Tue, 17 April 2007 12:00:00 ET
Famously played by Jane Fonda, the modern character Barbarella is now trusted to Kate Beckinsale.
Kate Beckinsale is set to star in a remake of '
Barbarella'. Movie bosses think the British actress is a perfect choice to play the cult 60s heroine - a role made famous by
Jane Fonda in the original 1968 erotic space adventure.
A source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "Jane Fonda made the 'Barbarella' role very much her own all those years ago and she is bound to be a tough act to follow. "But the feeling is that Kate has just the right combination of beauty, humour and acting talent for the part."
Sienna Miller,
Angelina Jolie and
Halle Berry have also been linked to the role.
The script for the £55 million project will be written by Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, who penned '
Casino Royale'. Peter Webber, whose credits include '
Girl with a Pearl Earring' and 'Hannibal Rising', is set to direct. Producer Dino De Laurentiis said: "The reinvented heroine will be akin to a female James Bond - in outer space." In the original film, Barbarella stripped naked before being taken to a mysterious planet where she battled her enemies and had several sexual experiences.
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