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"Skyfall writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are to pen a new Barbarella TV series. Barbarella originated in a series of French comic books by Jean-Claude Forest and rose in popularity following a 1968 film version which starred Jane Fonda in the title role.   [Left: Daniel Craig in &amp;#039;Skyfall&amp;#039;, Right: Jane Fonda in 1968&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Barbarella] The new TV series - first announced in June last year - has Drive&amp;#039;s Nicolas Winding Refn attached to direct. Purvis and Wade - who co-wrote James Bond blockbuster Skyfall with John Logan - have now come on board to script the project, Deadline reports. In the original stories, Barbarella is a young woman who travels throughout space and has various adventures, often of a sexual nature. Refn will also executive produce the new series alongside Martha De Laurentiis, whose husband Dino produced the 1968 movie. &amp;gt; Top 10 Sexiest Sci-Fi Females: In Pictures Watch the trailer for the 1968 Barbarella film below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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