Thirteen Going on Thirty Reboot: New Cast & Director

0:00On March 25, Netflix is rebooting the beloved romantic comedy 13 going on 30. The original from 2004 starred Jennifer Garner as a teen who wakes up as a 30-year-old. She's now on board as executive producer for this new version, though not acting. Emily Bader takes the lead role with Logan Lerman as her love interest. Directed by Brett Haley, the project comes from a screenplay by Hannah Marks. Haley previously teamed up with Bader on Netflix's People We Meet on Vacation, which hit the global Top 10 movies list for four weeks and reached. 92 countries. He calls the original a rare, perfect film and feels a big responsibility to honor it. Fans are splitting into camps online. Some thrilled and others worried it can't match the magic. The first movie grossed $96 million worldwide and became a huge home video hit. It shaped how many millennials view growing up, with iconic moments still quoted today. Bader has credits like My Lady Jane on Prime Video and the upcoming soccer drama The 99ers.

1:06Lerman's known from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the perks of being a wallflower and recent roles in only murders in the building, plus the Sundance hit. Oh, hi, a stage musical version of the film just premiered last fall. Garner's oversight and this talented crew give real promise the reboot could recapture that heartfelt charm for a new crowd. From the spotlight, powered by AI, this is entertainment and celebrity news today.