The 1995 cult classic Clueless is getting a big screen remake at Paramount with Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver producing and Glow writer Marquita Robinson penning the script.
The original 1995 film written and directed by Amy Heckerling is loosely based on Jane Austen’s Emma, and provided a satirical window into the Beverly Hills high school scene of the day. The movie put a number of young actors and actresses on the map who flourished in the wake of the film’s release, including Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto, Stacey Dash, and the late Brittany Murphy. In the movie, Silverstone plays superficial, but well-intentioned teen, Cher Horowitz, who is trying to find love while living life with her curmudgeon litigator father played by Dan Hedaya.
The original movie spawned a TV series that initially launched on ABC for one season before moving over to Paramount’s former UPN network for two seasons.
News of the big screen Clueless remake follows the recent headlines about the Clueless musical making its debut on Off Broadway with Dove Cameron in the lead as Cher. The musical goes into previews on Nov. 20, and opens on Dec. 11 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Kristin Hanggi directs with a book by Amy Heckerling, choreography by Kelly Devine and reimagined ’90s hit songs.
Clueless Remake In Development at Paramount.
