Sydney Sweeney to be the new Barbella in upcoming Sony Remake!!!

[Mercurius]

Blech...yet another Hollywood remake. They act as if there is nothing new to make, whether books that have never been brought to film, or creators with fresh ideas. It is remake after remake. It smacks of creative bankruptcy.

And I agree that the charm of Barbarella is that it epitomizes a certain time and place. What's next, Saturday Night Fever: 2022?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

And I agree that the charm of Barbarella is that it epitomizes a certain time and place. What's next, Saturday Night Fever: 2022?

I mean .... I'd totally watch it.

Of course, given the title, the new version would probably be about the pandemic....

"I got the fever. Let's dance together on zoom!"

 

[MarkB]

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[MarkB]

I mean .... I'd totally watch it.

Of course, given the title, the new version would probably be about the pandemic....

"I got the fever. Let's dance together on zoom!"

Mask! Mask! Vax! Vax! Staying alive, staying alive.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Mask! Mask! Vax! Vax! Staying alive, staying alive.

Put some effort into it!

Well, you can tell by the way I use my mask
I'm a healthy guy, I've been boosted and vaxxed
Get in a crowd and feelin' warm, you know I'll isolate
'Cuz covid's airborne
And now it's alright, I feel okay
I don't need to use another sick day
We can try to understand
What social distancing does to a man

Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother
You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
See people coughin' and everybody washin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive

 

[Umbran]

I was hoping she would star in a live-action Sealab 2021 movie as Captain Murphy.

How about a SeaQuest DSV remake?

Still I think it's a mistake to under estimate what Syndey is capable of.

So, I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. I'm happy to accept the posit that she's an excellent actress. But... it isn't like Barbarella was Fonda's best acting, you know.

The issue isn't the actress, it is whether writers and directors have any useful vision for the piece. There are actually good movies from the 60s, but Barbarella isn't one of them. It is a big wad of camp trying to be adult and sophisticated, now reduced to being a solid lump of nostalgia. And remaking nostalgia is a fool's errand. So, it isn't clear what interesting or useful stuff can be done with it.

All in my humble opinion, of course.

 

[MarkB]

Yeah, I liked Barbarella well enough, but it's not something I'd ever look at and think "I really wish they'd make a new version!"

I did re-watch Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets recently (actually not as bad on a re-watch) and thought it had a certain Barbarella feel to it - Luc Besson does good over-the-top campiness, especially when it comes to outfits. So, sure, it's doable - just not particularly enthralling.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Yeah, I liked Barbarella well enough, but it's not something I'd ever look at and think "I really wish they'd make a new version!"

I did re-watch Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets recently (actually not as bad on a re-watch) and thought it had a certain Barbarella feel to it - Luc Besson does good over-the-top campiness, especially when it comes to outfits. So, sure, it's doable - just not particularly enthralling.

How about ....

(Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets + Jupiter Ascending) x (Showgirls + House of Gucci) x (Starship Troopers + Zabriskie Point) ... set as a vignette of three films, with the three parts directed by Wes Anderson, P.T. Anderson, and Uwe Boll?

 

[Ryujin]

How about a SeaQuest DSV remake?



So, I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. I'm happy to accept the posit that she's an excellent actress. But... it isn't like Barbarella was Fonda's best acting, you know.

The issue isn't the actress, it is whether writers and directors have any useful vision for the piece. There are actually good movies from the 60s, but Barbarella isn't one of them. It is a big wad of camp trying to be adult and sophisticated, now reduced to being a solid lump of nostalgia. And remaking nostalgia is a fool's errand. So, it isn't clear what interesting or useful stuff can be done with it.

All in my humble opinion, of course.

Personally, I would have stopped at, "It is a big wad of camp." I never felt that there was any pretension to sophistication nor adultness, save the "adult themes" bit, since I first saw it in maybe 1972. (If my parents ever knew that I'd seen it, my butt would have been red for months.)

