Home Cool News Coaxial Reviews Zone Chat Contact Us Sign in

Robert Rodriguez is making BARBARELLA... My Balls Just Exploded!!!

Harry here... this story just got posted on VARIETY and I grabbed my phone and called Rodriguez - "I told you it was the coolest thing ever!" before I even said a word.

Robert Rodriguez is making an R-rated BARBARELLA that is being written right now by the writers behind CASINO ROYALE - Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. With Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentis producing.

Robert is making this his adult sexy science fiction action adventure film. I've never heard him so jazzed about a project. When I called Robert, he was in Cannes and was in the midst of joyous conversation with "The Mexican Mafia" - aka Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - who stole his phone to tease me anonymously. They're all so jazzed about this project for Rodriguez.

Robert is making the film for UNIVERSAL - and man... can you imagine. Robert grew up reading HEAVY METAL magazine and in all likelihood we'll see that sort of flavor mixed with that of the look of BARBARELLA- and he has no plan to make this a campy film. That this is going to shoot here... in Austin... Holy shit... This is going to be amazing! Oh - and this is Robert's next film!

AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Click for previous story Talk Back More on this story Click for next story

User login


Reader Talkback

NEXT YEAR'S LITTLE MISS...
by Pennsy
May 21st, 2007
10:45:19 PM
STARRING LINDSAY LOHAN
by timmer33
May 21st, 2007
10:49:25 PM
yeah
by timmer33
May 21st, 2007
10:51:52 PM
Holy Shit!!!
by antonphd
May 21st, 2007
10:52:11 PM
Shooting in Austin?
by Shivv
May 21st, 2007
10:53:39 PM
Who Fuckin Cares?
by Rantman
May 21st, 2007
10:54:38 PM
So this means Sin City 2 is on hiatus?
by TheLassiter
May 21st, 2007
10:56:26 PM
Yaaaay.
by tiredpm
May 21st, 2007
10:57:23 PM
Fuck This!!!
by Redfive!
May 21st, 2007
11:05:31 PM
RR has a beer and cheats on his wife with Rose
by ZupDog
May 21st, 2007
11:06:15 PM
another remake, how wonderful
by CherryValance
May 21st, 2007
11:08:43 PM
So it isn't a remake?
by ZupDog
May 21st, 2007
11:09:09 PM
I've never been a big Rodriguez fan...
by MisterE
May 21st, 2007
11:09:11 PM
Fuck this, SIN CITY 2, please
by WhoDis
May 21st, 2007
11:11:15 PM
salma hayek
by LarryTheCableGuy
May 21st, 2007
11:11:31 PM
Whoa!
by Pygar
May 21st, 2007
11:18:15 PM
"adult sexy science fiction action adventure film"
by Canada's King
May 21st, 2007
11:19:54 PM
Bill Murray for "Durand Durand."
by Uncapie
May 21st, 2007
11:22:30 PM
Cuaron overrated too
by Horace Cox
May 21st, 2007
11:28:51 PM
What'll we call this one?...
by jimmy rabbitte
May 21st, 2007
11:32:17 PM
What's this "remake" delusion?
by Napoleon Park
May 21st, 2007
11:33:36 PM
Forget Sin City 2, MADMAN, please
by casinoskunk
May 21st, 2007
11:36:09 PM
baRbaRella R for Risque
by pipergates
May 21st, 2007
11:37:33 PM
I just hope Rodriguez (and everyone) realizes that...
by Napoleon Park
May 21st, 2007
11:42:37 PM
Lead casting ideas
by ironburl
May 21st, 2007
11:49:51 PM
From April 13th, 2007: Dreamcasting Barbarella 2008
