Jennifer Aniston is set to produce a reimagining of the iconic 1980 film '9 to 5.' The original movie starred Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as three women who take revenge on their sexist boss. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Aniston will produce the project that is in development through her Echo Films banner, alongside her partner Kristin Hahn.
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00:00 Jennifer Aniston is set to produce a reimagining of the iconic 1980 film, 9 to 5.
00:05 The original movie starred Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda as three women who take
00:11 revenge on their sexist boss. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Aniston will produce
00:20 the project that's in development through her Echo Films banner, alongside her partner,
00:24 Kristen Hahn. Echo Films has produced projects like Murder Mystery 2 and Dumplin', among others.
00:29 Oscar-winning Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody is set to pen the script for the 9 to 5 reimagining.
00:34 She's also written movies like Jennifer's Body and, most recently, Lisa Frankenstein.
00:39 Fonda shared that a 9 to 5 sequel was in the works back in 2018. To this day, 9 to 5 remains
00:44 one of the highest-grossing box office comedies of all time. It even spawned a Rita Moreno-starring
00:48 sitcom in the 1980s that ran for five seasons, as well as a 2009 Broadway musical. For much
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