Look out, action fans, Haywire’s Gina Carano—of mixed martial arts and American Gladiators fame—is your new crush.
Just taking a look at the cast tells you they put some serious thought and/or dough into this flick. Douglas, Banderas, McGregor, Paxton, Fassbender… even a block of wood like Channing Tatum must cost a pretty penny.
Helmed by Oscar-winning best director Steven Soderbergh—who won for Traffic, was nominated for Erin Brockovich and also gave us the Ocean’s trilogy—Haywire had some serious buzz, the kind to which action movies struggle to live up.
Believe it, but—despite what trailers suggest—expect more Danny Ocean than Jason Bourne.
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2012.