It's official: Drew Barrymore's latest film project, a retelling of the '60s classic Barbarella, has now received funding from Fox and Warner Bros.
John August, who directed the darkly comic Go and is rewriting Jurassic Park 3, has signed on to direct.
In the revamped version, Barrymore -- who also serves as producer -- plays a meek yet sexy woman who leads a planet-wide revolution to overthrow a corrupt government. Although the film will be similar to Jane Fonda's original, Barrymore insists her version is not a remake of the campy sci-fi tale.
Representatives for the project, attempting to describe the storyline, call the upcoming film a cross between "sci-fi and Woody Allen sex comedies."
