BREAKING NEWS
May 23, 2007
Rodriguez Will Remake Barbarella
Sin City director Robert Rodriguez is to make a new film version of cult sci-fi classic Barbarella. The original film, based on Frenchman Jean-Claude Forest's comic book, starred Jane Fonda as the titular mercenary and intergalactic sex-kitten.
"The possibilities are limitless," said Rodriguez. "I love this iconic character and all that she represents."
Original producer Dino De Laurentiis is in charge of the remake, which is due to be released by Universal next year.
"Barbarella is the ultimate science-fiction adventure heroine - smart, strong and sexy," De Laurentiis said in a statement. In our vision, the future is female, and I can't wait to introduce Barbarella to a new generation of moviegoers."
The original film was a box office flop but has since achieved cult status, constantly referred to in pop culture.
It was directed by Fonda's then-husband Roger Vadim and became infamous for the opening scene, where Fonda undresses in zero gravity.
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Barbarella Is Back; and Our Guess Is Bigger than Ever
By: Pete Kendall, May 23, 2007 |
As EWFF, EWT and Socio Times have explained over the course of the latest peaking process, the unfolding top is a larger version of the change in social mood that took place in the late 1960s.
Socio Times, February 16, 2007 |
 Dino De Laurentiis says: "In our vision, the future is female,..." A note on the current socionomic topics regarding gender prominence changes (see Monday’s entry on Shrek the Third).
--David
The movie came out in 1968. It bombed, but it ended up being a trail blazer. Many more strong, liberated female role models followed. It’s another example of how the transition from a bull to a bear market is paralleling the shift that took place in 1968/1969 (see the entry of February 23 for another). This is a bigger top, so it’s taking longer, but, maybe this time, people will go see Barbarella when it comes out.
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