Savage Popcorn

Back in May of last year, Robert Rodriguez became the latest director to be attached to the much discussed remake of Barbarella. In August news emerged that he had shot some test footage with Rose McGowan and much discussion ensued across the interrumournet about how well McGowan would fill the fur bikini.

Two months later it was all off. Rodriguez, it appeared, wanted to make a Rose McGowan blockbuster and Universal refused.

Now, apparently, not only is the film back on, but it was never off in the first place. Rose McGowan has told MTV (via) that the rumours of the death of the film were greatly exaggerated and she has the contracts to prove it. Not just the contracts, though, but sets and costumes, and a whole “lot of pre-production work,” as well.

There’s no word from Universal as yet and nothing in McGowan’s comments to suggest that the film is anywhere near going into production, so I remain a tad sceptical as to whether this film actually will go into production.

“The original doesn’t have a lot to go on plot-wise. It’s one thing to do a remake of something that could have been much better storywise even if it was fantastic visually. It’s another thing to remake something flawless,” McGowan said. “That way if yours isn’t that good at least yours is better than that one.”

In fact, I would be far from unhappy if this version of the film doesn’t go into production.

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