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Sydney Sweeney is riding high with her successful Anyone But You comedy, and now she's in a good spot to work on a new Barbarella movie.
Deadline broke the news that the actress is set to star in the remake of the 1968 Roger Vadim-directed film. The movie is focused on an astronaut from the 41st century whose mission is to locate and stop Durand Durand, an evil scientist. It's considered a cult classic that starred Jane Fonda.
Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are negotiating to pen Barbarella, and Edgar Wright is possibly going to direct. Everyone involved is up to other projects, so we could be waiting a while for big developments. However, it sounds like it's in motion — which is great.
Sony Pictures is serious about moving on with this as they see it as a major franchise. Goldman has been at the helm in helping X-Men movies, Kick-Ass, and Kingsmen: Secret Service film.
As for Wright, he's been looking at getting this project moving for a while now. He's already met with Sweeney but has not fully committed to directing the feature.
If all goes well, this will be a great pairing of two hot commodities in Hollywood, with Sweeney and Wright able to add that entertaining element to such a wild premise.
Sweeney has become a megastar recently. It all started with her rise on HBO's Euphoria. From there, she starred in Anyone but You and also produced and was cast in Immaculate.
Wright is known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Ant-Man, Last Night in Soho, and Baby Driver.
Sydney Sweeney's other movie in the works
Sweeney is also being tapped to portray legendary boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic.
Martin said of the film to TMZ, “I want this movie to bring awareness to domestic violence, the challenge of sexuality and overall underdog story. I am a coal miner's daughter from a small town in southern West Virginia that made an impact in a sport that wasn't taken seriously — women's boxing.”
As for Sweeney playing her, she said, “I think she is young, hot, talented, and about to make a movie that in 20-plus years, fathers will watch with their daughters to make them aware of domestic violence.”
She also noted that she would be involved in Sydney's boxing training — specifically the left hook.
The boxer had a historic career but also survived a murder attempt by her then-husband in 2010. Plus, she came out as gay and married a woman, so she has an interesting story to tell.
As mentioned earlier, we'll have to wait a while for Barbarella to be developed. However, it would be great to see this rebooted cult classic come to life. Sydney Sweeney would make a good, futuristic astronaut, and Wright could make the film be lifted in a fun way that we'd expect.
