Edgar Wright Confirmed to Be in Talks to Direct Sydney Sweeney's BARBARELLA Remake
The upcoming remake of Jane Fonda’s 1968 sci-fi film Barbarella starring Sydney Sweeney is moving forward at Sony.
The studio is in talks with Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman) and Honey Ross to write the script, as well as Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) to direct the film. It was previously rumored that he was in talks, so now that’s been confirmed.
Barbarella is still in development given Sweeney’s busy schedule, and if this deal goes through, Wright is also deep in prep on his The Running Man reboot with Glen Powell starring, so the project will not be next up for either talent.
Wright has been eyeing the project for some time, taking a meeting with Sweeney right after it was first announced but only committed to develop the project as something he would potentially direct.
The studio and Wright have strong ties going back to his box-office hit Baby Driver, and the tone Sony and Sweeney are going for with this project fall in line with the fun and creative visual style the director is known for.
Not much is known about this version, but the 1968 pic directed by Roger Vadim follows an astronaut from the 41st century who sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
The film wasn’t a massive box office hit but has since become a cult classic, and in 2020 the Forest estate announced plans for a new film.
Are you looking forward to this remake? Does Edgar Wright’s involvement sweeten the deal?
via: Deadline