Overview
- The development was first reported on Tuesday, November 10, and multiple trade outlets quickly corroborated that Jason Orley is attached to write and direct.
- Neal Moritz and Tania Landau are producing the project through Original Film, and Orley is working from an earlier Kaplan and Elfont screenplay.
- Warner Bros. and outlets say plot, casting, filming schedule and a release date have not been announced, and there is no word yet on whether Tom Hanks or Meg Ryan will be involved.
- The Hollywood Reporter and other coverage describe the film as a new story rather than a scene-for-scene remake, leaving open how core elements like AOL-era email and bookstore-versus-chain conflict will be modernized.
- The title traces back to a long adaptation line—Miklós László’s 1937 play Parfumerie and the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner—and industry observers note the project fits a broader trend of studios revisiting familiar IP for contemporary audiences.