Edgar Wright + Sydney Sweeney + space sex comedy? Buckle up, horny astronauts.
A remake of the 1968 classic, based on the comic books by Jean-Claude Forest. Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Direction
Wright's kinetic framing meets 1960s Euro-sleaze aesthetics
Costume
Sweeney trapped in increasingly absurd vinyl situations
Production
Shag-carpeted spaceships and practical tactile weirdness
Director
Edgar Wright
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1968 original helped define 'sexploitation sci-fi' and was name-checked in Duran Duran's band name.
Wright's reportedly aiming for Barbarella's 'innocence as weapon' rather than ironic detachment, risking tonal whiplash.
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