The original film, which was loosely based on the Jane Austen novel Emma and grossed $56.6 million at the box office, starred 90s heavyweights including Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd and Brittany Murphy, cementing its place in 'cult classic' movie lists across the globe.
According to , the re-imagined Clueless won't feature lead character Cher Horowitz, but will instead focus on Cher's best friend Dionne (originally played by Stacey Dash). Reflecting America's changing social landscape, the reboot is being pitched as "a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sunglasses-wearing, oat milk latte and Adderall-fuelled look" at Los Angeles in 2020.
However, in a truly 2019 twist, the new film could also feature a true crime angle, with the script following Dionne as she becomes the most popular girl in school following Cher's mysterious disappearance.
Deadline reports that the reboot has been penned by Will & Grace writers Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey and executive produced by American Gothic creator Corinne Brinkerhoff, with early interest already expressed by networks including The CW.
However, have we reached a point of reboot over-saturation? Social media users seem to think so, with a markedly cynical reaction to the possible remake.
"Bout to email Hollywood and ask them very nicely to please put the Clueless reboot into the rubbish bin & never take it out," .
Another added: "You can just make a new show about teens, you don't have to reboot Clueless."
There's no denying it though - we're living in the golden age of reboots.
A Star Is Born (2018) was a reboot of a reboot of a film adaption of a stage play, and STILL swept the nominations for this year's Academy Awards.
But even though nostalgia-addicted audiences are demonstrating an insatiable appetite for re-imagined classics, surely there are some iconic films that simply don't need reinvention. For instance, I've always said that I'd chain myself to a building if it meant preventing an unnecessary reboot of Julie Andrews masterpiece The Sound of Music.
