Paramount Pictures is working on a spin-off of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”.
The 1986 teen film written, co-produced and directed by John Hughes and starring Matthew Broderick as a high school slacker who skips school, along with two of his friends, is about to be updated by the creators of “Cobra Kai. “, as reported Deadline.
The upcoming movie “Sam and Victor’s Day Off” will follow two new characters on the same day that Ferris (Broderick) and his friends Cameron (Alan Ruck) and Sloane (Mia Sara) skipped school.
Cobra Kai’s Jon Hurwtiz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald are producing the film, while their head of development, Dina Hillier, is producing.
Bill Posley will write the script, while a director has yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, Matthew, 60, previously revealed that he nearly turned down the lead role in the classic film.
He said, “I thought [the script] it was great, and i had a bit of hesitation because i just did it [the plays] “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Biloxi Blues”.
“I was like, ‘Wow, I’m talking to the audience, like in these plays’ … and inside too [the 1985 movie] ‘Ladyhawke’ talks a little to the camera.
“You know, when you’re young or just starting out, you think, ‘I have to do something different.
“I remember before I hung up the phone, my agent was like behind me in the room and said, ‘Yes, you should.
“He flew to New York. ‘See you tomorrow. Let’s not talk about it now, see you tomorrow, ”and he came and suddenly found himself in the room with me, saying,“ Yeah, I think you should.