Paramount Pictures has tapped scribe Grant Morris to pen an updated version of its 1958 Elvis Presley starrer "King Creole," reports Variety.
The original pic, based on the Harold Robbins novel "A Stone for Danny Fisher," revolved around a delinquent who takes a job as a dishwasher in a New Orleans nightclub and gets the chance to perform one night.
"King Creole," directed by Michael Curtiz and featuring Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau and Dean Jagger, was Presley's last feature before his Army service and is regarded by critics as one of his better films.
Current project will tap into the source material while being set in contemporary New Orleans with the lead actor striving to become a rock star.