That takes the cake! ABC to make VERY long-awaited follow-up series to Julia Roberts 1997 hit My Best Friend's Wedding

By Mike Larkin For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:38 EST, 14 October 2015 | Updated: 14:50 EST, 15 October 2015

It is almost two decades since the original movie became one of the smash hits of 1997.

And fans will now finally be able to stop agonizing about what happened to their beloved favorites now ABC is making a spin-off of My Best Friends Wedding.

The film starred Hollywood's then golden girl Julia Roberts as a food critic who realizes she is in love with her best friend, who is about to get hitched to another woman.

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That takes the cake: Reboot frenzy continues apace after it emerged ABC are to make a follow-up series to Julia Roberts' 1997 romantic comedy hit My Best Friend's Wedding

That takes the cake: Reboot frenzy continues apace after it emerged ABC are to make a follow-up series to Julia Roberts' 1997 romantic comedy hit My Best Friend's Wedding

After much hilarity her friend decides to marry his much younger fiancee, who was played by Cameron Diaz.

She played a perky blonde university student who came from an extremely wealthy family, a combination that perhaps unsurprisingly won the heart of Dermot Mulroney's sportswriter character.

But the film ended on a cliffhanger, with Julia's still-single character sharing a dance with her gay friend and editor, who was played by macho actor Rupert Everett.

Finally? Perhaps Julia Roberts' food critic character will finally get together with her best friend after all

Finally? Perhaps Julia Roberts' food critic character will finally get together with her best friend after all

According to the Hollywood Reporter ABC joining forces with the producers of the original movie, which made $299 million at the box office, to convert the 'franchise' into a sequel series to the film.

It will be turned into a single-camera half-hour comedy show, meaning it will have a bigger-budget, look more movie-like and will feature more use of real-world filming locations than multi-camera sitcoms such as Cheers and Friends.

Perhaps most excitingly, the movie's scriptwriter Ron Bass, who won an Oscar for Rain Man, will be penning the show along with Jessica Amento.

The film's producers Jerry and Janet Zucker will executive produce alongside Mike Menchel. One fly in the ointment is Adam Sandler is involved through his company Happy Madison Television.

Boosting his rainy day fund: The original film's scriptwriter Ron Bass, who won an Oscar for Rain Man, will be penning the show

Boosting his rainy day fund: The original film's scriptwriter Ron Bass, who won an Oscar for Rain Man, will be penning the show

Casting has yet to be decided, however it appears more than a little unlikely Julia, who is worth around $170 million, will decide to make the transition from film to TV to reprise her role. 

Reboots are depressingly in vogue as desperate networks try to land a guaranteed hit.

ABC is also in the process of making a female fronted remake of Fantasy Island, while CBS is making new versions of Nancy Drew, MacGyver, Training Day and The Island of Dr. Moreau.

The CW has The Notebook and Friday the 13th in the works. NBC is also on the bandwagon with Hart to Hart, while Fox is rebooting Behind Enemy Lines and reviving The X-Files and Prison Break.

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