By Beloved British filmmaker Edgar Wright (“Hot Fuzz,” “Baby Driver”) is in talks to direct the new “Barbarella” at Sony Pictures.
In addition, Jane Goldman and her daughter Honey Ross are also in talks to write the script for the project which is still in the early development stage.
Jane Fonda famously played the iconic 41st-century astronaut from Jean Claude Forest’s French comic book series in 1968’s sexy satirical cult hit in which sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand from unleashing his Positronic Ray.
Sydney Sweeney is set to star in the title role, marking her third film for Sony following “Anyone But You” and “Madame Web,” with this dubbed a whole new take on the character.
Wright will next direct a new adaptation of “The Running Man” for Paramount Pictures, that project will star Sweeney’s “Anyone But You” co-star Glen Powell.
Sweeney is also expected to executive produce the film.
Source: THR
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