Lily Tomlin is aware of the challenges of a 9 to five sequel, which is why she feels Jennifer Aniston‘s reimagining of the long-lasting 1980 movie goes to be “robust to make.”
The actress, who starred alongside Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda within the authentic film, lately opened as much as Individuals journal about their try to put in writing a follow-up to the beloved movie in 2018.
“We had one official crack on the script,” Tomlin recalled. “The draft simply didn’t work for us. We couldn’t actually see the work world right now [in the pages]. Individuals earn a living from home. They take gig work. They don’t even know their boss. They’re at dwelling!”
Although all three girls have been going to reprise their roles for the sequel, Parton later advised Leisure Tonight that that they had finally “dropped that complete thought.”
“I don’t suppose we’re going to do the sequel,” the “Jolene” singer mentioned on the time. “We by no means might get the script the place it was sufficient totally different than the primary one, and that one turned out so good.”
Final month, it was introduced that Aniston was producing a reimagining of 9 to five, with Oscar-winning Juno author Diablo Cody penning the script.
When Tomlin heard the information, she admitted, “I felt kind of the identical means I felt in regards to the [2009 Broadway] musical. You recognize, a part of you feels rejected. You suppose that character’s yours all the time. And you may reembody it.”
Nonetheless, the Grace and Frankie star additionally acknowledged how a lot the office has modified over the a long time, which is why she feels “it’s going to be robust to make [the movie] occur.”
Tomlin added, “My sympathies are with Jennifer and her author Diablo, who is an effective author.”