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New Line Styling Hairspray 2

July 23, 2008

New Line Cinema has made a deal with "Hairspray" creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to summer 2007's hit musical feature, reports Variety.

Planning to return are director/choreographer Adam Shankman, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Tony-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who will write new songs for the film.

No cast has been engaged yet, and none of the stars of Hairspray had sequel options. But the studio hopes to reunite the original cast in a film that will be ready for release by Warner Bros. in mid-July 2010.

The first film starred John Travolta, Christopher Walken and Nikki Blonsky as well as Zac Efron, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Marsden, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley and Allison Janney.

Aim is to pick up the Baltimore saga of the Turnblad family after the resolution of the first film, which was set in 1962.

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COMMENTS (23)

Posted by:

The ButnakedAvenger

July 23, 2008

Doin' it for the money.. oh yeaaaahh.

Posted by:

Michael Banno

July 23, 2008

If they do it for the money, it better at least be worth it and at least good ole fashioned fun.

Posted by:

Brand-O

July 23, 2008

Hot damn... way to milk it, New Line.

Posted by:

Benj

July 23, 2008

YES! MY LIFE IS NOW ****ING COMPLETE.

Posted by:

The ButnakedAvenger

July 23, 2008

@LeStrange

There was no opinion in there... but, I don't think they're moving ahead with a sequel. While it didn't completely tank, I don't think the studio sees a sequel as a safe enough bet to move forward. I read that somewhere... probably here.

Posted by:

seanismad

July 23, 2008

OOOH come on!!!! just leave hairspray the way it is....don't make a sequel until you think up more creative songs and scenes...I HIGHLY DOUBT this movie will be better than the 1st...

C'mon people say the word!!!! no sequel!!!

Posted by:

CapnRick

July 23, 2008

Golden Compass was a good movie.. It would be better if given a sequel. I mean, imagine if Lord of the Rings had flopped somewhat.. and they stopped with Fellowship.

That is my only complaint on Golden Compass.. It was a movie designed for a sequel.. and not giving one would be rude.

Posted by:

Carmoon

July 24, 2008

Didn't they learn anything from Grease 2

Posted by:

WSS FAN

July 24, 2008

Dumbest idea since. Supermario Brothers

Posted by:

Clayton

July 24, 2008

Oh gosh, I hope they don't ruin this.