‘Skyfall’ Scribes Neal Purvis And Robert Wade To Write Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Barbarella’ TV Series
Last year, we got the surprising but not unwelcomenewsthatNicolas Winding Refnwould be revampingBarbarellafor the small screen. Now he’s being joined by some other big cinematic names.Neal PurvisandRobert Wade, who have co-written the last five Bond movies includingSkyfall, have just signed on to write the script. Hit the jump to read more.
The new show will be based on the original comic book byJean-Claude Forest, which also served as the inspiration for the 1968 Roger Vadim film with Jane Fonda in the title role. The book’s plotlines follow Barbarella as she bounces from planet to planet engaging in various adventures, many of which are sexual in nature. “I’m certain that the combination of our creative forces will produce a show that is as enthralling as it is sexy,” said Refn in a statement.
Martha De Laurentiis(husband of the lateDino De Laurentiis, who produced the 1968Barbarella) remains involved with the project as an executive producer, as she has been throughout its many versions.Julien ForestandJean-Marc Lofficierwill serve as co-executive producers. The series is being produced by Gaumont International Television, which is also behind Bryan Fuller’sHannibaland Eli Roth’sHemlock Grove.
Over the past decade and half, Purvis and Wade have collaborated on five James Bond movies, as well as the Rolling Stones biopicStoned, the dramatic thrillerReturn to Sender, and the spy parodyJohnny English. In October,newsbroke that the duo would not be back for the next Bond movie, and that theirSkyfallco-writer John Logan would instead go at it alone. Perhaps Purvis and Wade just wanted to try their hand at something different.Barbarellashould certainly qualify, if that’s the case.
