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Four months ago, industry insider Daniel Richtman reported on Patreon that Warner Bros. Pictures was quietly developing a new version of "You've Got Mail," with pop star Sabrina Carpenter being eyed for the lead role. Deadline has now confirmed that the remake is moving forward, reporting that Jason Orley, director of Amazon's "I Want You Back," has signed on to write and direct.
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Before Orley boarded the project, Warner Bros. commissioned a draft from "Made of Honor" screenwriting duo Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Orley is now rewriting their screenplay.
Technically, this is not the first remake of "You've Got Mail" because the 1998 romantic comedy was itself a new adaptation of the 1937 Hungarian play "Parfumerie." Before "You've Got Mail" arrived, Hollywood had already brought the play to the screen with 1940's "The Shop Around the Corner" and 1949's "In the Good Old Summertime." After being reinvented across generations, the story is now expected to enter the social media age.
via： Deadline