Joe Gazzam linked to Barbarella Reboot
Joe Gazzam has been set to write the reboot for Barbarella.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Luketic will direct the sci-fi action-adventure, with original producer Dino De Laurentiis on board to produce the update along with his wife, Martha De Laurentiis.
Barbarella centers on a female mercenary who roams the universe of a distant future, undertaking missions that require fearlessness, ingenuity and sensuality. The character debuted in 1962 in a French graphic magazine written and illustrated by Jean-Claude Forest and was known for her sexual escapades. There also was a musical produced in 2004.
The new take on the iconic character will not be campy, though it will keep the sexuality; there will be seductions, but the focus will be on the adventure.
he project is not set up at any studio, though De Laurentiis duo plans on shopping it when the script is in shape.