re: Zendaya being eyed as Matt Damon’s replacement in Bourne franchise

I think she’s a pretty girl, but Jesus H eat a bagel. Rail thin has never been attractive to me.

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There have been a few tiny women that played bad asses

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Atomic Blonde, sure. Charlize Theron was outstanding.

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Zendaya being eyed as Matt Damon’s replacement in Bourne franchise

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I cannot think of a single acting credit in Zendaya's portfolio that would indicate she is well-suited for ANY action or thriller role.

I don't have a strong opinion on her acting one way or another, but it would be a stretch to say any previous role she has done would indicate this would be a good role for her.

If you wanted a Bourne-like movie but with a female lead, there are a LOT of better options out there, like Theron.

Jeff Sneider is so hit and miss with his scoops that I wouldn't take this with a grain of salt.

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Charlize Theron is good but she’s almost as old as Matt Damon. How would that make sense?

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I was only stating that I think Theron would be better than Zendaya.

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Most actors that get action movie roles have little to no experience in the genre. Matt Damon getting Jason Bourne is an example. Also Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, and Keanu Reeves.

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I suppose... but there's probably more examples of them failing, but I'm not collecting data on failed action stars.

If I saw Zendaya putting in the level of work that Reeves did (the least physically imposing of the examples you gave) and saw her pulling off the stuff he was with his gun training and everything else, I would happily eat crow and give her a shot.

I'm not opposed to giving actors a shot at new areas; that said, I reserve the right to be skeptical of some of them taking roles.

For example, I was able to see Robin Williams take on more dramatic roles despite knowing him entirely for comedy because we could see those moments in his movies. I cannot think of specific scenes that Zendaya has been in that makes me think she can do action.

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Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:49 am to MorbidTheClown
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quote:She's considered one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood. By who?


By me. Elite arse

Wasn't my work. was the Athens Life person. But, i will show "their" work.

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I’ve never understood the hate this board has for zendaya.

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Great non-sequitur. Why comment on the casting decision when you divert to the actress instead, and create strawmen!

My issue is with having women in these action fighting scenes with men is so ridiculous. If they are going up against the average joe and the woman has some elite skills, then maybe so. But pitting them against trained fighters of similar skill is just ridiculous. They would be torn up.

One realistic fight scene with a woman was in Lioness and she got beat up some and had to flee. I believe it took her finding a knife to be to escape.
Jason Bourne had problems with similarly trained men and they expect the fans to believe that a woman can hang with a male of similar training.

I hope this is a troll.

If they must go the female route, can they get someone that would actually look the part. Is Gina Carano still blacklisted?