Barbarella Remake Announced

May 23, 2007 by Morbid  

It was announced yesterday that Sin City director, Robert Rodriguez, will helm the latest in a long line of remakes, the 1968 film Barbarella. 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 and the next movie in the Bond franchise, James Bond 22.

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