Venomous tornadoes wearing ninja masks.
… and highwaywomen. Ever see The Wicked Lady, with Margaret Lockwood and James Mason? It deserves a better remake than Michael Winner gave it.
If we circle around to retro, it’ll be:
Cowboys.
Nepalese Gurkhas! These fearsome warriors and their kukris strike fear in the hearts of evildoers everywhere. Surely you’ve heard of Bishnu Shrestha who made 40 attackers flee due to his sheer awesomeness?
A movie with mutants seems to be doing pretty well right now.
Superheroes!
Ninjas versus superheroes!
“We are a hedge. Move along.”
Gurkhas could work. A trochee, as Tom suggested, plus they’re more badass than ninjas, anyway. I’m not sure werewolves are completely played out, either, at least if we get them a new dance partner.
Picture a secret order of Gurkhas, wielding silver kukris, dedicated to an age-old war against the werewolves. At least until the fateful meeting of a young Gurkha (as great a gentleman as he is a warrior) with a tormented wolf-girl who struggles against her changes and the savage ways of the Pack…
I’ve thought long and hard about this, and I can explain without any fraction of a doubt that the next big thing is going to be ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD!
In the SNL vein, Cats with dubious driving records.
Ligers, known for their magical abilities
Mercenaries are a good one. A Mercenary can be identified as a wiry man, caucasian, dressed in a Hawaiian shirt with a shoulder pistol holster. The more obscure their accent, the more dangerous they are-
British
Australian
South African
Russian
Chupacabras. Seriously, there aren’t enough horror movies about Chupacabras. That could explain the wave of Mexican Immigration- the Chupacabras ran out of goats and other livestock to eat and are preying on Mexican farmers, who then flee to the US for safety. Lets face it, Northern Mexico is a no-mans land, a cruel world ruled by Chupacabras, Graboids and Quetzlcoatls. Drug violence? thats what the government wants you to think :dubious:
waiting for Quentin Tarantino to make a movie
Amish are due a comeback, they haven’t been properly used since “Witness”.
It’s fairy tale characters. I expect that to expand into things like giants, trolls, ogres, and goblins.
I’m calling fighter pilots. *Top Gun *can’t have killed the genre for ever. Tight flightsuits. Aviator glasses. Arrogant little shit smile. Leather jackets. Reflective belts. Oh yeah, that’ll work. And they can fight (Somali) pirates !
How about centaurs: the perfect mix of horses and hot men (and women)?
Wizards!
Furries!
Chupacabra!
Navy Seals. Or otters maybe.
Venusian ant dogs!