Robert Rodriguez Explains Why His Barbarella is Officially Dead
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Some will be sad, some will rejoice, others still will shrug but Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan’s proposed Barbarella is, according to the man himself, dead. Talking to MTV, the director has revealed that he turned down $70 million in finance because of a tricky little clause in the small print.The money would have come from a German company and they were requesting he shoot and carry out post in Germany too. He says:
Nothing against Germany, but I have five kids and I was like, ‘God, I don’t know if we can do that. I don’t know if I can be away that long.’
I can understand this, completely. There was an option to take his kids to Germany too, I suppose, but that wouldn’t necessarily be fair on them either. Or… the other version of events might be true - those old rumors about Rodriguez and McGowan splitting up and that scuppering the movie. Though I don’t know why he’d not just make the film with another star….?
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vistapoint
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too bad. but maybe another awesome filmmaker will resurrect it one day. And if anything needs a reboot, it's Barbarella.
- 9 months ago
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vistapoint
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brianrebel
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i have been waiting for this movie forever!!! that blows.
- 9 months ago
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brianrebel
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idealist
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yea! i hate traveling the world!........
- 9 months ago
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idealist
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andyhenry
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And what a horrible thing that would be to have to take his children away from the US for a year-long international experience.
- 9 months ago
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andyhenry
