By Angie Han/Jan. 20, 2014 3:00 pm EST
A Barbarella reboot has been in the works for years. First, it was being developed as a movie, with directors like Robert Rodriguez and Robert Luketic attached at various points. When those incarnations failed to gain traction, producer Gaumont International Television revamped the project as a TV show.
Refn signed on a year and a half ago, and hired Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Skyfall) to pen the pilot script last year. The Drive helmer will executive produce the series alongside Martha De Laurentiis, widow of original Barbarella producer Dino De Laurentiis. It’s unclear whether Refn will also direct.
Barbarella was initially created in 1962, as the lead character in a French comic by Jean-Claude Forest. In 1968, she was adapted into a feature film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda in the title role. The beautiful adventurer is known for her many sexy adventures in outer space.
