20th Century Fox]]> A veteran of several tours of duty in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and Victoria's Secret catalogs, this 24-year-old stunner transitioned quickly from TV roles to scorching up the screen opposite Adam Sandler (who's admittedly not much competition for her) in the hit comedy "Just Go With It." This year she'll romance Taylor Kitsch in "Battleship" and expect stardom in "What to Expect When You're Expecting."

Columbia Pictures]]> What can we say about a woman so hot she convinced a teenage Robert Downey Jr. to wear a bra over his head? LeBrock played the object of every dude's fantasy come to life thanks to the comic ingenuity of John Hughes, but after her role opposite ex-husband Steven Seagal in "Hard to Kill" she's produced very little worth mentioning.

Universal/Everett Collection]]> This ethereal elfin beauty, part of the doll-like trend that includes Heather Marks and Gemma Ward, has been contracted by brands like Chanel, Prada and Rimmel London. Cole, the last actress to work with the late Heath Ledger in "Parnassus," also has a memorable tango with Tom Waits' Devil. The Cambridge grad appears this year in "Snow White and the Huntsman" and "The Moth Diaries."

Sony Pictures Classics]]> This beautiful angel (one of Charlie's, to be exact) sealed the deal to stardom with a little hair gel in "There's Something About Mary," but holding her own opposite a rubberfaced Jim Carrey in her film debut "The Mask" made men stand at attention. Before acting opposite Carrey, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, or inside John Malkovich, she was a celebrated teen model for Calvin Klein and Levi's, once gracing the cover of Seventeen.

New Line/Everett Collection]]> After Megan Fox compared him to Hitler, the director replaced his feisty "Transformers" love object with a more docile, blonder version with a sexy British accent. Rosie was in full bloom opposite Shia LaBeouf and a whole lotta robot carnage, with the Victoria's Secret head-turner fulfilling her obligation as eye candy and then some.

Paramount]]> She adorned the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and hosted MTV's "House of Style"; but a full decade before "Avatar" or "The Smurfs," the toothsome mutant Mystique made us feel blue all over in Romijn's film debut. These days Jennifer Lawrence is playing the character, and in the years since the initial "X" trilogy Romijn has dropped the "Stamos" so she can stand by new husband Jerry O'Connell.

20th Century Fox]]> This provocative girl began modeling before she'd even celebrated her first birthday, and by 15 had helped make a name for Calvin Klein. Her first role, at 13, was as a pre-teen prostitute in Louis Malle's controversial "Pretty Baby," costarring Susan Sarandon as her less-than-protective mother. She showed off some more in "Blue Lagoon," but as she got more demure, audiences got stingier with ticket purchases. She rebounded in the '90s with the sitcom "Suddenly Susan."

Paramount/Everett Collection]]> Her role as Alice in the "Resident Evil" franchise make her the resident badass among these ladies, but the former model still takes time out to pretty herself up for cosmetics brands like L'Oréal between bouts of zombie killing. At age 16 she was following in the footsteps of Brooke Shields' all-naked swim through the "Lagoon," but a few years later rebranded herself as an action star in "The Fifth Element."

Columbia Pictures]]> One of only two women on this list to fulfill every cover girl's dream of winning an Oscar (for 1997's "L.A. Confidential"), Basinger smoldered on-screen in her early roles, especially this one opposite Sean Connery in his encore outing as James Bond. Check out the scene where she does some aerobics, feel your wrist and try and tell us your pulse hasn't quickened.

Warner Bros./Everett Collection]]> Another doll-like model in the Lily Cole mold, Ward has withdrawn from the runway in recent years to take up acting. The Australian made an impression as a ravenous sailor-eating mermaid in the most recent "Pirates" jaunt, and will reprise her creepifying turn as Dollface in "The Strangers: Part II" as well as play a significant role in Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby."

Disney]]> The biggest fashion model of the '90s -- who helped give George Michael "Freedom" and took it away from Richard Gere for a few years of matrimony -- couldn't quite shake it as an action star. Even with the support of producer Joel Silver ("Lethal Weapon," "Die Hard") and a Baldwin brother (William), no one wanted to play her "Game," which became a box office bomb and a mole on everyone's filmography.

Warner Bros.]]> She famously became Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" after he did some body work on her car, but then she took that car and went dancin' across the USA following Chevy Chase in the original "Vacation." Brinkley got our motor running when she flashed that one-of-a-kind smile (and bodacious bod) in the classic skinny-dipping scene.

Warner Bros./Everett Collection]]> The still-breathtaking "America's Next Top Model" maven has proven to be one of the most lasting and vivacious television personalities around, but she's done her fair share of work in the cinema. She first appeared on-screen opposite Ice Cube and the rest of the ensemble assembled for "Higher Learning," but she really earned her tips dancing on that bar in 2000's "Coyote Ugly."

Touchstone]]> Having appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 13 consecutive years in the late '80s and early '90s, Ireland embodied a kind of wholesome sex kitten. An Elite model at age 17, she dabbled in film for several years in undistinguished entries like "Necessary Roughness," although her airhead cavegirl in the bonkers "Mom and Dad Save the World" is priceless, not to mention sexy. Her current status as the world's richest 'model-preneur' through Kathy Ireland Worldwide is built on workout videos, self-help books and other products.

Getty Images]]> A swimming champion in her native Canada, she'd already worked on several fragrance campaigns by the time she made her film debut, appropriately enough, in "Perfume." Warren looked gorgeous in Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes" remake, but the film itself was a de-evolution of the original. She's struggled with alcohol in recent years, and a DUI arrest led to a stint in rehab last year, which will hopefully lead to better prospects.

