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Robert Rodriguez dropped out as the director of the Barbarella remake a while back, but now it’s going forward again — with the guy who did The Ugly Truth.  Yay, I hope she’ll have vibrating underwear!  Also, this version is going to be DEADLY SERIOUS.  IRONY CANNOT SURVIVE IN THE VACUUM OF SPACE.

Joe Gazzam [if this were my name I would legally add an exclamation point. Gazzam! Gazzam! -Ed.] has been tapped to write the screenplay centering on the character that was immortalized by Jane Fonda in the 1968 original.

“Barbarella” centers on a female mercenary who roams the universe of a distant future, undertaking missions that require fearlessness, ingenuity and sensuality. The character debuted in 1962 and was known for her sexual escapades [sexy sexcapades, if you will]. There also was a musical produced in 2004.

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. [THR]

No camp, you say?  I hear Michelle Rodriguez is available.  GRRR, HARDCORE SPACE LATINA!  With soundtrack by Papa Roach.