Selena Gomez 'in talks' for reboot of Working Girl in role that made Melanie Griffith a star

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Selena Gomez has been mentioned as the possible star of a reboot of the classic film Working Girl.The 30-year-old is reported to be in final talks to star in and produce a reboot to the Oscar nominated 1980s film.Melanie Griffith, 64, starred as Tess McGill, a woman with 'a head for business and a body for sin' who pretended to be her boss while the executive was recovering from a broken leg.

Talks: Selena Gomez, 30, is reported to be in talks to headline a reboot of the 1980s romantic comedy that made Melanie Griffith, 64, a star; seen in MayThe 1988 hit made more than $100 million at the box office andco-starred Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack.

Melanie received a best actress nomination and both Sigourney and Joan were honored with best supporting actress nominations.The word is Selena will not only star in the updated version of the story, but will also serve as one of the producers, working with Ilana Pena, who created and served as a show runner on the Disney+ series Diary of a Future President.

Box office smash: The about an ambitious assistant who impersonates her boss made some $100 million dollars at the box office and resulted in a best actress Oscar nomination for Melanie, seen here with co-star Harrison FordThe film will produced under the 20th Century banner, and will likely stream on Hulu, where Selena can now be seen in season two of the Emmy nominated crime-comedy Only Murders in the Building.Selena is also producing and starring in the HBO reality show Selena + Chef a pandemic inspired series in which the locked down actress works with master chefs to brush up on her cooking skills.