to remind you that this is not some Shakespearean stage play to show people if they can act superior or not. This is the action media arena, and if it's Danger Girl, we want sensationally-looking ladies to pick up the roles.

2-Kate Beckinsale as Sydney Savage

 

I leave it as it is, because the choice of Kate to play Sydney is a very good idea. She's no stranger to the action genre at all, having appeared in the numerous action-horror movies, the Underworld series, among many others, such as the most recent Total Recall where she played the role of a rogue agent.

3-Angelina Jolie as Natalia Kassle

Ever since I started reading the series, I always have imagined that Natalia Kassle was modeled after Angelina Jolie herself, and besides, she can play the role of a traitor/villainess very well, she has what it takes to deliver a performance out of Kassle.

4-Sam Neill as Deuce

Sam Neill is one hell of an actor himself, and previously in the mid-1980s, he was in the run-ups to play the role of James Bond, in contest with Pierce Brosnan and Ian Ogilvy, which eventually went to Timothy Dalton. Neill's screen-test was a scene from From Russia With Love which starred Sean Connery as Bond himself, and Neill picked a similar performance to Connery's during the screen-test, and was praised by the fans and the crew. My point is, I would have gladly picked Connery if this was two decades ago, but come on, the man's already 83 years old and even retired from his acting career. And Neill would make one hell of a choice for Deuce, an unnamed James Bond as we, Bond fans, credit him.

5-David Bateson as Secret Agent Zero

David Bateson, the most underrated actor I have ever known, who is the infamous voice behind Hitman's Agent 47, the ICA operative who's job is to clear the shoes of corrupted politicians, policemen, military officers and high-ranking government officials. And as for Secret Agent Zero, every historian knows he's Diabolik. Heck, they share everything but the name due to copyright issues. However, Zero mentioned that once he was working for the evil side, but decided to defect to the good side and changed his trademark, which explains why his name differs from Diabolik.

6-Ian Somerhalder as Johnny Barracuda

Well, I have never been a fan of Barracuda myself, as he was somewhat in a wrong entry. Ladies like the Danger Girls do deserve competent and alpha male agents as their companions, such as Marvel's original Nick Fury from the 1960s, or Connery's Bond himself, or DC's John Stone. But, Barracuda? I really want him out of the series, personally, but as his presence is important, to keep the storyline from damage, he has to be cast and portrayed like he is. The reason why have I cast Ian Somerhalder in the role, because it somehow suits him, he can play someone who's arrogant and delivers bad jokes perfectly. No other reasons listed.

7-Dolph Lundgren as Major Maxim

Well, who could be as menacing and as awesome as Dolph Lundgren in the role of the unstoppable Major Maxim? Simple. Nobody. We don't need more detailed reasons for that one.

8-Mia Wasikowska as Silicon Valerie

While that is not originally my choice, I've definitely found Mia the ultimate actress to play Valerie. As she has a very similar appearance to the character, it would be good to have her in the role, sharing geek-like jokes with Abbey and laughing at it.

9-Benedict Cumberbatch as Donavin Conrad

Probably there should be some customization within Conrad's character, transforming him into someone more competent and haunting than being a silly idiot like he was in the comics. Benedict Cumberbatch definitely has the look for the part, and he could deliver some extreme villainous menace throughout his screentime.

10-Peter Dinklage as Kid Dynamo

Well? Who's perfect for the part of Kid Dynamo other than Peter Dinklage himself?

11-Lee Byung-Hun as Assassin X

Byung-Hun has previously played a ninja in G.I. Joe movies, so I guess it won't hurt if we have him as a rogue ninja warrior in here, as well. He's too tough to defeat, too.

12-Christopher Walken as Doctor Kharnov Von Kripplor

You want someone insane at a very old age, you want an actor to play an insane German doctor? Well, Christopher Walken is the perfect choice for that, and thus, he's still a big name even up to date.

Interesting choices, I suppose. Now, it's up to you to use your own imagination to express your perspectives about the project, the atmosphere, and the cast. And I personally suggest Lee Tamahori to helm the project as he's a master of over-the-top action flicks.