All We Know About Netflix’s 13 Going on 30 Reboot

Hollywood’s obsession with nostalgia isn’t going anywhere—the iconic 2004 rom-com 13 Going on 30 is the latest classic to be revisited. On March 24, Deadline reported that Netflix is rebooting the film with People We Meet on Vacation’s Emily Bader and Only Murders in the Building’s Logan Lerman in the lead roles. Jennifer Garner, who starred in the original, is involved as an executive producer.

Shortly after news broke, the streaming company confirmed the news on Instagram: “Thirty, flirty, and thriving… Emily Bader and Logan Lerman will star in 13 GOING ON 30, a new reboot of the 2004 classic. Executive produced by Jennifer Garner and directed by Brett Haley (People We Meet on Vacation).”

Here’s all we know so far about the project.

Will this be a faithful adaptation?

Deadline reported that plot details are being kept hidden, so it’s unclear how much of the original story will appear in the new version. In the 2004 movie, a 13-year-old Jenna Rink (Christa B. Allen) wishes to be “thirty, flirty, and thriving,” and wakes up in her adult body (Jennifer Garner). She has to navigate life as a magazine editor in the cutthroat New York City publishing world while making sense of who she grew up to be and the things she left behind (like her childhood best friend-turned-love interest, played by Mark Ruffalo).

Brett Haley will be directing the project with Hannah Marks writing the script. In a statement to Deadline, Haley teased this would be a “reimagining” of the movie.

“13 Going on 30 is one of those rare, perfect films,” Haley said. “Funny, emotional, deeply human, with unforgettable performances from Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, and Judy Greer. I’m a longtime fan, so stepping into this reimagining comes with tremendous responsibility.”

Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo in the original 13 Going on 30.

Who’s in the cast?

Emily Bader and Logan Lerman are starring, with Lerman tapped to play Bader’s love interest. No other roles have been announced yet.

Who else is involved?

From a production standpoint, Brett Haley, who directed Bader in People We Meet on Vacation, is taking the helm once more. Sources told Deadline that he and Bader were eager to work together again and saw the reboot as the “perfect opportunity.”

Hannah Marks (After Everything) is writing the script, with Flora Greeson (The Princess Diaries 3) revising.

Jennifer Garner is executive producing, along with Marks, Donna Roth, Susan Arnold, Scott Hemming, and Alyssa Altman. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will also be producing.

In his statement to Deadline, Haley raved about the people involved, saying, “Jennifer Garner being on board as an executive producer, after playing such a big part of what made the original special, is especially meaningful. I also couldn’t be more excited to reunite with Emily Bader after People We Meet on Vacation. She and the amazingly talented Logan Lerman are a magical pairing. I feel incredibly lucky to be trusted with something that means so much to so many people.”

When will the reboot be released?

There’s no news on a release date yet.

Is the reboot in production?

No details about a production date have been shared at this point.

This post will be updated.

Watch 13 Going on 30 on Prime Video