McGowan and Rodriquez Split - Where does that leave Barbarella?

I am not one to delve into the "gossip" side of movie news, however, the recent split between actress (if you can call her that) Rose McGowan and director Robert Rodriguez has further implications than simply trashy Page Six news. The New York Post said "...the couple, who we reported last October were engaged, have split, partly over the problems Rodriguez had finding financing for "Barbarella" - the 1968 cult classic in which Jane Fonda played a sexy space adventuress - with McGowan in the title role." First, I find this hilarious. After leaving his wife of 16 years and their five kids for this "appendage missing gun toting can't act for shit" McGowan. Then, she leaves him because he can't get financing for a film he wants her to star in...that's just gold. The article continues, "Instead, the moguls were saying, 'We need a... [read full story]