Sigourney Weaver as Sylvester Stallone's wife in 'The Expendables' spin-off 'Expendabelles'

(PHOTO: The Expendables Movie)Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables 3.

Sylvester Stallone has handpicked "Alien" star Sigourney Weaver to play the role of his wife in 'The Expendables' spin-off, 'The Expendabelles.'

The reports surfaced following the confirmation of producer Avi Lerner that they will start filming in 2015 and Legally Blonde's Robert Luketic to take the director's helm.

Lerner, who has produced the last three Expenables films, has hinted about their plans on Expendabelles.

"We're going to do it at the beginning of next year," he said. "We are writing the final lines of the script, we've got lots of ideas about who is going to be in it."

"We are right in the final stages of the script," Lerner said. "We have lots of ideas about who is going to be the action movie stars and we plan to start shooting next year. That's all I can say."

Stallone, one of the pillars of the action movie franchise, suggested that the story would have Weaver inherit half of the The Expendables after a messy divorce:

"With The Expendabelles we've got a situation where we're in unchartered waters. Do we put all women actresses together, would that really work? Or do we have some women who are actually really known to be tough fighters," Stallone said, hinting that the plot could see Weaver get half The Expendables team as part of a messy divorce. "So she'd get the house, the kids and my mercenaries!"

Weaver was once dubbed as "The Sci-Fi Queen" is recognized for her character as Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" movie franchise.

She also starred in "Ghostbusters," "Gorillas in the Mist," "Working Girl" and "Avatar."

The 64-year old Golden Globe-winner is currently shooting "Avatar 2," which will be released in December, 2016.

Action films with female leads have proven to have a grip on the Hollywood box office.

Scarlett Johansson's "Lucy" recently bested Dwayne Johnson's "Hercules."

Other names being mentioned as part of the 15-all female ensemble are: Zoe Zaldana, Cameroon Diaz, Milla Jovovich, Meryl Streep and MMA fighters-turned-actresses Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey.

The Expendables 3 will hit theaters on August 15, 2014.

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