Overview
- Jessica Alba signed on to the project on Wednesday, July 15, joining leads Emily Bader, Logan Lerman and Adeline Rudolph in the new take on the 2004 rom-com.
- Production began in Los Angeles last month and Jennifer Garner, who starred in the original film, is attached as an executive producer.
- Brett Haley is directing from a screenplay by Hannah Marks with revisions by Flora Greeson, and Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing for RK Films.
- Specifics about Alba’s role and the reboot’s logline have been withheld and Netflix declined to comment on casting details.
- The original film’s long-running popularity and Alba’s recent Netflix success with Trigger Warning, which the coverage says launched at number one in dozens of territories, help explain the project’s commercial appeal and streaming strategy.