In the slow, boring, nauseously over talkie, zero interest, mundane waste of a movie that was “Death Proof”, there was one stand out element and one stand out performer. The car chase scene at the end of the film was nothing short of remarkable. It was exciting, thrilling and had you gripping the sides of your seat for dear life. It allowed Death Proof to just be a horrible movie, instead of one of the worst of all time. And Zoe Bell was the key to making that whole thing work.
Zoe is a stunt woman by trade who worked with Tarantino before as Uma Thurman’s stunt person for the Kill Bill films. Quentin decided to put her in FRONT ofthe cameras for Death Proof (smart move) and now it looks like she’s getting her own action film now. The folks at Cinematical give us this:
Now there’s great news coming from The Hollywood Reporter — she’s going to star in an untitled action flick for Marco Weber’s Senator Entertainment. Based on a story cooked up by Weber, and written by Sarah Thorp (Twisted), the film features Zoë as a U.S. soldier who comes back from an Iraq tour of duty and helps a girl in trouble. Bell says: “This film is a big challenge for me, especially the American accent, which I have to work on. But one thing is certain: I will be doing all my own stunts on the film.” I couldn’t ask for more.
It’s always really gratifying to see someone who shows some talent at something to get rewarded for their efforts. Now if only Nathan Fillion could be so lucky (see previous post)
