Jack Nicholson Drops Out Of ‘Toni Erdmann’ As American Remake Sees Behind-The-Scenes Changes

Changes are afoot on the upcoming production of the highly-anticipated American remake of “Toni Erdmann.” The film, which was set to star Kristen Wiig and Jack Nicholson, as the father-daughter duo at the center of the story, is in the middle of some big changes as the film moves forward towards production, according to The Wrap.

First, and probably foremost in the minds of film fans, Jack Nicholson has left the production for an unknown reason. However, Kristen Wiig is sticking around to star. Now, all we have to wait for is to hear who is taking over the highly-coveted role that Nicholson is leaving behind. For those not familiar with “Toni Erdmann,” the film follows a woman, who is struggling with finding happiness as she focuses entirely on her career. That all changes when she begins to interact more with her father, who brings a much-needed influx of chaos into her life.

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Another major change that’s happening is behind-the-camera, where Lisa Cholodenko is stepping up to direct the adaptation. She was already hired on to pen the script, after the “Girls” duo of Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner dropped out. Now, the “Olive Kitteridge” and “The Kids Are All Right” filmmaker is doing double-duty as writer-director on the comedy.

All told, it appears that even with these major changes to the film, the production is still moving forward. It makes sense that Paramount would be pushing this film to be completed, as the studio is struggling to find box office winners. And if this new version of “Toni Erdmann” is able to live up to the original, which won a ton of awards and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, it looks like Paramount would have a much-needed hit on its hands.