Dolly Parton wants to star in the 9 to 5 remake she’s co-producing with Jennifer Aniston.
In an interview with E! News, Parton said she was excited to be joining her original co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda.
“I do and I hope they use my songs and I hope they find a way for me, Lily and Jane to appear again,” she told the outlet.
According to Entertainment Weekly, news broke in April that Aniston was producing a remake of the 1980 hit through her production company Echo Films, with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody set to pen the script.
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Dolly Parton told E! News that she’s “hopeful we can find a way for me, Lily and Jane to return” to the Jennifer Aniston remake of 9 to 5. (Getty Images)
Parton and Aniston previously worked together on the 2018 Netflix film “Dumplin’,” in which the “Friends” star executive produced and starred, and Parton worked on the soundtrack.
The “Jolene” singer told E! that she found out about Aniston’s interest at the time, saying, “Years ago, when I did the movie ‘Dumplin’, the word came up that she might want to be in it, and I was like, ‘Oh, that would be great.'”
Aniston and Parton co-starred in the 2018 Netflix film Dumplin’. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
When asked if she had any suggestions for someone to take on her role on “9 to 5,” Parton replied, “I don’t know. I’ve never thought about it. There are a lot of great young people out there.”
When her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, was mentioned as a possible candidate, she replied, “She’d be great, wouldn’t she? She knows me and all my quirks.”
Parton told E! that she’d love it if her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, were to take over her role on “9 to 5.” (Getty Images)
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While Parton is keen for a 9 to 5 remake, her co-star Lily Tomlin isn’t so keen on the idea.
In an interview with People magazine, Tomlin spoke about rumors that a sequel was once in the works, but now admitted he’s not sure what the storyline will be.
“We took one official shot at the script,” she says, “and that draft just didn’t work for us. We couldn’t really see the world of work as it is today.” [in the pages]People are working from home. They’re doing gig work. Their bosses don’t even know. They’re at home.”
Parton told Entertainment Tonight in 2019 that the trio had “completely abandoned” the idea of a sequel.
Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin starred in “9 to 5” in 1980. There were rumors of a sequel a few years ago, but both Parton and Tomlin have said it never happened. (20th Century Fox/Getty Images)
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“I don’t think I’m going to do a sequel,” she told the outlet at the time, “because I didn’t think the script was different enough from the first one, and the first one was so good.”
The film “9 to 5” has already inspired a short-lived early ’80s sitcom starring Rita Moreno, a Broadway musical and the 2019 documentary “9 to 5: The Story of a Movement.”
Tomlin told People magazine that when he heard about Aniston’s remake, he was apprehensive.
“I felt the same way I did with the musical – I felt like a part of me was rejected. I felt like the role was always mine and I could play it again,” she said.
Tomlin said that when it comes to talk of a 9 to 5 sequel or reboot that he is not involved in, “somewhere deep inside I feel rejected.” (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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The comedian also reiterated the challenges of making a remake that reflects the modern working world.
“It would be difficult to make [the movie] “It’s unfortunate that something like this happened,” Tomlin said. “My heart goes out to Jennifer and her writer, Diablo. Diablo is a brilliant writer.”
