If one of your New Year’s resolutions happens to be getting more flamboyant choreography into your life then we bring good news, as song-and-dance man Adam Shankman is confirmed to produce and direct a remake of ‘50s Broadway favourite Bye Bye Birdie.
Fresh from the holiday success of Bedtime Stories, Shankman will join producers Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher in developing Bye Bye Birdie for Columbia. The musical tells the story of Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-alike pop star who agrees to meet his biggest fan as a publicity stunt before being shipped off to join the army.
Shankman, whose other credits include Hairspray and Vin Diesel babysitting classic The Pacificer, is shaping up for a busy few years, having recently signed on to direct Hairspray 2, as well as Disney’s Bob: The Musical. He is also in negotiations to direct the long-gestating 8th Voyage of Sinbad, which could see him reunited with Diesel.