Universal Dumps Barbarella

Apperently Robert Rodriguez reported that he was interested in making a re-make of the science fiction classic Barbarella. The story is based on a french comic about a female astronaut who travels the galaxy conquering everything seductivly. Well Universal has apperantly decided to turn it down. "SciFi.com" has the story.

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"Universal reportedly balked because Rodriguez (Sin City) insisted on casting his new fiancé, Rose McGowan, in the lead role originally played by Jane Fonda. Fonda starred in the 1968 original directed by her then-husband, Roger Vadim. McGowan starred in Rodriguez's Planet Terror, his half of last year's Grindhouse. The Observer based its report on anonymous sources."