Lionsgate Puts Baby In The Corner Again With remake of Dirty Dancing Source: Production Weekly
Having found the news out from the tiniest of sources Twitter, it seems that Lionsgate is keen to do to Dirty Dancing what Kenny Ortega is currently doing to Footloose.
They are developing the film from a script by Uptown Girls' Julia Dahl - apparently no relation to fantastical children's writer Roald or doe eyed model Sophie.
Messing with the 1987 film's standard is dangerous territory, as it threatens a legion of devoted female fans who had the time of their lives with the movie, with the feeling of old age. The film has been such a sweeping success throughout the 22 years since it's release. Set in a '60s holiday camp, it glamourised the retro look and propelled snake hipped leading man Patrick Swayze to new heights of fame as dance teacher Johnny Castle and left leading lady Jennifer Grey to never quite escape the ghost of Frances 'Baby' Houseman.
Following the lacking performance of 2004's Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights, it is a surprise that Lionsgate is keen to revisit the property, but is should promise a whole new army of dancing fans to join the conga line.
So who should play Johnny and Baby? Disney moppets Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale? Or more mature 'street' candidates Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan? Decisions, decisions.
This is just a really bad idea. Seriously what is with all the remakes? Have all the creative people in Hollywood just decided to up and leave or are they just not bothered anymore. Come up with something new people!
Oh and Bates - Baby in the film is not 15. She's going to college in the fall (says so at the start of the film) or joining the Peace Corp which you had to be at least 18 to do so she isn't under age. And while Patrick Swayze was in his 30's doing the film the character was mean... Read More
Bastards, if they DARE to make it even a mile near high school musical.
It won't happen, there might be a hate campaign..........I might start one!! ... Read More
I'm a bloke and even I know this is a bloody awful idea. Which market are they targetting? Men are obviously out. Fans of the original will deem it blasphemous and stay away in droves. Everything that made the original bearable (to most) or wonderful (to some) can't be replicated without driving people to just get the sodding DVD. Cast Zac Efron and you've blown your chances of breaking even. Cast an unknown and you've got Havana Nights all over again. Work in a plot twist with a final dance-off... Read More
I'm a bloke and even I know this is a bloody awful idea. Which market are they targetting? Men are obviously out. Fans of the original will deem it blasphemous and stay away in droves. Everything that made the original bearable (to most) or wonderful (to some) can't be replicated without driving people to just get the sodding DVD. Cast Zac Efron and you've blown your chances of breaking even. Cast an unknown and you've got Havana Nights all over again. Work in a plot twist with a final dance-off... Read More
I'm a bloke and even I know this is a bloody awful idea. Which market are they targetting? Men are obviously out. Fans of the original will deem it blasphemous and stay away in droves. Everything that made the original bearable (to most) or wonderful (to some) can't be replicated without driving people to just get the sodding DVD. Cast Zac Efron and you've blown your chances of breaking even. Cast an unknown and you've got Havana Nights all over again. Work in a plot twist with a final dance-off... Read More
Bates you have made more sense in just a few lines than most people do their entire lives! I couldnt agree with you more. The original is utter, 100%, full blown, total fairy tale, over romanticised, over watched piece of guff ive ever been subjected to! Not to mention the films blatent support of chasing jail bait! If it wasnt for the fact that woman are evil geniuses who use sex as leverage no man would ever agree to watch this film let alone a sodding re-make! Hollywood has finally reached th... Read More
Another film that Im going to be forced to watch over and over again! The origional has been the bane of my existance ever since i took interest in girls! A shit film about a bloke in his 30's perving over a 15 year old girl. Nobody puts baby in a corner? bollocks, she's 15 her dad CAN put her in any bloddy corner he likes, Nonce! ... Read More
