EXCLUSIVE: Milo Manheim, 25, from Los Angeles, was lately chosen to co-direct the Disney live-action. Tangledlanded a starring function within the revamp of Michael Showalter’s romantic comedy Serendipity for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax.
No phrase but on what function Manheim will play. We introduced the challenge in August; Showalter described this as not being a direct remake or reboot of Serendipityhowever moderately a up to date “refutation” of the unique movie centered on new characters.
Written by Marc Klein from the unique, the brand new Serendipity will probably be produced by Showalter and Jordana Mollick for Semi-Formal Productions, alongside Simon Fields, who produced the unique. Jonathan Glickman, Alexandra Loewy and Thom Zadra function government producers for Miramax, alongside Klein.
Emily Criminal is overseeing the challenge for Semi-Formal, which has a multi-year first-look take care of Amazon MGM, whereas Arianna D’Andrea will oversee Miramax.
Directed by Peter Chelsom with John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, 2001 Serendipity facilities on a few strangers who fall in love with one another on a Christmas night time in New York, regardless of being engaged to different folks. By going their separate methods, their potential future collectively stays up within the air – till, seven years later, every begins to hunt out the opposite.
Miramax launched the movie to main success – a worldwide gross exceeding $77 million – at a a lot completely different time for the romantic comedy. Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy and Simon Fields produced.
It isn’t but identified whether or not the brand new model will probably be supposed for cinemas or streaming. However the unique simply celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary with a screening on the Wollman Rink, the Central Park skating rink that performed a memorable supporting function.
Just lately seen within the Paramount+ sequence Faculty Spirits and Eli Roth’s horror movie ThanksgivingManheim is a part of the newest technology of younger expertise rising from the world of Disney Channel to steer main studio initiatives. He’s finest identified for taking part in of their Zombies franchise, having additionally taken on roles in areas comparable to Promenade pact, Doogie Digicam, MDAnd Camp Rock 3.
Manheim stays within the Disney household immediately, as he’s at the moment set to star alongside Teagan Croft, within the lead function of the charming thief Flynn Rider, within the studio’s live-action. Tangledin theaters March 31, 2028. It’s repped by Framework Leisure, CAA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.