Warner Bros. has You’ve Got Mail reboot in the works with Jason Orley directing
Reported by The Hollywood Reporter ·
A new story takes shape
The upcoming film draws on You’ve Got Mail but will not retell the original movie’s plot. Its story remains under wraps.
The original’s romantic premise
The 1998 film followed Joe Fox, played by Hanks, and Kathleen Kelly, played by Ryan. He ran a book superstore, while she owned an independent bookshop. They fell in love online without realizing Joe was trying to put Kathleen out of business. The movie was based on Miklós László’s 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie and directed by Nora Ephron.
A major box office success
You’ve Got Mail earned more than $250 million worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. It became Ephron’s highest-grossing film to that point, behind Sleepless in Seattle.
Key points
- Warner Bros. is developing a new film inspired by You’ve Got Mail.
- The project will tell a new story, not remake the 1998 film.
- Jason Orley will direct and write the current draft.
- Original producers Neal Moritz and Tania Landau are returning.