Edgar Wright is reportedly in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney’s remake of BARBARELLA

It’s been about a year since it was announced Sydney Sweeney was supposed to star in and produce a remake of Jane Fonda’s 1968 sci-fi “sexploitation” film, Barbarella. Now a new report from industry insider Daniel Richtman has surfaced that says this Edgar Wright is in talks to direct the film.

No writer or director has been attached to the project at this time, but Wright would be an interesting choice! I’m a big fan of Wright’s work, which includes Hot Fuzz, Last Night in Soho, Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the worldand more. He has a really fun and wild filmmaking style and it seems like Barbarella is a project he would do something cool and unique with.

Wright has claimed to be a fan of the original film in the past and has included it in his list of the best of all time. So, this is something that he is most likely interested in.

The film will be based on the French comic book series by Jean Claude Forest, whose story is set in the 41st century, and the president of Earth sends space adventurer Barbarella on a mission to retrieve a scientist. She crash lands on a planet and explores its strange ways after a man rescues her from captivity. She must stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose positronic ray threatens to bring evil back to the galaxy.

Sweeney had previously spoken about the film and expressed his excitement for the film, saying, “There are so many things. I mean, Jane Fonda, she created such an incredible, iconic character. And I want to hopefully just fill those shoes and give more to a whole new generation: their clothes, their science fiction, their enjoyment of the story. So I’m looking forward to it.”

What do you think about the possibility of Edgar Wright directing this film?