by Napoleon Park
May 21st, 2007
11:49:56 PM
Eureka!
by Pygar
May 21st, 2007
11:59:03 PM
Excellent directing choice,but Wade & Purvis are hacks
by Wayne6000
May 22nd, 2007
12:01:07 AM
WHAT HAPPENED TO SIN CITY 2?
by THE KNIGHT
May 22nd, 2007
12:01:51 AM
Sheesh, could Harry BE...
by TheSeeker7
May 22nd, 2007
12:03:28 AM
Why not make a NEW sexy adult adventure?
by ZeroCorpse
May 22nd, 2007
12:06:06 AM
Yeah! R - Rated
by Mace Tofu
May 22nd, 2007
12:12:59 AM
Hard R or not interested.
by DarthCorleone
May 22nd, 2007
12:23:57 AM
Machete?
by Darth Thoth
May 22nd, 2007
12:30:26 AM
subject suits the director
by GordonED209
May 22nd, 2007
12:33:55 AM
Fuck ANYONE not excited about this
by Doctor_Sin
May 22nd, 2007
12:34:54 AM
ZZzzzzzzzzZZZZzzzzzzzz
by Bronx Cheer
May 22nd, 2007
12:41:28 AM
Two Thoughts
by Colier Rannd
May 22nd, 2007
12:42:00 AM
Gee, I wonder who he's going to try to cast.
by superninja
May 22nd, 2007
12:42:36 AM
Napolean Park
by CherryValance
May 22nd, 2007
12:45:32 AM
Nobody has the nerve to make RANXEROX
by ZeroCorpse
May 22nd, 2007
12:48:53 AM
The original had ample room for improvement.
by Harry Weinstein
May 22nd, 2007
01:03:18 AM
Purvis and Wade
by LoneGun
May 22nd, 2007
01:04:58 AM
Curaon is not overrated.
by superninja
May 22nd, 2007
01:10:22 AM
Ranxerox, somebody actually wanted to do it
by pipergates
May 22nd, 2007
01:11:36 AM
He's this generation's..........
by Rantman
May 22nd, 2007
01:11:53 AM
It will only work if...
by ZeroCorpse
May 22nd, 2007
01:19:29 AM
zerocorpse -- ranxerox
by quamb
May 22nd, 2007
01:20:01 AM
Why not Drew?
by ZeroCorpse
May 22nd, 2007
01:21:44 AM
If Rodriguez casts Drew Barrymore...
by Sledge Hammer
May 22nd, 2007
01:28:26 AM
scarlett barbarella johansson
by pipergates
May 22nd, 2007
01:47:44 AM
My thoughts, quickly.
by Tourist
May 22nd, 2007
02:48:19 AM
So I'm guesing Machete is dead now yeah?
by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies
May 22nd, 2007
02:52:05 AM
FUCKIN A!!!!!!!!!!! but....
by LHombreSiniestro
May 22nd, 2007
03:19:14 AM
It's probably going back to the source material
by Doctor_Sin
May 22nd, 2007
03:19:21 AM
Rosario Dawson would be a good fit for the lead role
by Ryan3
May 22nd, 2007
03:26:25 AM
Maybe we'll get to see Rose McGowan nude THIS TIME...
by CopOnTheEdge
May 22nd, 2007
03:28:33 AM
Diora Baird looks like Jane Fonda in the 60s here...
by CopOnTheEdge
May 22nd, 2007
03:32:21 AM
these guys love movies so much
by Seph_J
May 22nd, 2007
03:40:25 AM
IMDB still says
by Seph_J
May 22nd, 2007
03:46:38 AM
Who wants to see this crap anyway???
by Motoko Kusanagi
May 22nd, 2007
03:49:09 AM
Rodriguez in sci-fi sex mode?
by Some Dude
May 22nd, 2007
04:01:58 AM
Robert can't do strong female characters.
by Power_Girl
May 22nd, 2007
04:22:03 AM
Napoleon Park re Bond films
by ZupDog
May 22nd, 2007
04:22:07 AM
Cheri Violence
by Napoleon Park
May 22nd, 2007
04:29:59 AM
I´m sure she will dance in underwear
by CuervoJones
May 22nd, 2007
04:32:12 AM
Bruce Campbell should play Barbarella...
by Edward_nygma
May 22nd, 2007
04:36:48 AM
lindsay lohan
by iwontwin
May 22nd, 2007
04:46:25 AM
Zup,
by Napoleon Park
May 22nd, 2007
04:52:46 AM