 

[Ryujin]

I doubt they'd go all dark a gritty, it'd betray the basic plotline. I think they will go comedic, action packed, and erotic, but with way better special effects. Maybe trippy in parts as well.

Honestly this has to be Sydney's idea, I just can't see a Sony Executive suggesting doing a remake of Barbarella, especially given it was a comerical flop when released. My bet is Sydney is a fan of Barbarella, she a growing power in Hollywood, and what Sydney wants, Sydney finds away to get.

Never doubt that a studio might do something with a property, that seems ridiculous. After all, they made a dark & gritty remake of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker."

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I did re-watch Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets recently (actually not as bad on a re-watch) and thought it had a certain Barbarella feel to it - Luc Besson does good over-the-top campiness, especially when it comes to outfits. So, sure, it's doable - just not particularly enthralling.

Not really a coincidence, it was also based on a French 1960s comic book.

 

[Ryujin]

How about ....

(Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets + Jupiter Ascending) x (Showgirls + House of Gucci) x (Starship Troopers + Zabriskie Point) ... set as a vignette of three films, with the three parts directed by Wes Anderson, P.T. Anderson, and Uwe Boll?

I was skeptical that this could work, then Uwe Bol....

 

[Mad_Jack]

The issue isn't the actress, it is whether writers and directors have any useful vision for the piece. There are actually good movies from the 60s, but Barbarella isn't one of them. It is a big wad of camp trying to be adult and sophisticated, now reduced to being a solid lump of nostalgia. And remaking nostalgia is a fool's errand. So, it isn't clear what interesting or useful stuff can be done with it.

All in my humble opinion, of course.

This is pretty much where I'm at on it as well - maybe it's a lack of imagination on my part, but I just can't see anywhere someone might go with it that could in any way do the things the original film tried to do better than the original film.
It's decidedly a product of its time, and most of the reason we enjoy it today is because it is exactly what it is.

 

[Ryujin]

This is pretty much where I'm at on it as well - maybe it's a lack of imagination on my part, but I just can't see anywhere someone might go with it that could in any way do the things the original film tried to do better than the original film.
It's decidedly a product of its time, and most of the reason we enjoy it today is because it is exactly what it is.

I mean... She broke the machine. BROKE THE MACHINE.

 

[the Jester]

I'm really tired of all the remakes and reimaginings we keep getting for no real reason. Does Barbarella need a remake? Can it be done well in a way that is true to the original and yet appealing to modern audiences? I have my doubts.

That said, if it comes out well, great, I guess?

I kind of doubt that I do enough drugs to really appreciate a new Barbarella these days, though.

 

[Parmandur]

How about ....

(Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets + Jupiter Ascending) x (Showgirls + House of Gucci) x (Starship Troopers + Zabriskie Point) ... set as a vignette of three films, with the three parts directed by Wes Anderson, P.T. Anderson, and Uwe Boll?

Cocaine is one helluva drug.

 

[Fifth Element]

Would they follow a model similar to "The Fifth Element", that would fit the aesthetic?

Sounds good to me!

 

[Fifth Element]

Can it be done well in a way that is true to the original and yet appealing to modern audiences? I have my doubts.

Why should it be true to the original? Let it be its own thing. Stories get re-told all the time, with each storyteller putting their own spin on them.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Why should it be true to the original? Let it be its own thing. Stories get re-told all the time, with each storyteller putting their own spin on them.

It should be true enough to the original to at least have a valid warrant for using the name.

Otherwise, you’re probably better off doing an homage with a different title.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

This is pretty much where I'm at on it as well - maybe it's a lack of imagination on my part, but I just can't see anywhere someone might go with it that could in any way do the things the original film tried to do better than the original film.
It's decidedly a product of its time, and most of the reason we enjoy it today is because it is exactly what it is.

Supposedly it will not be based on the original comic books or movie, but on a more recent comic book run that has been published over the past few years, which went away from the camp and sex of the original. There was even a Barbarella/Dejah Thoris limited series team-up. lol