Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson team up as rival con artists in this 2019 comedy, a remake of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

The 2019 comedy featuring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as competing con artists is titled "The Hustle." This film serves as a gender-swapped remake of the beloved 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." While "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" starred comedic legends Steve Martin and Michael Caine as rival con men operating on the French Riviera, "The Hustle" transplants the premise to the same glamorous setting with a fresh, female-led dynamic.

"The Hustle" follows Josephine Chesterfield, a sophisticated and high-class British con artist portrayed by Anne Hathaway, whose elaborate schemes target ultra-wealthy men. Her world is disrupted by Penny Rust, a more unrefined, small-time American hustler played by Rebel Wilson, who employs cruder, yet often effective, tactics. Their initial rivalry on the French Riviera eventually leads to an uneasy alliance and a wager to see who can successfully swindle a young tech millionaire.

The lineage of this comedic caper goes back even further than the 1988 film. "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" itself was a remake of the 1964 film "Bedtime Story," which starred Marlon Brando and David Niven as the original competing swindlers. This makes "The Hustle" the third iteration of this enduring comedic premise, demonstrating its lasting appeal. While "The Hustle" aimed to bring a contemporary, female perspective to the classic con artist narrative, it maintains the core elements of two vastly different swindlers vying for supremacy and a significant score.