Netflix announced on Thursday that it has bought the rights of He’s All That, the gender-swapped remake of the 1999 romantic-comedy film She’s All That from Miramax.
The film will feature TikTok influencer-turned-actor Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan in the lead roles.
The contemporary story of the reimagined version of the teen classic will follow an influencer Padgett Sawyer (Rae) who accepts a challenge to turn the school’s biggest loser (Buchanan) into the prom king. While Rae will step into the shoes of actor Freddie Prinze Jr., who played Zack, the one with the bet; Buchanan will portray the role of Laney Boggs, played by Rachel Leigh Cook in the original. Cook is a part of the supporting cast in the remake but her character has not yet been revealed.
The story will be told from the girl’s point of view, as opposed to the 1999 original.
Deadline Hollywood reported that the deal is over $20 million with Rae and her fan base being the main reason the project took off. Her participation has resulted in TikTok co-producing the project.
The film will be directed by Mark Waters, who has earlier worked on Freaky Friday and the popular teen film Mean Girls. It will be released globally later this year.
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Rae and Buchanan will be joined by actors Madison Pettis, Peyton Meyer, Isabella Crovetti, Annie Jacob, Myra Molloy, and Matthew Lillard. It is written by R Lee Fleming Jr and produced by Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay, with Bill Block producing for Miramax.
He’s All That will be an addition to Netflix’s focus on expanding its teen-appealing content that will cater to people of all nationalities. With films and series like To All the Boys I Have Loved trilogy to Never Have I Ever to the 2019 comedy Tall Girl, the streaming giant is heavily investing on live-action family and teen dramas.