Edgar Wright is in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney’s Barbarella, with writers Jane and Honey Goldman negotiating for the gig

Edgar Wright is getting behind the camera to direct Sydney Sweeney’s anticipated reimagining of Barbarella. When Sydney Sweeney brandishes a curiously phallic laser gun for her reimagining of Barbarella, she could be doing so under the watchful eye of Edgar Wright (Last Night in Soho, Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs the World). According to Deadline, Wright is in talks … Read more

Edgar Wright Remaking ‘Barbarella’ With Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney will star in a new version of the cult sci-fi film Barbarella — directed by one of the kings of modern cult movies, Edgar Wright. The first Barbarella film was released in 1968 and starred Jane Fonda as the scantily-clad heroine traversing the spaceways, based on the character from French comics by Jean-Claude Forest. While the film was … Read more

Edgar Wright Is Actively Developing ‘Running Man’ Reboot

Edgar Wright’s reboot of The Running Man is in active development. The 49-year-old director is working on a movie based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name and has promised that his take will be more faithful to the story than the 1987 dystopian flick that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Edgar told the Happy Sad … Read more

Edgar Wright wishes franchises would take breathers

Edgar Wright wishes that franchises would take more breathers, allowing anticipation to build and let fans gets excited again. Major franchises such as Marvel and DC typically announce years’ worth of projects at once, and Edgar Wright is longing for the days when major tentpoles had a bit of breathing room between them. Edgar Wright … Read more

Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man Would’ve Made Scott Lang an ‘Actual Criminal’

After over nine years since Edgar Wright exited from Marvel Studios’ first Ant-Man movie, the British filmmaker has revealed some new interesting details about his original vision for the Paul Rudd-led movie. On Instagram, Wright responded to a fan’s question about the difference between his version of Ant-Man and Peyton Reed’s 2015 movie. The Shaun … Read more