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Barrymore talks "Barbarella" remake
POSTED ON 03/19/02 AT 11:30 A.M.
BY JUSTIN HALL

Speaking with SCIFI.com (http://www.scifi.com), Drew Barrymore revealed that the sci-fi remake of the 1968 film "Barbarella" is still very much in development. "Barbarella is being written as we speak by our dear, beloved friend John August, who writes our Charlie's Angels movies," Barrymore said in an interview. "We're full steam ahead on it. We're just writing it right now, and we're doing a couple films first, so we will have to do that afterwards."

Barrymore will play the title character, first portrayed by Jane Fonda in the original Roger Vadim movie. "It's going to be light, but it's got to have some depth. We like to balance it."