Warner Bros. Remaking Tom Hanks' 28-Year-Old Classic

Abaca Press/INSTARimages Published Nov 10, 2026, 12:58 PM EST Ryan Northrup is a Senior Staff Writer on ScreenRant's Movie & TV News team, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and reviews. A graduate of McMaster University, Ryan began his career in public relations before attending Vancouver Film School. There, he built lasting industry connections and optioned a feature film screenplay. Sign in to your ScreenRant account A Tom Hanks rom-com classic will be reimagined for a new generation. Hanks rose to fame in the 1980s, starring in films like Splash (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Big (1988), and The 'Burbs (1989). In the '90s, the actor starred in two seminal romantic comedy movies, one of which is now set to be remade. Per Deadline, the classic romantic comedy You've Got Mail is getting the remake treatment by Warner Bros. with Jason Orley attached as director. Orley is currently working on the current draft of a script penned by Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont, with Neal Moritz and Tania Landau producing. Other details on the remake have not yet been revealed. Orley is the director behind films like Big Time Adolescence (2019) and I Want You Back (2022). He also just wrapped production on Close Personal Friends, an Amazon comedy starring Brie Larson, Jack Quaid, Henry Golding, and Lily Collins. This film doesn't yet have a release date. More to come... Release Date December 18, 1998 Runtime 119 minutes Director Nora Ephron Writers Delia Ephron, Nora Ephron Producers Lauren Shuler Donner, Nora Ephron