 "Tank Girl" is set in a drought-ravaged Australia, years after a catastrophic impact event.It follows the antihero Tank Girl (Petty) as she, Jet Girl (Watts), and genetically modified supersoldiers called the Rippers fight "Water & Power", an oppressive corporation led by Kesslee (McDowell).After reading an issue of the "Tank Girl" comic she had received as a gift, Talalay obtained permission from "Deadline"s publisher Tom Astor to direct a film adaptation.