Jane Fonda shares concerns about her 1968 classic 'Barbarella' remake

Actress Jane Fonda recently opened up about her worries over upcoming film Barbarella's release. Fonda was part of 1968 sci-fi classic which featured her as titular character. upcoming remake, which has been in works for quite some time, features Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney. Jane Fonda has t been asked to return to film, though she worries about its fate.

star told Hollywood Reporter about her concerns over upcoming film, saying that she already had an idea for what a remake could have been. During her cover story with outlet, she revealed that original producer of film, Di De Laurentiis, refused to listen to her pitch several times. 

Fonda added film had potential to be a "truly feminist movie." star said, "I had an idea of how to do it that Di De Laurentiis when he was still alive, wouldn’t listen to." She added, "But it could have been a truly feminist movie.”

Jane Fonda became a prominent sex symbol after release of Barbarella, though she later became critical of film. She told HuffPost later that re was a time when she wanted to be seen as a sex symbol, but that era ended as she started her activism. Back in 2015, she talked with reporters at Sundance Film Festival, and expressed her iconic role in 1968 sci-fi was where she "took easy road." 

Barbarella's anuncement

Taking to Instagram, actress Sydney Sweeney shared a screenshot of an online report of her casting on project. She is also serving as executive producer for film. Sweeney is working with Sony Pictures for project. She captioned post "Time to save universe." 

While speaking with an outlet, Sweeney didn't clarify when asked about speaking with Jane Fonda about project.