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Disney making gender-flipped High Fidelity series

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Photo credit: Touchstone/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

From Digital Spy

High Fidelity is getting a gender-swapped reboot courtesy of Disney.

The House of Mouse is developing a version of Nick Hornby's bittersweet novel and its 2000 cult classic comedy starring John Cusack as a lovable loser running his local record store.

This version of High Fidelity will got the PG-13 route, rather than an R-rating like the original movie, because Disney wants it for its family-friendly streaming service (via Deadline).

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Photo credit: Touchstone/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

The High Fidelity show will still use the framing device of the record shop owner reflecting melancholically on failed romances, only this time it will be coming from a female perspective.

Ugly Betty's Veronica West and Sarah Kucserka are penning the script, with the film's writer Scott Rosenberg on board as one of High Fidelity's producers.

High Fidelity remains a cult classic for fans of the romantic comedy genre, having featured an incredible cast alongside Cusack including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins, Jack Black and even rock legend Bruce Springsteen.

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Photo credit: Getty Images / Handout

This is one of several high-profile episodic projects in the works for the currently-unnamed Disney streaming service. New Star Wars and Marvel shows are currently in development.

For younger audiences, Disney is working on a reboot of The Muppets as well as spin-offs for High School Musical and the animated hit Monsters Inc.

Disney hasn't announced a firm launch date for its Netflix rival, but it is expected to be up-and-running at some point in 2019.


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