Harry, sorry to hear about your scrotum rupturing
by Napoleon Park
May 22nd, 2007
04:55:34 AM
Kim Bauer as Bauerella
by briantag
May 22nd, 2007
05:07:11 AM
"I've never heard him so jazzed about a project"
by newc0253
May 22nd, 2007
05:14:16 AM
rodriguez isn't the shit
by darwinwins
May 22nd, 2007
05:25:08 AM
"I grabbed my phone and called Rodriguez"
by Trazadone
May 22nd, 2007
05:29:25 AM
Sin City 2 is sort of on hold from what I hear.
by PurityOfEssence
May 22nd, 2007
05:31:26 AM
What about Grindhouse 2?
by indiephantom
May 22nd, 2007
05:38:45 AM
isn't it "Duran Duran"?
by Zardoz
May 22nd, 2007
06:06:29 AM
As long as they keep...
by Alientoast
May 22nd, 2007
06:15:09 AM
Barbarella?
by datachasm
May 22nd, 2007
06:35:18 AM
Barbarella was a product of its time
by Spandau Belly
May 22nd, 2007
07:07:22 AM
Zardoz, it's true
by Trazadone
May 22nd, 2007
07:07:37 AM
Being a total lifelong comic book fan
by Napoleon Park
May 22nd, 2007
07:19:15 AM
Er, is this a joke? I'll take SIN CITY 2 thanks.
by brokentusk
May 22nd, 2007
07:44:04 AM
Harry, can you post your positive review of it today???
by Nice Marmot
May 22nd, 2007
07:57:31 AM
LINDSAY is too crusty
by LarryTheCableGuy
May 22nd, 2007
08:05:14 AM
Baraella was a comic strip first
by ETI
May 22nd, 2007
08:08:36 AM
WTF
by HailDaHypnoToad
May 22nd, 2007
08:12:14 AM
Five Bucks
by Purgatori
May 22nd, 2007
08:29:54 AM
Anyone remember Heather Graham
by HeWhoCannotBeNamed
May 22nd, 2007
08:31:39 AM
vote of no confidence
by Blood T Cat
May 22nd, 2007
08:41:54 AM
Alexa Vega for Barbarella
by jarjarmessiah
May 22nd, 2007
08:41:55 AM
this story just got posted on VARIETY and I grabbed
by Lour Reed luvs Frank Zappa
May 22nd, 2007
09:02:10 AM
It's Durand Durand
by CherryValance
May 22nd, 2007
09:12:04 AM
balls exploded? Now Raimi has to clean up his shelf
by mrsinister7381
May 22nd, 2007
09:14:11 AM
Rodriguez is directing, so it'll be done next week
by Spandau Belly
May 22nd, 2007
09:18:02 AM
If I had a nickel for everytime Harry's balls explode
by Bobo_Vision
May 22nd, 2007
09:45:18 AM
I'd rather see Sin City 2
by Rat Fink
May 22nd, 2007
09:53:21 AM
BIG mistake...
by BanAllFIRSTPosters
May 22nd, 2007
09:56:50 AM
Lauren Grahm for Barbarella
by Atticus Finch
May 22nd, 2007
10:01:41 AM
how bout a GALAXINA movie
by LarryTheCableGuy
May 22nd, 2007
10:07:47 AM
Eh...
by ProfGriffin
May 22nd, 2007
10:14:57 AM
Scarlett is FAT
by CuervoJones
May 22nd, 2007
10:17:09 AM
I'll be lowbrow...
by Abin Sur
May 22nd, 2007
10:22:45 AM
scarlett
by LarryTheCableGuy
May 22nd, 2007
10:37:06 AM
Alex de la Iglesia wanted to make Ranxerox
by Marsellus
May 22nd, 2007
11:01:05 AM
Nice!
by kafka07
May 22nd, 2007
11:04:31 AM
Carla Gugino in a blonde wig...
by Abin Sur
May 22nd, 2007
11:06:41 AM
Joss Whedon?? nah
by kafka07
May 22nd, 2007
11:09:44 AM
Barba who?
by dramirezs23
May 22nd, 2007
11:48:02 AM
But who's rack will replace..
by Horror Freak
May 22nd, 2007
12:15:23 PM
Hippocrites.. This is like P.W.S.A. remaking Long Good
by modlight
May 22nd, 2007
12:16:10 PM
DIORA BAIRD!
by captainalphabet
May 22nd, 2007
12:33:29 PM
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade....
by darshn22
May 22nd, 2007
