Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin react to Jennifer Aniston and her production company remaking their iconic 1980s film 9 to 5: 'Good luck to them'
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin shared their thoughts on Jennifer Aniston and her production company remaking their hit 1980s film 9 to 5.
The Barefoot in the Park star, 86, and her Grace and Frankie co-star, 84, wished the Emmy-winning actress, 55, and her Echo Films partner Kristin Hahn 'good luck.'
Jane told ET on Wednesday, during a special screening of the documentary Still Working, 9 to 5: 'Good luck to them. It's fun. I wish them a lot of luck. They're very talented.'
Lily added, 'Oh, I'm very excited. I'm pleased to know someone else is working on it and may they have successful fruition.'
Last month it was reported that Aniston will be changing things up with a 'reimagining' of the original film, according to The InSneider and confirmed by Variety.
Jane Fonda, 86, and Lily Tomlin, 84, shared their thoughts on Jennifer Aniston, 55, and her production company remaking their hit 1980s film 9 to 5; The duo seen on Wednesday
Jane told ET on Wednesday, during a screening of the documentary Still Working 9 to 5: 'Good luck to them. It's fun. I wish them a lot of luck. They're very talented'; Aniston pictured in April
The workplace satire starred the high-powered trio of Jane, Lily and country superstar Dolly Parton, who made her feature film acting debut.
Parton also wrote and performed the title song, which became one of her biggest hits.
The new film is expected to be written by screenwriter Diablo Cody, who is best known for collaborating on several films with director Jason Reitman, including Juno (2007).
Cody most recently wrote Zelda Williams' feature-length directorial debut, the horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein, which stars Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse.
She is said to be working on the newest draft of the 9 To 5 remake, though it's unclear if the project originated with a different screenwriter.
More recently Aniston has produced both of the Murder Mystery films that she costarred with Adam Sandler in, and she has served as an executive producer on her Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.
Aniston was also an EP on the popular Friends reunion.
Although the remake will presumably mirror the plot of the original film to some extent, details about the script are being closely guarded.
Lily added, 'Oh, I'm very excited. I'm pleased to know someone else is working on it and may they have successful fruition'
The film will be a reimagining of the 1980 hit 9 To 5, which starred Jane, Lily, Dolly Parton and Dabney Coleman; Lily, Dolly and Jane pictured in a still
Tomlinson, Parton and Fonda starred as a trio of under-appreciated office workers who decide to get revenge on their horrible boss (Dabney Coleman)
Parton made her feature film acting debut in 9 to 5. The country superstar also wrote and performed the title song, which became one of her biggest hits
The original was directed by Colin Higgins, who co-wrote it with Patricia Resnick, based on a story by Resnick.
Fonda starred as a newly single housewife who takes up an office job after her husband leaves her.
Tomlin played a senior supervisor at the company who has been passed over in favor of less-qualified male co-workers.
Meanwhile Parton made her debut as a bubbly secretary who is shunned by her colleagues after her sexual harasser boss (Dabney Coleman) makes up a workplace rumor that he has been having an affair with her.
The trio eventually decided to get revenge on their boss, leading them to consider murdering him.
The film received mildly positive reviews, but it was a hit with audiences, and it eventually grossed over $103 million against a budget of less than $10 million.
Parton's theme song went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and it ranked at number nine on the Hot 100's year-end chart.
Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody is said to be working on the newest draft of the 9 To 5 remake, though it's unclear if the project originated with a different screenwriter; seen in February
Aniston has lately produced her two Murdery Mystery films with Adam Sandler, along with Apple TV+'s The Morning Show and the popular Friends reunion; pictured in February
Following the success of 9 To 5, a sitcom of the same name aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, before being revived with a slightly different cast in first-run syndication from 1986 to 1988.
Aniston's work as a producer goes back to the late 2000s.
She has starred in most of the films she has produced, including The Switch (2010), Cake (2014) and Dumplin' (2018), which featured new and classic songs written and performed by Parton.
The Friends star and her co-star Danielle Macdonald even joined Parton on-screen for a trio version of her song Push And Pull.
