Nora Ephron's popular romantic comedy 'You've Got Mail'

YOU'VE GOT MAIL-REBOOT

Los Angeles, Nov 11 (PTI) The classic 1998 rom-com "You've Got Mail", starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is getting a new version with Warner Bros. developing the project.

Jason Orley, known for films such as "I Want You Back" and "Big Time Adolescence", is set to direct the reboot, Variety reported.

Directed by Nora Ephron, the original film featured Hanks as Joe Fox, a corporate bookstore executive whose new store threatens to put Ryan's Kathleen Kelly, the owner of an independent children's bookstore, out of business.

The two business rivals don't get along whenever they meet, but develop a romantic connection online as e-mail pals.

The movie also featured Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton and Steve Zahn. Released during the Christmas season, it went on to become a box office success, earning approximately USD 250 million.

"You've Got Mail" was inspired by Miklos Laszlo's 1937 play "Parfumerie", which was previously adapted into the 1940 rom-com "The Shop Around the Corner", starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.

Orley is currently wrapping post-production on "Close Personal Friends," an Amazon comedy film starring Brie Larson, Jack Quaid, Lilly Collins and Henry Golding.

The cast and crew details on "You've Got Mail" are still under wraps.

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