Barbarella Remake Announced

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It was announced yesterday that Sin City director, Robert Rodriguez, will helm the latest in a long line of remakes, the 1968 film Barbarella (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000IREA/dreamindemon-20). The original starred Jane Fonda and was based off of the 1962 graphic magazine illustrated by Jean-Claude Forest. The movie detailed the 41st century astronaut, barberalla as she tries to stop an evil scientist by the name of Durand Durand.

Dino De Laurentis, who produced the first film, went to Rodriguez stating that "Barbarella is the ultimate science-fiction adventure heroine: smart, strong and sexy. In our vision, the future is female, and I can't wait to introduce 'Barbarella' to a new generation of moviegoers."

The story will be written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the team who wrote the latest Casino Royale (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MNP2KI/dreamindemon-20) and the next movie in the Bond franchise, James Bond 22.

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I still need to watch the original.

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Rose McGowan to Star in "Barbarella"?

When it was announced a few months back that Robert Rodriguez would be directing a remake of the cheeky sci-fi flick BARBARELLA, it prompted immediate speculation as to who he'd cast as his space-faring clothes-shedding adventuress. One of the names often suggested for the role was Rose McGowan, GRINDHOUSE's one-legged warrior-stripper... and Rodriguez's latest squeeze.

According to a JoBlo scooper we'll call 'Zeiss', there may be some truth to that. It seems that Rodriguez and his Troublemaker Studios are gearing up for production, and have already done some FX test footage, with McGowan standing in as the titular intergalactic vixen.

Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean McGowan is locked for the part -- she could have just been conveniently available for Rodriguez to use as his "model". Or perhaps he'll use the footage as a convincer for Universal and producer Dino De Laurentiis to cast someone of McGowan's relatively low star wattage in such a major film role.

Either way, the movie will likely start shooting before the end of the year, so we'll soon find out who will replace Jane Fonda as the frisky deep space agent.

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