Dolly Parton has 'no plans' to star in Jennifer Aniston's '9 to 5' remake

IANS May 23, 2025 359 views

Dolly Parton has candidly shared her thoughts on the upcoming '9 to 5' remake starring Jennifer Aniston. While she won't be reprising her original role, Parton is enthusiastic about the project and has offered her iconic song for the film. The country music legend believes the new version will brilliantly update the classic workplace comedy for modern audiences. Despite not appearing in the movie, Parton remains supportive and excited to see how the remake unfolds.

"We're not gonna look that good on the big screen" - Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton has 'no plans' to star in Jennifer Aniston's '9 to 5' remake
Los Angeles, May 23: Country music icon Dolly Parton said that she’s always wanted to see a remake of the 1980s comedy classic “9 to 5”. However, she doesn’t plan to star in the upcoming movie starring Jennifer Aniston.

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Dolly supports Jennifer Aniston's remake without personal involvement

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Original '9 to 5' trio unlikely to return to screen

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Parton offers her iconic song for the new film

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Actress confident a great replacement will be found

In the original, the country music icon starred as Doralee Rhodes, alongside Lily Tomlin as Violet Newstead and Jane Fonda as Judy Bernly.

“Jane, Lily and I have been trying for years to try to come up with a 9 to 5: Two through the years,” Parton told HuffPost, reports people.com.

She added: “It never happened.”

Now, over four decades later, a remake may actually be in the works courtesy Aniston.

Despite Aniston wanting to include all three of the original actresses in the film’s remake, Parton told the HuffPost that she’s not sure that is going to happen.

The “Jolene” hitmaker said: “We have no plans to be in that. 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 told the outlet.

She added: “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 the original Rhodes actress likely won’t be making an appearance on the big screen she has offered up her vocals for the remake since 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 said about her conversation with Aniston.

Parton shared her confidence that “some great person” will be found and cast to play Rhodes.

“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 said.

That isn’t the only remake that Parton has widely contributed to in the past. Parton was an unaccredited producer of the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer and now, through her production company Sandollar Productions, she will be involved in the reboot.

“I will be as involved as I need to be, or as I can be. Or if they need, you know, I may come up with some ideas for some of the episodes,” Parton told Huffpost.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
Dolly Parton is pure class! Even at her age, she's so graceful about stepping aside for new talent. Her willingness to contribute music shows her true passion for the project. Indian cinema could learn from this - sometimes it's okay to pass the baton to younger actors.
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Rahul S.
Why remake classics though? The original 9 to 5 was perfect! Just like how we shouldn't remake Sholay or Mughal-e-Azam. Some things should be left untouched. 🎬
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Ananya M.
Dolly's humility is so refreshing! In Bollywood, we rarely see stars gracefully accepting they're too old for certain roles. Her attitude is "no drama, only good vibes" - just like her music! 🤗
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Vikram J.
Interesting how Hollywood remakes are often led by women (Jennifer Aniston here) while in India, most remakes still have male leads. Hope our industry learns from this progressive approach!
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Sunita R.
I grew up watching 9 to 5 on Doordarshan! Dolly was my fashion icon with those big hair and bright outfits. Even today, she carries herself with such dignity. True legend! 👑
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Karan P.
Respectfully disagree with the remake. The original's charm was its 80s office culture - fax machines, typewriters etc. Today's workplace with Zoom calls and WFH won't have the same comic effect. Some stories belong to their era.

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