Michael Showalter to offer "rebuttal" to '00s rom-com Serendipity

Per Deadline, Showalter will direct a movie called Serendipity, which presumably follows a similar plot of reconnection. It even retained the same screenwriter, Marc Klein, who penned the original. However, as Showalter puts it, “This new Serendipity is not a remake or even a reboot; I’d say it’s more of a rebuttal. Same title. New characters. New story and new ideas about love and relationships.” 

The original saw Cusack and Beckinsale share a magical meet-cute that dovetails into a fated missed connection. That is, until Beckinsale’s lost phone number floats back into Cusack’s life days before his nuptials to the woman he met in the interim. Serendipity was a massive hit in 2001, but a lot of that might have been due to its ace tagline: “When love feels like magic, it’s called ‘destiny.’ When destiny has a sense of humor, it’s called ‘Serendipity.'” We’ll see if Showalter can find a tagline half as good because when Serendipity hits the silver screen, it’s called “boffo B.O.,” baby!