Project X Entertainment has acquired the rights to the classic Jerry Lewis comedy The Nutty Professor with a new reboot in development from Project X’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Paul Neinstein, according to Deadline.
The Nutty Professor reboot will serve as Project X Entertainment’s second major IP relaunch following their Scream 5 project that will be distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready Or Not) and written by Guy Busick along with Vanderbilt.
The Nutty Professor was rebooted by Universal Pictures in 1996 starring Eddie Murphy, which was followed-up by the 2000 sequel, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
Scream 5 will feature the original franchise cast including Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette.