Jennifer Aniston is seeking to produce a reimagining of the glass-breaking, feminine pushed 1980 comedy 9 to five. Juno Oscar winner Diablo Cody is writing and Aniston will produce underneath her Echo Films label with Kristin Hahn.
Directed by Colin Higgins and starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, the film adopted three feminine workplace employes who flip the tables on their sexist, egotistical, mendacity, hypocritical bigot boss performed by Dabney Coleman. The pic was an enormous blockbuster again within the day grossing over $103M.
The film was nominated for an authentic music Oscar for Parton’s title theme music. The music went platinum and was additionally nominated for 4 Grammy Award nominations, profitable Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance.
The film was spun off into an ABC sitcom of the identical title in 1982-1983, in addition to a 2008 Broadway musical which earned 4 Tony nominations. Recently there was a 2022 documentary Still Working 9 to five which mirrored on the pic’s impression 40 years later.
Cody not too long ago wrote the Focus Features’ film Lisa Frankenstein which grossed just below $10M stateside. Aniston’s producing credit embody The Morning Show, the Murder Mystery Netflix function franchise, Friends: The Reunion. She additionally starred in and EP’ed the Netflix film Dumplin‘ which had a soundtrack by Parton. In that film, Aniston and Danielle Macdonald carry out the Parton-penned ditty “Push and Pull.”
Insneider had the information about Aniston and 9 to five.