There seems to be a trend to take old fairy/folk tales with female protagonists and remake them into harder, edgier action/horror-genre films such as the recent "Red Riding Hood" film:
http://redridinghood.warnerbros.com/dvd/
Myself, I'm waiting for the new take on the Miss Muffet story:
[Proposed Trailer]
"In a world, where you can no longer rely on protecting your curds and whey, Muffet's back and the Spider better watch out; she's buff, she's angry, she's armed, and this time...it's personal..."