According to comic booksthe cult classic from the 1980s’How to Eliminate Your Boss‘ will get a remake created by the screenwriter Diablo Cody (‘Juno’) and by Jennifer Aniston (‘Friends’).
The production is the result of a partnership between 20th Century Studios and on Echo Films.
For now, the function of Annistonso it’s unknown if she will also star in the new version.
For those unfamiliar, the original film revolves around Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton) and Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), three employees of Franklin Hart Jr. (Dabney Coleman), who is described as sexist, selfish, a liar and a hypocrite. Through a series of crazy events, the three women find a way to turn the tables on him.
Directed by , the film achieved the second highest box office of 1980, grossing more than US$100 million and transforming its titular song, performed by Partonin a great success.
The film was then turned into an eponymous TV sitcom starring Rita Moreno It is Valerie Curtin over three seasons.
In 2009, it became a stage musical, which featured new original songs composed by Parton.
The return to the film universe began to gain strength in 2018, when Parton It is Fonda confirmed that they would reprise their roles in a sequel, which would see them mentor the next generation of working women.
Rashida Jones and the original co-writer, Patricia Resnikwere hired to write the script, but plans for the sequel were abandoned in 2019.
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As the remake is in its early stages, updates should be released over the next few months.
Remember the trailer for the original:
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