Barbarella, Heroes & Babylon 5 News For Fanboys!!

FANBOYS… COMMENCE DROOLING, for one of the whackiest cult movies of all time – Barbarella – has just got the green light to be remade by none other than Robert Rodriguez of From Dusk ‘Till Dawn, Desperado, El Mariachi, Sin City and Grindhouse fame.

I can’t even begin to imagine what a modern version of such a cult classic would look like, but given this directors track record that doesn’t surprise me either. I guess the only certainty is that it will be a hell of an original interpretation, one way or another!

For anyone who doesn’t know what a legend Barbarella is… well all you really need to know is that it starred Jane Fonda at the height of her astounding beauty in 1968, involved a zero gravity undressing scene as the opening credits rolled, contained a plot which consisted of  Fonda in (and out) of a litany of weird and skimpy/sexy costumes on a mission to bring ‘love’ to the galaxy.

Yes – I know you can almost taste the drugs from that description alone can’t you? Just roll with it. After all – it was the sixties. I’m not sure anyone knew what the hell they were doing when they made this film, but it still made it to cult status!

And it wasn’t even a porn movie. Well, not really.

And the good news doesn’t stop there…

Better yet, there is more news for film and TV nuts. The excellent Heroes TV show is to get a spinoff 6-episode show called “Origins” which explores the backstory and history of where these people with powers came from, and how they deal with their growing abilities. It’s a parallel deal, not directly linked to the main TV series but containing enough references and clues for fans of the show that it will no doubt be a great success. If you haven’t seen Heroes yet – go get it. Don’t think about it, just do it. You won’t be sorry.

And last but not least, my favourite sci-fi show Babylon 5 is to get some new content, after many many years off the air. A new made-for-DVD affair entitled “Babylon 5: Lost Tales” is due for release later this year. Essentially this DVD contains new stories from the B5 universe which the producers never got to make first time around, each story focused on an individual character from the original series. Personally I can’t wait to get my hands on this one… another one for that growing DVD collection. So if you’re a fan of this seminal sci-fi show like me I’m going to recommend you get your pre-order into play.com for this now.. I did!