"I saw (Jerry) Weintraub last night and he told me that he and (Warner Bros.) were doing a female version of (Ocean's Eleven). The twist on their new Ghostbusters, of course, was that it was to star women as the paranormal hunters instead of men. Indeed, Hollywood has turned to gender-swaps as the latest ploy to refresh dusty movie properties. There's that female-led installment of the Ocean's Eleven series on the way, Ocean's Eight starring Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna. Swapping is seeping its way onto the small screen, too, with projects like Twist, described as a "sexy, contemporary" take on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist starring a woman.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 04, 2016 02:06 UTC