Universal Pulls Out From Barbarella: Rodriguez Blames Budget, Not McGowan

Last week it was reported that Universal Studios had backed out of Robert Rodriguez’s big-screen remake of Barbarella because Robert wouldn’t budge on the casting choice of his new fiancée, Rose McGowan. Apparently, McGowan isn’t a big enough start to carry a $100 million film!

The New York Observer’s source said,

“It’s sort of embarrassing for everyone involved. No one thinks Rose can carry the movie, but Robert won’t listen.”

Robert Rodriguez us denying that the production trouble is due to casting troubles. Robert claims that it had to do with the skyrocketing budget, which stands at around $82 million. According to the director, Universal wanted to do the film for around $60 million.

Personally, I think Rodriguez is far too talented to be spending time remaking a film which really doesn’t need to be remade. Seriously, will this generation watch a Barbarella remake?

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