A remake of the 1960s cult classic Barbarella is currently in the works with Sydney Sweeney set to star, and there are already a ton of exciting updates about the new movie. Based on the French comic series by artist Jean-Claude Forest, 1968’s Barbarella stars Jane Fonda as the titular space traveler who is dispatched on a dangerous mission to find the evil scientist Durand Durand who has created a weapon that could destroy all humanity. Though not as famous as contemporaries like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barbarella helped shape the face of science fiction for decades to come.
Critics weren’t fond of the film when it debuted, and it wasn’t the box office bonanza that producers had hoped it would be. Nevertheless, Barbarella immediately became a cult classic and saw an explosion of popularity as subsequent generations enjoyed the campy space comedy. What the movie did so well was capture the burgeoning 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual revolution and put it through the lens of sci-fi cheese, and it has stood the test of time. Now, a remake is in the works that could finally bring a current spin to Barbarella, and modern-day megastar Sydney Sweeney is attached to star.
