The museum is open for business again.
A “Night at the Museum” reimagining is in the works at 20th Century Studios, with 21 Laps Entertainment tapping Tripper Clancy to pen the script.
Plot details remain under wraps, but it’s said the film will tell a fresh story at the museum with new characters. Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will produce for 21 Laps. Emily Morris will oversee the project for the company.
Clancy’s previous credits as a writer include Stuber, I Am Not Okay With This, Die Hart, and Die Hart 2: Die Harter.
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The “Night at the Museum” franchise, which kicked off in 2006, has spawned three follow-ups: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) and the animated feature Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022). Levy directed the first three films, while Matt Danner helmed Kahmunrah.
Ben Stiller starred in the first three movies as museum night security guard Larry Daley, who discovers that his workplace’s historical exhibits come alive at night. Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Mickey Rooney, Brad Garrett, Dick Van Dyke and Rami Malek also starred. The fourth film, which debuted on Disney+, featured a new cast including the voices of Joshua Bassett, Jamie Demetriou, Gillian Jacobs and Zachary Levi. The three live-action films grossed over $1.3 billion collectively at the global box office.
Levy and his 21 Laps are represented by WME, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, and Ziffren Brittenham.
Deadline was first to report the “Night at the Museum” news.