I’m so confused. Back in August it was announced that producer Adi Shankar (The Grey) and production company 1984 Private Defense Contractors were in the process of setting up an all-female action movie that would be a riff on Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables. It was never going to be an official Expendables spin-off as Lionsgate and Millennium Entertainment were not involved, but since then Gina Carano (Haywire) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) supposedly signed on to star. Now this week Deadline is reporting that the female Expendables movie has an official title and a pair of writers. Here’s the thing: it appears to be a totally different project. Could there really be two competing all-star female action movies in the works?

According to Deadline, Millennium has apparently decided to steal their own idea back and have hired screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith (Legally Blonde, The House Bunny) to pen the script. What’s more, they already have come up with a title for the project: The ExpendaBelles. Yep, it’s a pretty terrible title, but it does create a clear association with Stallone’s movie, indicating that it is an official spin-off.

No cast members have been announced for the movie as of yet, but I suppose Nan Yu might be a possibility to reprise her role as Maggie. Either way, if there really are two different projects in development, this is quickly going to lead to an escalating arms race to see who can land the biggest female stars. Something tells me Millennium will have the edge here, although Gina Carano and Katee Sackhoff are a pretty good start for the other flick. Which movie would you be more interested in? Is there actually a market for one movie like this, let alone two?