Wes Anderson of The Royal Tenenbaums will pen the script for My Best Friend for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, reports Variety.

The film will be a remake of the 2006 French comedy Mon Meilleur Ami. The original told the story of a cranky antiques dealer who learns from his closest acquaintances that none of them really like him because of his rude manners and selfishness. When his business partner bets him a valuable vase that he can’t produce a best friend, the dealer tries to get a cab driver to pose as his buddy.

Anderson is also looking to direct the film, though that is unconfirmed at the time.