A new take on the beloved romantic comedy You’ve got mail is in preparation at Warner Bros., The Hollywood Reporter learned.
Rather than a remake of the original 1998 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the new film will follow a new story, although plot details remain under wraps.
Jason Orley (Close personal friends, Bupkis And I want you to come back) was asked to lead the project. He is also writing the current version based on a screenplay by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Neal Moritz and Tania Landau from the original film also return as producers.
The 1998 picture, based on Miklós László’s 1937 Hungarian play Perfumeryfollows bookstore magnate Joe Fox (Hanks) and independent bookstore owner Kathleen Kelly (Ryan) as they fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet. However, they are both unaware that he is trying to bankrupt her. Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton, Steve Zahn, Heather Burns and Dave Chappelle also starred in the Nora Ephron-directed film.
Upon its release, You’ve got mail grossed over $250 million at the worldwide box office, not adjusted for inflation. It became Ephron’s highest-grossing film to date, behind Insomnia in Seattle (1993). Ryan also earned a Golden Globe nomination the following year for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for her portrayal of Kathleen.
Orley is repped by UTA, Rise Management and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller and Gellman LLP.
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