Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Michael Showalter to Direct Modern ‘Serendipity’ Retelling for Amazon MGM
A new version of the movie Serendipity is being planned.
Michael Showalter will direct it.
Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax are making the project.
Marc Klein, who wrote the first movie, will help write the new script.
The original movie came out in 2001.
It was about two strangers who meet in New York and leave their future to fate.
John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale played the main characters in that film.
The original earned more than $70 million around the world.
Michael Showalter will direct a modern retelling of the 2001 romantic comedy Serendipity.
Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax are developing the new film.
Marc Klein, writer of the original film, will work on the new screenplay.
Showalter and Jordana Mollick will produce alongside original producer Simon Fields.
The original film starred John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale and earned more than $70 million worldwide.
- Who
- Michael Showalter will direct the project, with Marc Klein writing and producers including Showalter, Jordana Mollick and Simon Fields.
- What
- A modern retelling of the romantic comedy Serendipity is being developed.
- When
- The articles do not specify a release date or production schedule.
- Where
- The project is being made for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax; the original story begins in a New York department store.
- Why
- The film is being developed as a modern retelling of the 2001 movie.
- Project
- Modern retelling of Serendipity
- Director
- Michael Showalter
- Studios
- Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax
- Writer
- Marc Klein, who wrote the original film
- Producers
- Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick and Simon Fields
- Original release
- 2001
- Original worldwide box office
- More than $70 million