Looks like Lucy Lawless and Xena: Warrior Princess creator and Producer Rob Tapert (the two are actually married in real life) are very keen and serious about bringing the Warrior Princess to the big screen. I mean after all… what else does she have to do these day?
The only problem is that there seems to be some dispute as to who owns the rights to Xena. The good folks over at Moviehole give us the following:
“I think a movie would be great, and I’d love to do it,” Lawless said in an interview at SciFi Wire. “I’ve been wanting to do it for years.” But, she added: “Nobody can agree who owns the rights, and it’s a big fat pain in the ass.”
Lawless says if the movie happens – she’d love it to be comical. “I know Rob can tell a great story and could come up with a really creative new spin on it, much like David Eick and Ron Moore did with Battlestar Galactica, and make it relevant to today’s audience,” said Lawless. “But I think it could be a good comedy, because comedy always works.”
Comical??? Ok yes… the original Xena TV show did have some laughs in it… but it was still primarily a fantasy adventure show. The whole reason the new Battlestar Galactica works so damn well is that it is NOT comical. I’m not saying that they should do a Xena film… but if they did they would be wise to stick with the genre and fantasy adventure and tone down the slapstick comedy if they hope to connect with an audience at all. Your thoughts?
