Universal Drops Barbarella

Ashs Missing Hand the 5th most attractive member of our community tells us that Robert Rodriquez's Barbarella has been dropped by Universal. I am the 1st best looking you readers can fight for 2nd 3rd and 4th place :)

On a serious note Ash tells us that the remake of the classic has been dropped because Universal Studios does not believe that Rose McGowan can carry a movie like this and they reportedly want a much bigger name. Somebody like Halle Berry or Jessica Alba. An unnamed source told the New York Observer;

 "It's sort of embarrassing for everyone involved. ... No one thinks Rose can carry the movie, but Robert won't listen." The paper adds that producer Dino De Laurentiis "wants to back Robert and his vision. But Robert's vision is blurred by Rose."

It sounds like they are saying Robert is only casting Rose becuse they are in a relationship. Robert obviously wasnt pleased with the comments and says that Rose's performance was A+ and the studio is actually not pleased with the budget he wants. Ash says ( sorry no source on this one )

Rodriguez disputes this claim, saying they were "blown over" by McGowan's audition and citing the project's ballooning budget as the reason for Universal's pullout. "Universal had initially signed on for $60 million," Rodriguez explained, "but then when we were done with the script it wound up at closer to $82 million, and they had just financed a Will Ferrell movie [Land of the Lost] that was a $130 million and they even cut that down to $100."

What do you think? I really cant say I am excited about Barbarella whether its Rose McGowan, Halle Berry or Jessica Alba in the lead. Do you think this might be backlask fo the poor performance of Grind House at the box office? Leave your feedback!