Sydney Sweeney to Star in New 'Barbarella' Movie

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Sydney Sweeney is continuing to make big moves in Hollywood. The 25-year-old actress will take the lead in Sony Pictures new movie, according to .

Sweeney is also expected to work as an executive producer on the film, which is based on the French comic book series by Jean-Claude Forest.

It was originally turned into movie in 1968 starring Jane Fonda and John Phillip Law. Sweeney confirmed the news herself on Instagram, sharing a poster of  and writing, «Time to save the universe.»The logline for the original on IMDb reads, «Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.» It's unknown if the new version will follow the same plot.A post shared by Sydney Sweeney (@sydney_sweeney)Jane Fonda as the title character in the 1968 science fiction film 'Barbarella.'Over the past few years, Sweeney has tackled roles such as Cassie on , Olivia on both of which landed her Emmy nominations and dozens of others.

She's currently filming for Sony's  spinoff, , and recently opened up about how despite her success, she has yet to make enough money to take a lengthy break from acting.«If I wanted to take a six-month break, I don't have income to cover that,» she told in July. «I don't have someone supporting me.