Adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic book series, the original 1968 movie starred Jane Fonda as the titular space-travelling heroine from the 41st century who sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose positronic ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.

Although the film wasn’t a huge box office hit at the time, it has since become a cult classic and is now considered one of Fonda’s career-defining roles.

It’s a big step forward for the new remake, which was first announced in 2020. Although no writer or director has yet been attached, Deadline reports that Sweeney is expected to executive produce the project, which is in the early stages of development.

Sydney Sweeney is starring as Barbarella in a new remake of the iconic 60s movie