12:43:53 PM
Love Barbarella Hate Rodriguez
by jam_jams
May 22nd, 2007
12:52:41 PM
This Definately could work.....
by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR
May 22nd, 2007
12:59:31 PM
in the year 40,000 a bunch of stupid crap happens
by Meatbiscuit
May 22nd, 2007
01:14:38 PM
I'm sorry, I'm still not getting this.
by brokentusk
May 22nd, 2007
01:21:19 PM
cool, cool
by kilik777
May 22nd, 2007
01:21:19 PM
SIN CITY 2, DAMMIT!
by tonamania
May 22nd, 2007
01:25:48 PM
Scarlett's FAT?
by BanAllFIRSTPosters
May 22nd, 2007
01:25:55 PM
Mike Myers can play a bitch
by tonamania
May 22nd, 2007
01:28:13 PM
Horrible Idea!
by lost.rules
May 22nd, 2007
01:35:19 PM
If I could cast just the rack...
by Monkey Man Zero
May 22nd, 2007
01:57:34 PM
Rose
by Blood T Cat
May 22nd, 2007
02:07:33 PM
Come on... where's a the love, eh?
by DinoDeLaurentiis
May 22nd, 2007
02:25:32 PM
DIORA BAIRD!!!!!
by DocPazuzu
May 22nd, 2007
02:59:07 PM
DIORA
by DocPazuzu
May 22nd, 2007
03:00:35 PM
Another good thing about Diora Baird...
by DocPazuzu
May 22nd, 2007
03:12:30 PM
Harry!
by DocPazuzu
May 22nd, 2007
03:17:15 PM
Not campy? Really?
by epitone
May 22nd, 2007
03:17:39 PM
Diora Baird
by Monkey Man Zero
May 22nd, 2007
03:25:05 PM
Diora Baird
by Monkey Man Zero
May 22nd, 2007
03:37:05 PM
Machete & Sin City 2
by Boromir187
May 22nd, 2007
03:58:12 PM
"SHE LOOKS OLD AND BUSTED."
by DocPazuzu
May 22nd, 2007
03:59:17 PM
Don't shoot the messenger
by Monkey Man Zero
May 22nd, 2007
04:11:20 PM
Monkey Man Zero
by Mr. Nice Gaius
May 22nd, 2007
04:12:33 PM
DINO!!!
by Mr. Nice Gaius
May 22nd, 2007
04:17:31 PM
Not cool - new ideas pls.
by Reelheed
May 22nd, 2007
04:20:06 PM
I saw this one...
by Monkey Man Zero
May 22nd, 2007
04:21:54 PM
Baird
by captainalphabet
May 22nd, 2007
04:34:49 PM
FUCK Barbarella, make Druuna instead
by Doc_Strange
May 22nd, 2007
04:56:29 PM
Too vowely!
by Napoleon Park
May 22nd, 2007
05:04:34 PM
Orlando Bloom as Pygar
by Anna Valerious
May 22nd, 2007
05:04:42 PM
Barbarella could be fun...Empty, but fun.
by Quake II
May 22nd, 2007
05:59:38 PM
Dino!
by TELF
May 22nd, 2007
06:06:48 PM
Dino!
by WONKABAR
May 22nd, 2007
06:29:18 PM
BARBAMADMANCITY PLEASE
by DOGSOUP
May 22nd, 2007
06:30:16 PM
It should be either Lohan or Diora Baird....
by Kirbymanly
May 22nd, 2007
06:35:51 PM
MADMAN
by krushjudgement
May 22nd, 2007
06:59:48 PM
Diora Baird
by Mr. Nice Gaius
May 22nd, 2007
07:33:42 PM
"They just fucked with the wrong Mexican..."
by tomthumbstallywhacker
May 22nd, 2007
07:44:28 PM
P.S...
by tomthumbstallywhacker
May 22nd, 2007
07:47:37 PM
I do a great Harry Knowles impression
by UMAGA
May 22nd, 2007
07:49:44 PM
I wanna agree with the guy that said
by Fabulous Freak
May 22nd, 2007
08:09:35 PM
Hey Harry, I just got off the phone with my balls,
by tomthumbstallywhacker
May 22nd, 2007
08:13:08 PM
If Diora Baird is not Barb...
by Kirbymanly
May 22nd, 2007
08:28:07 PM
Robert! Don't skimp on the BOOBIES this time!!!
by Rex Manning
May 22nd, 2007
09:03:37 PM
MFing Prince would probably do the soundtrack for free.
by CatVutt
May 22nd, 2007
09:24:11 PM
I do a better Knowles impression...
by GeekPride
May 22nd, 2007
10:21:28 PM
Good one Spandau
