Universal Pictures has tapped filmmaker Robert Rodriguez to direct a new Barbarella movie which the studio hopes to release in 2008. Rodriguez' Barbarella won't be a remake of the 1968 film starring Jane Fonda, but instead will be a whole new adventure for the sexy heroine.
Rodriguez is just coming off the box office disappointment Grindhouse and is prepping work on Sin City 2. There had been rumors that he would be directing either Land of the Lost or The Jetsons, but instead Barbarella has definitely been added to his slate of projects.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rodriguez was quoted as saying, "Dino De Laurentiis came to me and said, 'Barbarella is a world where you are completely free to unleash all your fantasies, creativity and imagination -- where the possibilities are limitless. I love this iconic character and all that she represents, and I'm truly excited by the challenge of inviting a new audience into her universe."
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are tackling the script. Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis are producing Barbarella.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
