A Walk to RememberReboot in Development 23 Years After Original Film Starring Mandy Moore and Shane West

Mar. 15, 2025

A Walk to Remember.

A Walk to Rememberis getting the reboot treatment.A remake of the 2002 film, based onNicholas Sparks' 1999 young-adult romance novel of the same name, is in development at Monarch Media, a rep for producerDenise Di Noviconfirms to PEOPLE.PerDeadline, Di Novi will work alongside Hunt Lowry, with whom she also produced the original movie that starredMandy MooreandShane Westin the lead roles.Adam Shankmandirected the 2002 film, but no filmmaker has been announced for the new project as of yet.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Nicholas Sparks; Mandy Moore, Shane West in A Walk To Remember.Brad Poirier; Pete Tangen/Warner Bros/Pandora/Kobal/ShutterstockA Walk to Rememberstarred West, 46, as Landon Carter, a rebellious high-schooler who falls for his shy, overachieving classmate Jamie Sullivan (Moore, 40). The coming-of-age tearjerker follows their relationship as Landon learns that Jamie is living with leukemia and nearing the end of her life.“I am so grateful to Steve [Barnett] and Monarch Media for giving all of us the opportunity to bring this enduring and inspirational story of faith, hope and love to a new generation, all qualities we need now more than ever,” Di Novi said in a statement toDeadline.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Moore previously told PEOPLE that she would"love" to see a reboot ofA Walk to Remember, adding that she could envision a certain singer in the role of her character Jamie Sullivan.“I don’t know,Olivia Rodrigoor something like that,” theThis Is Usalum said amid the original movie’s 20th anniversary in January 2022. “Someone could redo this film.““I would love to see it. It’s been long enough that, yeah, I feel like we’ve earned our place in cinematic history for a reboot at this point,” Moore added.

A Walk to Rememberis getting the reboot treatment.

A remake of the 2002 film, based onNicholas Sparks' 1999 young-adult romance novel of the same name, is in development at Monarch Media, a rep for producerDenise Di Noviconfirms to PEOPLE.

PerDeadline, Di Novi will work alongside Hunt Lowry, with whom she also produced the original movie that starredMandy MooreandShane Westin the lead roles.Adam Shankmandirected the 2002 film, but no filmmaker has been announced for the new project as of yet.

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Nicholas Sparks; Mandy Moore, Shane West in A Walk To Remember.Brad Poirier; Pete Tangen/Warner Bros/Pandora/Kobal/Shutterstock

Brad Poirier; Pete Tangen/Warner Bros/Pandora/Kobal/Shutterstock

A Walk to Rememberstarred West, 46, as Landon Carter, a rebellious high-schooler who falls for his shy, overachieving classmate Jamie Sullivan (Moore, 40). The coming-of-age tearjerker follows their relationship as Landon learns that Jamie is living with leukemia and nearing the end of her life.

“I am so grateful to Steve [Barnett] and Monarch Media for giving all of us the opportunity to bring this enduring and inspirational story of faith, hope and love to a new generation, all qualities we need now more than ever,” Di Novi said in a statement toDeadline.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Moore previously told PEOPLE that she would"love” to see a reboot ofA Walk to Remember, adding that she could envision a certain singer in the role of her character Jamie Sullivan.

“I don’t know,Olivia Rodrigoor something like that,” theThis Is Usalum said amid the original movie’s 20th anniversary in January 2022. “Someone could redo this film.”

“I would love to see it. It’s been long enough that, yeah, I feel like we’ve earned our place in cinematic history for a reboot at this point,” Moore added.

source: people.com