Nia Long is set to join Idina Menzel in Lifetime’s remake of “Beaches,” Deadline reports. Long will play Hillary to Menzel’s CC.

The 1988 original starred Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey as best friends, one a singer and the other a heiress and lawyer. The movie follows them through a 30-year friendship, with Midler singing the film’s iconic songs, such as “Wind Beneath My Wings,” and “The Glory of Love.” Since its premiere, the movie has become a classic among female friends, and a favorite for mother-daughter duos. Menzel will re-record the film’s most famous songs, and new songs will be added.

Allison Anders (“Ring of Fire”) will direct from a script by Bart Baker and Nikole Beckwith (“Stockholm, Pennsylvania”). “Beaches” will be produced by Denise Di Novi (“Crazy Stupid Love”) and Alison Greenspan (“If I Stay”). It began shooting yesterday and is set for a 2017 premiere.

Long recently wrapped shooting Killer Films’ “Lemon” and the indie “Roxanne Roxanne.” She was also on the short-lived ABC sitcom “Uncle Buck.”