Blake Northcott
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| Known for | Writing new comic books about Barbarella |
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Blake Northcott is an American writer.[1] Northcott wrote a recent series of comic books, based on the original Barbarella character.[2]
When news broke that a new script would be prepared for a remake of Barbarella the 1968 film adaptation, that started a young Jane Fonda, speculation focussed on Jane Goldman, as the scriptwriter.[1] But, in March, 2025, several publications named Northcott as the scriptwriter. Sony, the production company with the film rights, has not confirmed either scriptwriter or director, although Sydney Sweeney has been cast in the title role.
Northcott told interviewers that she had "a mandate to bring it [the new comic books] closer to the source material, which was the Jane Fonda movie, and of course the comics that the movie was based on."[1]
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"Sydney Sweeney is Sony's New 'Barbarella': Exclusive Talk With Writer Blake Northcott". MSN. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
Blake Northcott, the international bestselling author of a brand-new comic series of Barbarella, is tipped to write the screenplay. While Variety reported in May of 2024 that Jane Goldman was in talks to write the upcoming movie adaptation, Collider recently confirmed that Northcott had signed on to write the movie, Sony has yet to make an official announcement.
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Joe Anthony Myrick (2024-09-17). "Barbarella Officially Returns with a Sarcastic Critique of Low-Effort Sci-F". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
As reported by AIPT Comics, the character returns in Barbarella #1 – written by Blake Northcott, with art by Anna Morozova – and will quickly be propelled on an all-new adventure. The book promises a fresh take on the character, who was originally developed as a pulp hero in the early 1960s, and quickly became a cult favorite on-screen several years later.