There has been a lot of recent speculation on the possibility of a big screen Wonder Woman movie. Various sites and fans are discussing this in detail. They all return to one basic problem: Hollywood does not seem to think that a female lead could successfully carry a superhero film. But a recent post on sci-fi site I09.com contradicts this idea. It provides a list of action movies in which female characters not only starred, but often led their films to box office success.
With this in mind, I offer my own list of cinematic favorites with an action heroine rather …