Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney to star in Barbarella more than 50 years after Jane Fonda took on iconic role

Sydney Sweeney (right) will take on the role of Barbarella (left) (Picture: Rex)
Sydney Sweeney (proper) will tackle the position of Barbarella (left) (Image: Rex)

Sydney Sweeney is ready to tackle the position of Barbarella over 50 years after the French comedian e book character was dropped at life by Jane Fonda. 

The Euphoria star, 25, will tackle the long-lasting position in addition to government producing a brand new movie in regards to the character, in line with .

The 1968 cult traditional movie, primarily based on the Jean-Claude Forest comedian e book, was helmed by Roger Vadim, the well-known French filmmaker who was Jane’s first husband and who had beforehand been married to Brigitte Bardot. 

Jane had performed the sultry area adventurer from the forty first century within the unique sci-fi movie, which acquired blended critiques for its plot and sexual themes. 

The actress and activist, now 84, beforehand revealed that she obtained drunk on vodka as she was so nervous about filming a sequence through which she strips. 

She additionally admitted that it took her some time to develop to like the movie, beforehand explaining: ‘You realize, when it first got here out, I used to be simply changing into an activist and a feminist and I believed it wasn’t politically right – and now I respect it as a result of it’s not.’

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The 1968 film turned a cult traditional (Image: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)

Jane additionally revealed throughout a occasion a couple of years in the past that she had even pitched a sequel through which she would play a ‘grandmother’ determine main a staff of ladies to rescue the lead character, performed by Angelina Jolie, after she fell into the arms of the villain. 

The position of Barbarella had additionally initially been provided to Brigitte and Sophia Loren, who had each turned it down. 

Not a lot is but recognized in regards to the new model of the movie Sydney will star in, with insiders including that the brand new film continues to be in improvement with no author or director presently hooked up.

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