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Edgar Wright in Talks to Direct ‘Barbarella’ Starring Sydney Sweeney


The Sydney Sweeney-led "Barbarella" film is taking shape, with Edgar Wright in talks to direct for Sony. Jane and Honey Goldman are in talks to write.

The Sydney Sweeney-led “ Barbarella ” film is taking shape, with Edgar Wright in talks to direct the picture for Sony. Adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, the original 1968 “Barbarella” starred Jane Fonda as the titular space-traveling heroine. Sweeney first confirmed her involvement with the project in Oct. 2022, sharing a photo of the heroine with the caption, “Time to save the universe.”

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