Charles Shyer, director of the** Father Of The Bride** and Alfie remakes, is heading down a more original path with his next movie. He’s signed on to direct the female buddy comedy, BFF. And if you don’t know what that acronym stands for, we’ll help you out: it’s Best Friends Forever. LOL!
The fairly low-budget ($20 million) flick will follow the fortunes of former childhood friends who reunite in their hometown many years later to find that one of them has become much, much more successful than the others. Needless to say, complications arise and hilarity, hopefully, ensues.
Shyer hasn’t directed since the damp squib that was 2004’s Alfie, but according to the IMDb, he’s in pre-production on a new movie called Eloise In Paris. But with shooting set for the spring on BFF, we imagine that Eloise will be placed on the back burner.
Hallie Shyer – daughter of Charles – and Ellen Greenberg are rewriting the script, which was originally penned by Vanessa Parisse and Robin Dunne. Wind Dancer Films is picking up the tab.