This weekend, two action heroines go to battle with each other at the box office. Kate Beckinsale returns as the bad-ass vampire in Underworld: Awakening and MMA fighter Gina Carano enters the arena in Haywire.
Are we seeing a trend for strong women's roles? Bridesmaids and The Help were two of the most successful films for 2011 featuring an all-women cast, but Zoe Saldana was the only super heroine to prove she could kick butt and sell tickets to her breakout hit Colombiana.
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A handful of action heroines will be taking charge in 2012. While we don't see very many female leads in action films in one year, 2012 might prove to be the best year for tough women on the big screen.
Leading the charge, unfortunately against each other are Kate Beckinsale and Gina Carano. They tell CineMovie which action heroine they look up to. Watch videos.
See a complete breakdown of the action heroines of 2012.
January 20
Kate Beckinsale dons the fangs & black latex suit as Selene
Gina Carano takes her MMA skills to the espionage action thriller.
March 16
Mirror Mirror
Lily Collins in another re- envisioning of Snow White fighting back to reclaim her kingdom from the evil queen Julia Roberts
March 23
The Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence as the heroine Katniss
May 4
The Avengers
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and the only female superhero in the Marvel bunch
June 1
Snow White and the Huntsmen
Kristen Stewart as a warrior Snow White vs Charlize Theron as the evil Queen
September 14
Resident Evil: Retribution
Milla Jovovich returns as the zombie-killing machine. Resident tough girl Michelle Rodriguez is set to return to the franchise.
Underworld: Awakening's Kate Beckinsale and Haywire's Gina Carano tell CineMovie who their favorite on screen heroine is.
