Film remake of THE KING AND I in the works

Paramount Pictures have obtained the rights for a film remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical, The King and I.

The plans are in very early development stages, with no writer or director currently signed onto the project. Although the vision of the remake is that it will bring a contemporary and diverse view to the material.

Inspired by Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam, the story is set in 1860s Bangkok and centres on the relationship between British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam, who employs her as a tutor for his many wives and children.

The original 1956 film of The King and I starred Deborah Kerr and Yul Brenner.

Who would be in your dream cast, Besties?