Jason Orley Directing For Warner Bros.

Key Points:

• Warner Bros. is developing a new version of the classic romantic comedy "You’ve Got Mail," with Jason Orley directing and writing the current draft based on a screenplay by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont.
• The original 1998 film, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, focused on the emergence of email romance and the clash between independent bookstores and corporate chains, grossing over $250 million worldwide.
• Neal Moritz and Tania Landau are producing the remake through Original Film, following Orley's recent work on Amazon comedies including "Close Personal Friends" and "I Want You Back."
• Kaplan and Elfont, known for films like "Can’t Hardly Wait" and "Josie and the Pussycats," are experienced rom-com writers and have multiple projects in development, including an R-rated comedy and a Dave Bautista rom-com.
• Details about the new take on "You’ve Got Mail" are being kept under wraps, but the project aims to explore the story decades after the AOL era, updating the romantic comedy for contemporary audiences.