Sydney Sweeney Will Star in Remake of 1968's 'Barbarella': 'Time to Save the Universe'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sydney Sweeney; Jane Fonda in 1968’sBarbarella.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Snap/Shutterstock

Sydney Sweeneyis getting busy.

On Tuesday, Deadline reported that theEuphoriastar, 25, isset to star in and executive produce a newBarbarellamoviefor Sony Pictures, which she isalso working with on theSpider-ManspinoffMadame Webb.

Sweeney confirm the news in anInstagrampost Tuesday, sharing the Deadline article and an illustrated poster from the original 1968 movie, which starredJane Fondain the titular role.

“Time to save the universe,” Sweeney wrote in the caption.

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Modern efforts to remakeBarbarelladate back to 2013, when frequent James Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade were attached to write a television adaptation for Gaumont International Television, according toDeadline.

In July, Sweeney toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat she could not afford to take a “six-month break” from acting. “They don’t pay actors like they used to, and with streamers, you no longer get residuals,” theWhite Lotusstar said.

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“The established stars still get paid, but I have to give 5 percent to my lawyer, 10 percent to my agents, 3 percent or something like that to my business manager. I have to pay my publicist every month,” she said. “That’s more than my mortgage.”

As a result, Sweeney said she will be unable to take an extended break from her career any time soon.

“If I wanted to take a six-month break, I don’t have income to cover that,” the Emmy nominee said. “I don’t have someone supporting me, I don’t have anyone I can turn to, to pay my bills or call for help.”

source: people.com