Sarah Jessica Parker is in talks about taking a lead role in the big-screen redo of
The Man Who Came to Dinner, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Details of the project are being closely guarded, but it is known that Michael Leeson wrote a version of the script,
Negotiations have not yet begun for Parker to fill the role, sources said, because her agreement to star is contingent upon whom the studio finds to take the lead male role.
Steve Martin was offered the part, but his representatives confirmed that he recently passed on the project.