Jared Hess Hired to Direct Disney’s OVERNIGHT AT 42nd STREET
Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre director Jared Hess has signed on to direct an upcoming family film project at Disney called Overnight at 42nd Street.
The film is being described as a Home Alone type story that is set in a toy store. The movie follows “a father and son who are given the opportunity to spend the night in a lavish toy store.” I don't know about you, but the coolest toy store I've ever been too was the Toys R Us in New York City.
I wish I knew a little bit more about the story, but I assume something crazy is going to happen, and the two characters will find themselves in the middle of some kind of wacky adventure.
Will Ferrell was originally supposed to star as the father, but he’s no longer a part of it. The studio and director are currently on the hunt for the father and son duo.
Hess has been consistently making fun films in his career, and his projects have appealed to both kids and adults, so developing a story like this for the big screen seems like a good fit for him.
His most recent film was Don Verdean, which starred Sam Rockwell and Amy Ryan. It premiered at the Sundance earlier this year. He’s currently in post-production on the a heist comedy called Masterminds with Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, and Jason Sudeikis.
Source: Variety