20th Century Fox]]> When your nickname is "The Body," we know you mean business. A cover girl for everything from Time to Playboy to yes, Elle, with a record five Swimsuit Issue covers to her credit, this Aussie is the very definition of "supermodel." Macpherson has acted in several big movies, some more notable than others (*cough* "Batman & Robin"), but she actually gives a promising debut in John Duigan's "Sirens" as a very liberated artist's model opposite Hugh Grant.

Miramax/Everett Collection]]> Half Vietnamese and half Irish-Polish, born and raised in Hawaii, Ms. Maggie is that rare mix of a little exotic, a little familiar. Q (stands for Quigley) began modeling in Tokyo and Hong Kong at age 17, and we find it hilarious that she apparently made her film debut in a horror flick called "Model From Hell." Jackie Chan hand-picked her for "Rush Hour 2," and she then made her mark on some big action franchises with a "bad guy" role in "Live Free Or Die Hard" and a "good guy" role as part of Cruise's team in "M:I3." She currently stars in the CW series "Nikita."

Paramount]]> The 38-year-old German-American runway model has been featured on covers for Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire, and as a Victoria's Secret Angel. She made her film debut in the hairdressing comedy "Blow Dry," played Brumhilda in "Ella Enchanted," and portrayed '60s sex goddess Ursula Andress in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."

Getty Images]]> Perhaps the most famous model-turned-actress in human history, the (dyed) blonde bombshell appeared on many a magazine cover during the '40s. By the '50s she was America's sex symbol, seeping her way into the male psyche in movies like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and letting her skirt fly up in "The Seven Year Itch," but it was the cross-dressing comedy "Hot" in which she added comedic depth to her raw sexuality.

United Artists]]> The star of the new indie "Damsels in Distress," Tipton was a Los Angeles Fashion Week vet who placed third in the 2008 season of "America's Next Top Model," which led to her signing with Ford Models. Recently she broke onto the big screen as a babysitter with a hardcore crush on Steve Carell in "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Next year she'll be seen in the zombiefied romance "Warm Bodies," but her career couldn't be hotter.

Warner Bros.]]> Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and super groupie/"Almost Famous" inspiration Bebe Buell proved a potent combination since they produced Liv, one of humanity's finest female specimens. After some Pantene commercials, she got daddy to cast her alongside Alicia Silverstone in the music video for 1994's "Crazy." A slew of films followed, capped by her role as elf princess Arwen in Peter Jackson's blockbuster trilogy.

New Line]]> On this list we've had Bond girls and we've had X-Men, but Janssen has the unique distinction of being both. Her Jean Grey was rad, even when she went all psycho Phoenix on us in "X-Men: The Last Stand," but her villainous Xenia Onatopp (an Austin Powers-worthy name if there ever was one) launched this Elite Dutch fashionista to world recognition.

United Artists]]> That "other" actress on the list to win an Oscar, this South African goddess modeled throughout Europe in her formative years while studying dance at the prestigious Joffrey Academy of Dance. Her major film debut came with 1996's "2 Days in the Valley," and a few short years later she was collecting her trophy for "Monster." It's Theron's recent vanity-less performance in "Adult," though, that proved how truly multifaceted she is.

Paramount]]> This is a list about models, so one of these had to have only a single name. Born Gisele Bündchen, this Brazilian beauty works the runway like no one else, as evidenced by her estimated $570 million fortune. The highest paid model in the world also likes to dip her toe in the acting world occasionally, with roles as the lead villain in 2004's "Taxi" and opposite Meryl Streep as a fashion mag editorial staffer in "Prada."

20th Century Fox]]> http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/fury-road-trilogy/ http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/fury-road-trilogy/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:16:58 +0000 Scott Harris http://www.nextmovie.com/?p=95593

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Considering how badly "Happy Feet Two" has tanked at the box office so far, having earned just $44 million compared to a $135 million budget, you might forgive director George Miller for feeling like the film was his own personal apocalypse.

But according indieWire, Miller has already moved on to the post-apocalyptic stage -- the post-apocalyptic world of "Mad Max," that is.

After nearly a full decade of development, the "Mad Max" reboot "Fury Road" is back on track and Miller is so stoked about it that he's already talking trilogy. Guess the apocalypse isn't quite so bad as we thought after all.

Of course, considering all the trials and tribulations Miller and "Fury Road" have been through over the years — including replacing aging star Mel Gibson with young stud Tom Hardy and moving the filming from Australia to the seemingly random location of Namibia — any enthusiasm should be taken with a grain of salt.

But Miller apparently isn't one to dwell on the past. And he's been putting his extra time to good use, as all those years of moviemaking hardship have accidentally allowed him to expand "Fury Road" into a full-blown trilogy.

"We've written the script for the second and almost finished the third," Miller explained. "We never intended to, they were part of the exploration of the characters."

The idea of a post-apocalyptic action trilogy featuring Hardy is certainly one we can get behind, but we don't want to put the jury0rigged battle cart before the iron horse here; filming on "Fury Road" isn't set to begin until some time next year and given how many times it's been derailed in the past, well. Apologies to the always optimistic Miller, but we'll believe it when we see it.

But even if things don't go as planned, we think Miller will land on his feet. After all, once you've survived the box office apocalypse, you can pretty much handle anything life throws at you.