‘You’ve Got Mail’ reboot brings fresh creative team to iconic romantic comedy

Jason Orley is developing the screenplay, with Neal Moritz and Tania Landau attached as producers

A beloved romantic comedy is heading back into development, nearly three decades after its original release, as Warner Bros. prepares a new take on You’ve Got Mail.

The 1998 film, which starred Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is being rebooted with Jason Orley attached to direct. According to Variety, Orley is currently writing the screenplay, working from an earlier version by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Plot details and casting information have not yet been announced.

Producers Neal Moritz and Tania Landau are also attached to the project through their Original Film banner. The news was first reported by Deadline.

Directed by Nora Ephron, the original You’ve Got Mail followed Joe Fox, played by Hanks, a major bookstore owner whose new shop threatens the independent children’s bookstore run by Kathleen Kelly, portrayed by Ryan.

The pair develop an anonymous romantic connection through AOL Messenger, despite their increasingly difficult encounters in person. The film also featured Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton and Steve Zahn.

Released during the Christmas season in 1998, the romantic comedy became a major box office success. It reportedly earned around $250 million worldwide against a production budget of approximately $65 million.

The story has its roots in Miklós László’s 1937 play Parfumerie, which was previously adapted for the screen as the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.

Orley joins the project after directing films including Big Time Adolescence and I Want You Back. He also directed episodes of Pete Davidson’s series Bupkis and worked with the comedian on several comedy specials.

With the new screenplay still being developed, further details about the reboot remain undisclosed.