The "Barbarella" remake rose from the ashes of Robert Rodriguez’s now-defunct vision of the film and snagged a fairly good director in the form of Robert Luketic ("Legally Blonde," "21"). Now comes word that "Barbarella" has hired a writer named…Joe Gazzam?In an effort to answer the question, 'Who is Joe Gazzam?' Screen Rant went searching on the Interweb and turned up the following info from the Web site Film Industry Bloggers:
Joe Gazzam recently sold his first two scripts, entitled “Riot” and “Straight & Narrow”. He’s currently completing an assignment for Sony to write the film version of the hit TV show “21 Jump Street.” He also sold his first show entitled “Deputized” to the Sci-fi Network.
Barbarella is about a female mercenary who roams the universe of a distant future, undertaking missions that require fearlessness, ingenuity and sensuality. The character first debuted in 1962 in a French graphic magazine written and illustrated by Jean-Claude Forest and was known for her sexual escapades. Luketic's new take on the iconic character will not be campy, though it will keep the sexuality - there will be seductions, but the focus will be on the adventure. This is no longer setup at Universal, but is in development under producer Dino De Laurentiis.
Why did the studio tap a relatively untested writer to handle the script for "Barbarella?" Maybe there is something specific about Gazzam’s yet-to-be-seen writing style that the filmmakers thought echoed the tone of the film they want to make? Or is it that Gazzam - who does show promise, looking over that list of upcoming projects - was the best talent for their thrifty buck?
Are you familiar with Joe Gazzam? What do you think about him being tapped as the writer of Barbarella?
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: Screen Rant, First Showing
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