Cinematic Superheroines: Monica Olsen's "The Unknowns" Heading for Big Screen

Brett Ratner has bought the film rights to the comic book The Unknowns, about Alexis Davenport, a woman who one day realizes she was the leader of an elite squad of killers. The comic was created by Mark A. Altman (DOA: Dead Or Alive), Steve Kriozere (NCIS) and Monica Olsen, above, who also served as the model for Alexis.

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Cinematic Superheroines: Monica Olsen's "The Unknowns" Heading for Big Screen

Brett Ratner has bought the film rights to the comic book about an elite band of killers.

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