20th Century Studios “9 To 5” Remake To Explore Generational Conflict Between Gen Z & Boomers
Earlier this year, it was revealed that 20th Century Studios is developing a remake of the classic 1980s film “Nine To Five”. The film originally starred Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda. It tells the story of three women who are very frustrated with their boss and decide to take matters into their own hands. They kidnap him and run his business on their own.
The new movie will star Jennifer Aniston, who will produce it with her Echo Films partner Kristin Hahn.
Diablo Cody, who has previously worked on “Juno” and “Lisa Frankenstein,” will be writing the script. She recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming project.
“One thing that was really fun about it for me is that the original movie focused on the battle of the sexes and the corporate world. And to me, I see most of the conflict taking place generationally, like Gen Z versus boomers in the workplace, and how now we have this whole generation of people coming up who’ve learned to set boundaries, and that is actually, shockingly enough, a new development.
You have other generations out there in the corporate world who we’re told just to kind of suck it up. So there’s definitely a cultural clash there, and I thought, ‘Oh, this seems like it’s so ripe for comedic treatment.’”
However, Cody was quick to point out that the project is still in the early stages of development, but also didn’t want to give too much more away.
“It hasn’t been cast or anything like that, but I feel like we’re moving forward with it. It was really an exciting thing to work on. I would tell you everything, but I don’t want to get in trouble,”
The original film was so successful that it spawned a sitcom of the same name that aired on ABC. You can also find the original film on Tubi in the United States and on Disney+ in many countries, including the UK, Australia, and Canada.
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