A television revival series based on the 1989 movie is reportedly in the works without original director Crowe and star Cusack, who are not only not involved, but seem quite upset about the project.
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It's been 25 years since Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) held a boombox over his head outside Diane Court's (Ione Skye) bedroom window in the 1989 cult favorite romantic comedy Say Anything. But that boombox — well now, maybe an iPad — might soon be pulled out of storage. According to Deadline , a deal has just been inked to reboot the story for NBC, with Justin Adler (Better Off Ted) writing and Aaron Kaplan (The Neighbors) producing.
The original Say Anything followed the unlikely romance between slacker Lloyd and valedictorian Diane during the summer after they graduated high school. And the television adaptation is said to pick up 10 years after the movie left off with Diane returning home unexpectedly, where she reconnects with Lloyd, according to Deadline.
But there are three big components missing from this revival: Crowe, Cusack, and Skye, none of whom are affiliated with the NBC revival. In fact, it appears Crowe is quite upset about the new development. He took to Twitter shortly after the news was announced to clarify that he has no involvement in the script, "except in trying to stop it."
When asked for comment, Crowe's office said they had nothing to add about what steps he is taking to kill the option. Cusack also tweeted his disapproval of the Say Anything television adaptation.
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