'You’ve Got Mail' Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros.
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Warner Bros. is developing a new film inspired by the rom-com You’ve Got Mail, featuring an original story rather than a remake of the 1998 classic.
- Jason Orley has been hired to direct and write the current draft, based on a screenplay by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, with Neal Moritz and Tania Landau returning as producers.
- The original You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, was based on a 1937 Hungarian play and grossed over $250 million worldwide, becoming Nora Ephron’s highest-grossing film after Sleepless in Seattle.
- The 1998 film is known for its story about two rival bookstore owners who unknowingly fall in love online, and it earned Meg Ryan a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.
- Jason Orley is represented by UTA, Rise Management, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, & Gellman L.L.P.
