Syndey Sweeny who became a household name after playing the role of Cassie Howard in Euphoria is all set to headline an upcoming film which will be helmed by the filmmaker Edgar Wright. According to a report in PTI, the project set up at Hollywood studio Sony Pictures, will see the actress stepping into the lead role of the space-travelling protagonist. 

Besides Wright, Jane Goldman and Honey Ross are in talks to board the project to write the script. Adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, the original 1968 film featured Hollywood legend Jane Fonda as the eponymous heroine, sent to find a scientist, who has created a weapon that could destroy humanity. Although the film wasn’t a box office smash at the time, it has garnered a cult film status in the decades since, with “Barbarella” widely seen as one of Fonda’s most iconic on-screen roles.

Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney was last seen in the romantic comedy Anyone But You, which became popular within no time. The film garnered attention due to the main lead’s chemistry and romance. Directed by Will Gluck, the film features Glen Powell, Darren Barnet, Charlee Fraser, Alexandra Shipp and Dermot Mulroney among others. 

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