Warner Bros confirms a 'You've Got Mail' reboot is in development

Warner Bros is officially rebooting the 1998 romantic comedy classic "You've Got Mail," according to a report from Variety. The studio has tapped director Jason Orley to helm the project.

Plot details are being kept secret for now. Orley is reportedly working on a script based on earlier material from writers Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Producers Neal Moritz and Tania Landau are attached through the Original Film banner.

The original film, directed by Nora Ephron, starred Tom Hanks as a corporate bookstore owner and Meg Ryan as the operator of a small children's bookshop. The pair clash in person but unknowingly form a connection through anonymous online messages.

Orley recently finished work on the Amazon comedy "Close Personal Friends" and previously directed the films "Big Time Adolescence" and "I Want You Back." He has also directed television, including episodes of Pete Davidson's "Bupkis."

Deadline was first to break the news of the reboot, which Variety has now confirmed.