Dolly Parton has been working “9 to 5” to get this sequel to see the sunshine of day.
The nation legend spoke to HuffPost on Wednesday about her new line of frozen meals and likewise touched on Jennifer Aniston’s forthcoming remake of “9 to 5.”
“Jane [Fonda], Lily [Tomlin] and I have been trying for years to try to come up with a ‘9 to 5: Two’ through the years,” Parton advised HuffPost. “It never happened.”
Regardless of not with the ability to make a sequel with the three authentic stars, Parton mentioned that “in Jennifer’s story, they wanted us to be involved in it somehow” however she’s unsure if that’s taking place.
“But I love Jennifer. I think it’ll be a wonderful thing,” she mentioned.
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“But we have no plans to be in that,” Parton added. “But I do wish her the best, because the script I read, I thought, was really good and a new and different take that really brings the office up to date the way that people live now.”
“But I think a lot of it is that, you know, we’re all older now,” Parton quipped. “We’re not gonna look that good on the big screen. All of us up there with all those beautiful, young, fresh people … so I don’t know.”
Although a possible Parton cameo or position has not but been confirmed, she mentioned that she did provide her musical companies to the actor, as she and Aniston “have been friends through the years.”
“I told her, I said, you’re more than welcome to use my song ‘9 to 5,’ and if you need some additional songs, or if you need the ‘9 to 5’ song rewritten or reworked, you know, to do that,” Parton mentioned.
“But I’m sure that they’ll find some great person. I don’t have any one myself in mind for it, but there’s somebody ― there’s a [Doralee, Parton’s character in the movie] out there,” the Grammy winner shared.
“I really would love to see the show, and I’d love to be able to write some music, be involved in that way with it,” Parton mentioned.
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Parton additionally has one other remake on the best way, because the nation singer was an uncredited producer for the hit ’90s present “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” ― one thing many individuals don’t know.
Her manufacturing firm, Sandollar Productions, will once more be tied to the upcoming reboot of the collection.
“I will be as involved as I need to be, or as I can be,” Parton mentioned. “Or if they need, you know, I may come up with some ideas for some of the episodes.”
“I don’t know yet, but I’m excited about the fact that they’re bringing that back,” she mentioned.
However there’s one factor you received’t see on TV or the massive display anytime quickly: a Dolly Parton cooking present.
“Well, we’ve been offered that. It’s just, we’re just so busy doing so many things,” she mentioned, including that one in every of her sisters, Rachel Parton George, may someday do her personal present.
“She’s actually the better cook. I think I’m the better old-timey Southern cook, like some of these things,” Parton mentioned, referring to her new frozen meals, which embody dishes like rooster and dumplings, beef pot roast, nation fried steak, shrimp and grits, and a peach cobbler.
“But Rachel has a way of making food taste good and look good,” she mentioned. “Some of my Southern foods are not always pretty, but they’re pretty good.”
