Jason Orley to write and direct You’ve Got Mail remake

Warner Bros. is working on a remake of You’ve Got Mail, with Jason Orley set to handle both the screenplay and directing, according to Deadline. Further details about the new version of the romantic comedy have not been disclosed.

Orley’s directing credits include Big Time Adolescence, released in 2019, and I Want You Back, released in 2022. He also directed episodes of Pete Davidson’s Peacock series Bupkis and recently finished work on Close Personal Friends, an upcoming romantic comedy starring Brie Larson.

The original You’ve Got Mail follows rival bookstore owners played by Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Though hostile to each other in their business lives, they develop an anonymous email romance without realizing that their correspondent is also their competitor.

Written and directed by Nora Ephron, the 1998 film earned US$250 million worldwide. It was the third collaboration between Ryan and Hanks, after Joe Versus the Volcano and Sleepless in Seattle.