Get a clue! Peacock is growing a sequel sequence based mostly on the ’90s favourite “Clueless,” and Alicia Silverstone is hooked up to star within the sequence reprising her function as Cher Horowitz, IndieWire has realized.
The Peacock present is described solely as a follow-up sequel present to the 1995 cult favourite movie from director and author Amy Heckerling (who will EP the sequence), and whereas there have been some rumors concerning the precise focus of the present floating round, inventive particulars are being saved beneath wraps for now. The sequence is presently in improvement for the streamer.
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of “Gossip Woman” and “Nancy Drew” fame will write the sequence alongside “Freakier Friday” scribe Jordan Weiss, and all three will govt produce the sequence. Schwartz and Savage are producing via their banner Pretend Empire.
Silverstone can be govt producing the sequence, as is Heckerling and the movie’s unique producer Robert Lawrence. CBS Studios is producing the present alongside Common Tv.
Peacock initially tried to reboot the franchise as a thriller present centered on Stacey Sprint’s Dionne character again in 2020 that by no means got here collectively. Silverstone did nonetheless reprise her function for a Tremendous Bowl advert again in 2023.
“Clueless” this 12 months celebrates its thirtieth anniversary and can play as a part of a Fathom Leisure summer time screening in theaters. The unique made $56.6 million worldwide by way of Paramount Photos and has develop into a cult hit and one of many quintessential ’90s films. Along with Silverstone and Sprint, “Clueless” starred Paul Rudd, late actress Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Breckin Meyer, Dan Hedaya, and Wallace Shawn. The movie is loosely based mostly on the Jane Austen novel “Emma” and follows a rich Beverly Hills teen who fashions herself a matchmaker.
“Clueless” was a breakout function for Silverstone that netted her a component in “Batman & Robin.” She’ll have an indie flip when she seems in Yorgos Lanthimos’ subsequent film “Bugonia” reverse Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone, in addition to the Justin Kelly thriller “Fairly Factor.” She most lately starred in “Y2K” from A24 and director Kyle Mooney.