by Vern
May 22nd, 2007
10:36:17 PM
by the way
by Vern
May 22nd, 2007
10:37:26 PM
What's Next? One Million Years B.C.?
by Maui
May 22nd, 2007
11:00:27 PM
Diora Baird
by bunkyboo
May 22nd, 2007
11:07:40 PM
PG-13?
by Neo Zeed
May 22nd, 2007
11:13:58 PM
Oh wait it is rated R.
by Neo Zeed
May 22nd, 2007
11:17:22 PM
I'd say they need to get Duran-Duran to do a song...
by WONKABAR
May 23rd, 2007
12:51:51 AM
Rose McGowan
by m4st4
May 23rd, 2007
01:03:04 AM
Seconded
by WONKABAR
May 23rd, 2007
01:10:36 AM
RR +BARBARELLA= DIRTY SANCHEZ
by mrsinister7381
May 23rd, 2007
02:04:15 AM
I don't know, man.
by Pastehead
May 23rd, 2007
02:11:20 AM
Jolene Blalock
by B0D
May 23rd, 2007
02:18:00 AM
An Open, Pleading Letter To RR....
by Kirbymanly
May 23rd, 2007
02:52:30 AM
Kirbymanly
by DocPazuzu
May 23rd, 2007
03:17:02 AM
Diora...
by DocPazuzu
May 23rd, 2007
03:17:38 AM
Portman would be my choice!
by Brody77
May 23rd, 2007
03:39:41 AM
Ha! Thanks, Pazazu!
by Kirbymanly
May 23rd, 2007
03:42:40 AM
Brody77
by DocPazuzu
May 23rd, 2007
03:59:35 AM
Portman? Barbarella's not a waif
by BenBraddock
May 23rd, 2007
04:48:27 AM
The thing about LOST is.....
by TheUltraHumanite
May 23rd, 2007
05:18:09 AM
That....
by TheUltraHumanite
May 23rd, 2007
05:18:29 AM
Rather than explain Portman's...
by DocPazuzu
May 23rd, 2007
06:13:07 AM
Scarlett Johanssen and Rose McGowan would both be good
by Rupee88
May 23rd, 2007
06:21:36 AM
Scarlet can't carry a film
by Spandau Belly
May 23rd, 2007
08:36:59 AM
Geez
by Sprinky
May 23rd, 2007
08:45:05 AM
Hey Sprinky!
by Spandau Belly
May 23rd, 2007
09:06:50 AM
But what about MACHETE?
by Vern
May 23rd, 2007
09:41:02 AM
Machete. Sin City 2
by Stuntcock Mike
May 23rd, 2007
10:15:19 AM
I've read some weird stuff on this site....
by liljuniorbrown
May 23rd, 2007
10:17:28 AM
Get the chick that plays Starbuck on BSG....
by Ultron ver 2.0
May 23rd, 2007
10:43:01 AM
From what I have read/downoaded for the comics
by Kiriyama Kazuo
May 23rd, 2007
11:47:14 AM
Just a thought
by SebastianHaff
May 23rd, 2007
01:22:58 PM
ack
by RockLobster800
May 23rd, 2007
01:42:41 PM
Elizabeth Avellan for Barbarella
by ZupDog
May 23rd, 2007
03:55:32 PM
Rose Mcgowan breaks up a marriage to be Barbarella
by Heckles
May 23rd, 2007
03:56:18 PM
Yeah, Sin City 2 is coming
by Spandau Belly
May 23rd, 2007
06:19:09 PM
Beyonce should be Barbarella
by Black Satin 2
May 23rd, 2007
06:42:54 PM
Lindsay Lohan post was funny...but would be cool
by Monkey_King
May 23rd, 2007
08:17:10 PM
Hey Tourist
by Horace Cox
May 23rd, 2007
11:53:06 PM
New name
by Cobbio
May 23rd, 2007
11:58:36 PM
eva mendez?angelina?s true scarlett lacks charisma
by pipergates
May 24th, 2007
03:13:57 AM
Black box boss guy:
by Napoleon Park
May 24th, 2007
03:58:41 AM
I am so excited....
by redfist
May 24th, 2007
09:22:29 AM
HELP!!!!!
by SlipstreamMusic
May 24th, 2007
04:12:50 PM
but can he get Jessica Alba to take her shirt off?
by Smurfette
May 24th, 2007
04:57:25 PM
NOT CAMPY!!!????
by longevitymonk
May 24th, 2007
10:42:08 PM
Fuck this...
by SonOfJorel
May 25th, 2007
02:53:54 AM
Harry's balls explode...
by tucson
May 25th, 2007
11:28:54 PM

Quick Talkback

Please login to post talkback.