Actor Lily Tomlin has shared her thoughts on Jennifer Aniston ’s remake of the classic movie, 9 to 5 , admitting that part of her feels “rejected” by the project. The 1980 American comedy starred Tomlin alongside her Grace and Frankie co-star Jane Fonda , and “Jolene” legend Dolly Parton . The movie follows three women, Doralee (Parton), Judy (Fonda) and Violet (Tomlin), who take revenge on their sexist boss.
It was adapted for the stage by Parton, with a production opening on London’s West End in 2019. The trio had initially turned down attempts at a sequel, but the idea has since been picked up by Friends actor Jennifer Aniston, in a screenplay written by the Oscar-winning writer of Juno , Diablo Cody. Sharing her reaction to the news, the 84-year-old told People , “I felt sort of the same way I felt about the musical.
You know, part of you feels rejected.” The Emmy-award winner added: “You think that character’s yours always. And you could reembody it.
” Tomlin was sceptical about the success of a remake as she said, “It’s going to be tough to make [the movie] happen. My sympathies are with Jennifer and her writer, Diablo, who is a good writer.” Parton had previously told Entertainment Tonight that the group had “dropped that whole idea” when discussing the possibility of a sequel featuring the legendary trio.
“I don’t think we’re going to do the sequel,” Parton said at the time. “We never could get the script where it was enough di.