turn out as hoped for the Sony’s Spider-Man-adjacent line of films, but that movie did have an unexpected side effect: bringing Sydney Sweeney into the fold for the studio’s upcoming reboot. This sentence ^^^ might look like Hollywood Mad-Libs, but Sweeney , “Because I did that, I was able to sell Anyone But You. I was able to get Barbarella.

” Well, overperformed with in box-office receipts and Sweeney reaping much studio goodwill. Will happen, though? Sweeney is keen to pull the movie together, so let’s talk about where the project stands along with her vision. Logistics/Plot Back in October 2022, that Sweeney was attached as star and executive producer of Sony’s planned reworking of the 1968 Paramount Pictures film (based upon Jean-Claude Forest’s comic book series) starring Jane Fonda, who moved through the universe in a sci-fi tale filled with tight outfits and enormous hair.

That Sony wants to relaunch this IP was initially surprising, considering the long-dead attempt by director Robert Rodriguez in a movie that would have starred Rose McGowan. Sweeney, however, would probably be the only currently working actress who could reliably put butts in seats for this remake. She certainly has the sense of humor and type of adventurousness (as evidenced by her ).

To that end, the star maintained her enthusiasm by on Instagram and recently telling the podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz, that the remake “is” going to happen. Further, Sweeney raved about how Barbar.