( CNN ) -- NBC is reportedly considering a TV series follow-up to Cameron Crowe 's 1989 classic `` Say Anything , '' but both Crowe and star John Cusack are vocally against the idea . On Monday , Deadline reported that NBC had a script commitment in place for a single-camera comedy based on Crowe 's landmark coming-of-age story . In the movie , Cusack played mediocre student Lloyd Dobler , who was smitten with the high school valedictorian , Diane Court ( Ione Skye ) . NBC 's potential show would be set 10 years after the events of the movie , picking up in the aftermath of a breakup as Lloyd tries to win Diane back . The movie was both written and directed by Crowe . The TV series would be tackled by `` Better Off Ted '' producer Justin Adler . Crowe , meanwhile , has made it known he 's not at all on board . `` Regarding the announcement of a 'Say Anything ' tv show ... @ JohnCusack , @ IoneSkye1 and I have no involvement ... except in trying to stop it , '' Crowe tweeted Monday night . Cusack was just as disturbed by the news of a TV series , tweeting that he knew Crowe would be `` repulsed at this horror . '' `` No end to the exploitation of other people 's sincere efforts in shameless slime , '' the actor said on Twitter . `` ( T ) errible idea - they never want the creators only to make money off it themselves . '' This is n't the first time NBC has tried to create a new concept from a beloved movie . Last summer , the network was eyeing a comedy based on 1994 's `` Reality Bites . ''
NBC has reportedly given a script deal to a ` ` Say Anything '' series ' . The series would pick up 10 years after the events of the classic movie . Writer / director Cameron Mitchell and star John Cusack are against the idea .