The new name Hollywood is going to for
a female action lead is Emily Blunt a British
actress who is a short hops has established
herself as a tough-yet vulnerable heroine
able to hold her own against big male star
The 32 year-old got the attention of Hollywood
with her leading role in "Young Victoria"
playing the 19th century British Queen,
The last year audiences saw her as a steely
sci-fi worrior in Edge of Tomorrow ,teaching
Tom Cruise how to fight endless waves of
invading aliens,Her leading turn as an FBI
agent learning just how dirtily the US is fighting
its war on drugs in Sicario which premiered at
the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday has cemented
her appeal as someone who can credibly pull off
action and drama at the same time,
As a teen ,she turned her passion for acting
into a stage career, then move into period
series for British television In 2010 she played
"The Wolfman "opposite Benico Del Toro and
Anthony Hopkins Although the werewolf movie
was panned,she was courted for a couple of
marvel superhero movies but turned down the
role because of scheduling conflicts,
Blunt plays the divorced Kate with a quiet
resolution a solid performance which should
help lift the British actress into more serious
roles',wrote industry magazine Screen International,
In the meantime Blunt is completing filming
on The Huntsman"a sequel to the 2012 fairy tale
drama "Snow White and the Huntsman"
and voicing an animation called "Animal Crackers"
alongside Sylvester Stallone and Lan McKellen,
AFP
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