Based on a science fiction comic by Jean-Claude Forest and Claude Brulé, in 1968 ‘Barbarella’, a futuristic Italian-French film starring Jane Fonda, which became a cult film, was released in theaters. Now, and according to Deadline, Sony Pictures is preparing a new version and chose Sydney Sweeney, best known for her work on “Euphoria”, to star in it. In addition, the actress, who we also saw in “The White Lotus”, will also act as an executive producer.
The project is under development and in fact it does not have an associate writer or director, but of course we know what it is: ‘Barbarella’ is the story of a space traveler and representative of the United Earth government in the year 40,000. who is sent in search of the mad scientist Durand-Durand, creator of a weapon, a positronic ray, capable of destroying the Earth.
A career on the rise
In addition to ‘Barbarella’, among Sweeney’s upcoming projects are ‘Madame Web’, a new movie in the Spider-Man universe also starring Dakota Johnson, Emma Roberts and Adam Scott; and “National Anthem,” an action drama directed by Tony Tost (“The Terror”). The actress, just 25, has already been nominated for two Emmys (for two series in the same year) and we saw her in addition to the aforementioned ‘Euphoria’ and ‘The White Lotus’ in’ The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid’s Tale) ‘,’ Open Wounds’, ‘Everything Sucks’ and the films’ The Voyeurs’,’ Nocturne ‘,’ Once upon a time in … Hollywood ‘by Quentin Tarantino,’ Under Silver Lake ‘or’ Relentless’.
Source: E Cartelera
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