The Movie Insider

"Barbarella" centers on a female mercenary who roams the universe of a distant future, undertaking missions that require fearlessness, ingenuity and sensuality. The new take on the iconic character will not be campy, though it will keep the sexuality; there will be seductions, but the focus will be on the adventure.

The original 1968 Roger Vadim-directed fantasy was produced by Dino De Laurentiis, who recently completed a film-rights acquisition deal with Julien Forest, the son of Jean-Claude Forest, author of the French comic-book series on which the film was based.