Sidney Sweeney, the actress from "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus," will star in a new movie that draws inspiration from "Barbarella," a science fiction movie from 1968.
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which featured Jane Fonda, according to a source who was familiar with the project, told TheWrap.
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The movie is still in the planning stages, so neither a writer nor a director have been hired. However, Sweeney will also serve as the project's executive producer.
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In Barbarella, Fonda plays an astronaut from the year 41 who sets out to track down and kill Durand Durand.
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preparing to resurrect evil throughout the galaxy using a ray cannon
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The movie was directed by Fonda's ex-husband Roger Vadim and turned a comic book series by Jean-Claude Forest into a stylised, overtly sexual story.
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Vadim was originally cast in the role to play Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren, two other 1960s sex icons.
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It was the second-most watched movie in the UK with a modest box office take of $2.5 million.
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Through out, it has been a cult classic that has shaken science fiction, pop culture, and fashion.
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On two further planned projects, including the Marvel movie "Madame Web," Sweeney has collaborated with Sony.