Barbarella Update: Sydney Sweeney Talks Edgar Wright’s Sci-Fi Remake

Sydney Sweeney has given an update on Edgar Wright’s long-awaited Barbarella movie.

In 2022, it was announced that Sweeney was attached to star in and produce a Barbarella remake for Sony Pictures. Wright was tapped to direct the movie in 2024, though there has been little news about the project since then.

What did Sydney Sweeney say about the Barbarella movie?

Speaking with ScreenRant, Sweeney said of the Barbarella movie, “I was just in London and had a meeting to discuss the story and the script. I can’t say too much, but it’s really going to come together in a very, very fun and big way. It’s a long process. I don’t think people realise how long some things can take, but it’s gonna be worth the wait…”

Plot details for the film remain under wraps at this time, and no other casting beyond Sweeney has yet been announced.

The original Barbarella movie, also known as Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy, was released in 1968. An adaptation of the French comic series by Jean-Claude Forest, the film is directed by Roger Vadim and stars Jane Fonda as the titular character.

“The president of Earth sends space adventurer Barbarella on a mission to retrieve a scientist,” a description of the original film reads. “She crash lands on a planet and explores its strange customs after a man rescues her from captivity.”

Wright is currently working on The Running Man, which is an adaptation of the 1982 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Starring Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, William H. Macy, and Colman Domingo, that movie is set to be released in United States theaters on November 7, 2025.

Sweeney’s upcoming projects, meanwhile, include Ron Howard’s Eden (releasing on August 22, 2025), Paul Feig’s The Housemaid (releasing on December 25, 2025), an upcoming Christy Martin biopic, and more.

Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net