Just read this..though I like the original film with Jane Fonda, not sure how a franchaise would work out?

That acid trip of a sci-fi movie "Barbarella" is making a come back.

Jane Fonda faced the hazards of Zero-G stripping, killer dolls and the killer orgasm machine of scientist Durand Durand in the classic 1968 cheese fest.

Now out promoting his new film "Hannibal Rising", legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis confirmed to NBC30 that he's creating a new franchise with the character.

De Laurentiis quickly stated up front that the new film is "not a remake of 'Barbarella"' but "a completely new 'Barbarella.'"

At present no-one has been cast in the project, and the script is being worked on right now and will incorporate "love, sex, [and] adventure".-http://www.nbc30.com/index.html

i remember reading back in 1993 that roger vadim was going to be re-make barbarella with sherilyn fenn (who was then starting to make a name for herself after the success of twin peaks and having been cast in numerous films afterwards) as the star of the film. however fenn got pregnant and after that vadim died so the project seemed to die a death. it would have been fun to see fenn as the sexy sci-fi heroine.

i really enjoyed the original and the comic strips too - so it would be fun to see a new version

Good questions..and given their pompus abilities in casting these days for sequels..well, should be interesting to see!

Probably Paris Hilton...

Nicole Kidman....Milla Jovovich....a little long in the tooth...both of them...but I am out of the who's hot who's not loop...