For those of you that want more female drug-lord films ….DO I HAVE A STORY FOR YOU! It appears the upcoming Queen Of The South movie-show will be just that! We get the following scoop from the professionals at Variety:
Eva Mendes, Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley will topline helmer Jonathan Jakubowicz’s “Queen of the South” (La reina del sur), an adaptation of the bestseller by Spanish author-journo Arturo Perez Reverte.
Story tracks Teresa (Mendes), a Mexican woman who escapes to Spain after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Teresa becomes the reigning drug smuggler in Spain, bent on avenging her lover. Kingsley plays Russian entrepreneur Yasikov while Hartnett plays Santiago, an American Marine who becomes involved in the drug trade. The female-driven actioner is set to shoot in Mexico and Spain starting September, according to Condito.
This sounds good to me! It’s been quite some time since we have had a kickass drug lord film, and the time for the ladies to shine in this genre has presented itself at last. I believe that both drug addicts and female enthusiasts will be pleased about this film. As someone that knows females, I am happy for them, that this day has come.
It is possible that another female drug lord film exists. I wouldn’t be mad if I was wrong – in fact I would welcome knowledge of this film. International friends – if you know of any other female drug lord films – please let us know asap, so we can get a list. and a movie night together!
I hope the drug lord has an eye-patch…or a monocle.
