Netflix will reboot '13 Going on 30' starring Emily Bader and Logan Lerman

The classic fantasy rom-com from 2004, 13 Going on 30, will have a reboot with home in Netflix.

The reboot will star Emily Bader (People We Meet on Vacation) y Logan Lerman (Oh, Hi!), and executive produced by Jennifer Garnerstar of the original film (via Deadline).

Brett Haley will be the director of the feature film, marking a new collaboration between the filmmaker and Bader, after the actress starred People We Meet on Vacationwhich Haley directed for Netflix. This film, released on the streamer in January of this year, spent four weeks in the Global Top 10 of the platform's most popular English-language films, and reached the Top 10 of most popular films in 92 countries. The source explains that after this, Haley and Bader were eager to work together again, finding in the reboot of 13 Going on 30the perfect project for them.

The details of the reboot's plot are currently under complete secrecy.

Haley will direct the script written by Hannah Marks (Mark, Mary, & Some Other People), with reviews of Flora Greeson (The Princess Diaries 3).

Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will produce with their company RK Films, with Garner executive producing alongside Donna Roth and Susan Arnold, and Scott Hemming for Revolution Studios, Alyssa Altman and Marks.

13 Going on 30known in our country as If I were 30is a fantasy romantic comedy centered on Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl who magically awakens as a 30-year-old woman, who must face adulthood while rediscovering her true identity.

Christa B. Allen he performed it in its adolescent version, and Jennifer Garner He played the adult version of the character. Mark Ruffalo is the male co-star. Gary Winick directed it.

The film was released in April 2004 by Columbia Pictures, grossing $96 million at the global box office (without adjustments for inflation), achieving great success in domestic format. It has remained a cultural reference for more than twenty years.

Speaking to Deadline about the project, Haley commented:

“13 Going on 30 It is one of those exceptional and perfect films. Funny, emotional, deeply human, with unforgettable performances by Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer. “I have been a fan for a long time, so taking on this new project comes with a huge responsibility.”

The director added:

“Having Jennifer Garner on board as executive producer, after being instrumental in what made the original special, is especially meaningful. I'm also incredibly excited to be reunited with Emily Bader. She and the incredibly talented Logan Lerman are a magical couple. I feel incredibly lucky to be entrusted with a project that means so much to so many people.”

In recent days, Bader joined another Netflix project, the sports drama The 99’ersabout the exploits of the United States Women's National Soccer Team in the 1999 World Cup, in which Bader will play the team's star, Mia Hamm.

Lerman, for his part, starred in the dark comedy Oh, Hi! which Sony Pictures Classics acquired after its world premiere at Sundance 2026, and is part of the fifth season of Only Murders in the Building de Hulu.