There will be a new remake of the iconic monster movie Anaconda from the 1990s, but this time it will be a meta-comedy. In the 1997 original, Jennifer Lopez played a documentary filmmaker who ventures far into South American jungles to find a vanished tribe of native people. When the crew comes across a dangerous criminal (played by Jon Voight) and a huge man-eating snake, they regrettably get more than they expected. Anaconda has a position in the vaguely defined horror landscape of the 1990s, despite being corny and receiving negative reviews.

Now, after a ton of sequels to Anaconda, the Jennifer Lopez vehicle is set to be remade by Hollywood but in a way that is totally unexpected. This new take on the blockbuster will reframe it as a comedy, though maintain the same basic story structure as the original. This meta approach to the cult classic is coming from the writer behind the Nicolas Cage film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and it has the chance to continue the trend of spoofing Hollywood while also paying homage to beloved films from the past.