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In Ex Machina, rising starlet Alicia Vikander plays Ava, a steely cyborg with mysterious motives. But she’s hardly the first AI diva to give a flick its sassy spark. A brief history.
Maria, Metropolis (1927)
Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece features heroine Maria and her curvy robot double, "False Maria," who says little, but spurs revolt among subterranean toilers. It's always the quiet ones...
The Fembots, the Austin Powers series (1997-2002)
Dr. Evil's buxom, sugarplum Barbie foot soldiers pack some major heat beneath their fauxfur bras. Their secret weapon? "Machine-gun jubblies!"
The T-X, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
A futuristic foil to Ah-nuld's antihero, this "Terminatrix" always gets what she wants. "I like your gun," she purrs to a cop, who succumbs by unleashing his pistol.
C-3PO, the Star Wars series (1977-present)
OK, not a female per se, but this gold-sheened sidekick is the ultimate shade queen. Sample burn: "For a mechanic, you seem to do an incessant amount of thinking." C-3POh, snap!
Ex Machina is in theaters April 14. Watch the trailer below:
