Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Immaculate) is one of the hottest new stars in Hollywood at the moment, and one of her next projects will cast the actress in the role of Barbarella.
Deadline reports this afternoon that Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) is in talks to direct the brand new Barbarella movie starring Sydney Sweeney.
Jane Goldman (X-Men, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Honey Goldman are in talks to write the screenplay for Sony. They’ll be writing the movie alongside Edgar Wright.
Deadline notes in their exclusive report today, “The film is still in development given Sweeney’s busy schedule and Wright deep in prep on his The Running Man reboot with Glen Powell starring, so the project will not be next up for either talent.”
Barbarella began its life as a French comic book series from creator Jean-Claude Forest, which was later adapted in 1968 as a feature film starring Jane Fonda as the title character.
In that original movie, “In the 41st century, an astronaut partakes in sexy misadventures while seeking to stop an evil scientist who threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.”
Various other Barbarella projects have failed to materialize over the years, with both Rose McGowan and Drew Barrymore almost playing the character at different points in time.
Pictured: Sydney Sweeney in ‘Immaculate’
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