Jennifer Beals says she's discussed a 'Flashdance' reboot but isn't involved in the upcoming series

• Beals said she's not involved in the current reboot of "Flashdance."
• She said a couple of years ago, she was in talks about the project.

Jennifer Beals told Insider that in the past she was in the loop about the upcoming "Flashdance" reboot TV series that Paramount+ has been developing, but at the moment she's not attached to the project.

On Tuesday, the streamer announced that "Dear White People" creator Justin Simien will direct a show that gives a contemporary take on the classic 1983 movie in which Beals plays a young woman in Pittsburgh who juggles jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer yet aspires to be a ballerina.

"I was made aware of it a couple of years ago," Beals told Insider a day after the announcement was made, while talking about her role in this season of "The Book of Boba Fett."

"I was talking to [director] Angela Robinson about it, but [her overall deal is] now at Warners so I don't know what's going to happen," she continued.

In October 2020, Robinson was announced as the director of the project, but that changed when Robinson moved her deal to develop projects from Paramount over to Warner Bros. Beals and Robinson had collaborated previously on the Showtime series, "The L Word," which Beals starred in.

Currently, Beals said she isn't against being involved in the Simien-led reboot, noting that "it all comes down to the material."

"I wish them well and I'm excited to see what they come up with," Beals added. "I'm sure Justin has come up with something really interesting."

When "Flashdance" opened in theaters in 1983, it didn't just make Beals an overnight sensation and become a surprise box office hit, but it was responsible for the hit songs "Maniac" and "Flashdance...What a Feeling," which won an Oscar for best song.

Insider reached out to Paramount+ for comment but hasn't immediately heard back.