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Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have co-written five James Bond movies including the most recent Skyfall, have come on board to write Barbarella, Gaumont International Television’s upcoming series based on the character created by Jean-Claude Forest and made famous in the 1968 film of the same name staring Jane Fonda. Nicolas Refn will direct the series and executive produce alongside Martha De Laurentiis. Julien Forest & Jean-Marc Lofficier are co-executive producers. The BAFTA-nominated Purvis and Wade are repped by UTA and Casarotto Ramsey & Associates. Related: Gaumont International TV To Do ‘Barbarella’ Series...

Gaumont International TV said last month that it planned to turn the iconic Barbarella character into a series, much the same way it did in producing Hannibal that has been picked up by NBC and Hemlock Grove which is at Netflix. Now fellow European-based studio Canal Plus has joined in on the TV project, which is being executive produced by Martha De Laurentiis and Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), who also is directing. The character made famous by Jane Fonda in the 1968 sci-fi movie produced by Dino De Laurentiis came from Jean-Claude Forest’s graphic novel about a sexpot tasked with finding and stopping the evil weapons inventor. Forest’s son Julien Forest and Hollywood Comics principal Jean-Marc Lofficier are co-exec producing the TV project.

"Barbarella" is coming to the small screen. "Drive" director Nicolas Refn is working with Gaumont International Television on a TV series based on the Jean-Claude Forest comic-book character made famous by the 1968 Jane Fonda film of the same name. Also read: "Drive" Director Winding Refn: "Casting Is Like Sex"; and Guillermo del Toro Swears Like a Sailor Refn will direct the series and executive-produce with Martha De Laurentiis. Julien Forest and Jean-Marc Lofficier will co-executive produce. "I'm excited for the opportunity to re-invent 'Barbarella' with my friends at Gaumont and Martha De Laurentiis,"...

A Barbarella television series? Produced and at least partially directed by Drive and Pusher helmer Nicolas Winding Refn? Oh, yes please.The Hollywood Reporter bring word that Refn is teaming up with the international television arm of French production company Gaumont - who are also backing Refn's current feature, Only God Forgives - to bring the classic cult scifi figure to television. Refn will direct - though there are no specifics as to how many episodes - and produce alongside Martha De Laurentiis and co-executive producers Julien Forest and Jean-Marc Lofficier.Git - the Gaumont TV production arm - are also backing upcoming series Hannibal and Eli Roth's Hemlock Grove....

Barbarella will be getting a sexy small screen makeover from Nicolas Winding Refn and producers Gaumont International Television and Martha De Laurentiis. The Drive director will put his auteur mark on the iconic character made famous by Jane Fonda in the 1968 film from Roger Vadim based on Jean-Claude Forest’s French comic book character. Refn will direct and executive produce the series alongside De Laurentiis and co-executive producers Julien Forest and Jean-Marc Lofficier. Refn called Barbarella “one of the ultimate counter-cultural characters” and said “I look forward to bringing this unique character to life for a

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After bringing Hannibal to the small screen with an upcoming NBC series, Gaumont International Television and producer Martha De Laurentiis are looking to do the same for another iconic character, Barbarella. Git, the U.S.-based production and distribution arm of European feature studio Gaumont, is teaming with De Laurentiis and Drive director Nicolas Refn for a TV series that will be based on the character created by Jean-Claude Forest in a graphic novel and made famous in the 1968 sci-fi movie staring Jane Fonda as a sexpot tasked with finding and stopping the evil weapons inventor. Refn will direct and executive produce the series alongside De Laurentiis, whose late husband Dino produced the 1968 movie. Co-executive producers are Jean-Claude Forest’s son Julien Forest and Hollywood Comics principal Jean-Marc Lofficier. Refn called Barbarella “one of the ultimate counter-cultural characters.” Added Git CEO Katie O’Connell, “We are thrilled to have secured...