MEG RYAN - STARS TEAM UP FOR THE WOMEN

MEG RYAN, ANNETTE BENING, EVA MENDES, JADA PINKETT SMITH, DEBRA MESSING and CANDICE BERGEN are teaming up for a remake of the 1939 classic THE WOMEN. The cast members, who have either signed up for the movie or are on the verge of doing so, will be directed by Diane English, who has spent more than 10 years trying to get the project off the ground. Despite its all-star cast, The Women has a budget of less than $20 million (GBP10 million), reports Daily Variety. The 1939 original was directed by George Cukor and starred Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford.