Bust out the apple sauce — the beloved ’80s motherhood comedy “ Baby Boom ” is getting a reboot at Amazon MGM Studios .
The streamer has set prolific filmmaker Michael Showalter (“The Idea of You,” “Hello, My Name is Doris”) as director for a new take on the film. The original was a vehicle for the comic genius of the late Diane Keaton . She starred as a hard-driving career woman in the retail food business, unexpectedly saddled with an infant. Through a series of difficult (bordering on absurd) choices, she learns the value of hard work on her own terms.
While a potential setting, premise and cast are currently unknown, the project is described by sources as a “reimagining.” Producers on the new version include Stacey Sher for Shiny Penny and Showalter and Jordana Mollick for Semi

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