Lily Tomlinknows that a remake of the 1980 comedy classic9 to 5would be tricky.
Particularly since the world she, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton parodied has changed so much.
And thats why a sequel never happened.
From left, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily TomlinGetty Images
We had one official crack at the script, Tomlin said in aPeopleinterview.
The draft just didnt work for us.
We couldnt really see the work world today [in the pages].
People work from home.
They take gig work.
They dont even know their boss.
Jennifer Anistonis producing a reimagining of9 to 5, with a script by Oscar winner Diablo Cody.
Tomlin had mixed feelings about that news.
I felt sort of the same way I felt about the musical, she said.
You know, part of you feels rejected.
You think that characters yours always.
And you could reembody it.
She added: Its going to be tough to make [the movie] happen.
My sympathies are with Jennifer and her writer, Diablo, who is a good writer.
The world has opened up in being able to relate to gay people, she says.
I feel [proud] I was a part of that.
I just cant think there are more people unlike us than there are people like us.
And I dont mean gay I mean human.
