Nikki Blonsky must have been praying recently because it appears she may once again get a chance to be seen on the big screen as New Line Cinema has made a deal with Hairspray creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to 2007’s box-office hit. The Variety article bringing the news gives off the idea this may be something small in the works, but already set 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.
New Line hopes to bring back all the original cast despite the fact none of them had sequel clauses in their original contracts. This would mean the returnof John Travolta as Edna along with Christopher Walken, Nikki Blonsky, 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.
I personally thought Hairspray was a great film, but the one time box-office king recently lost the title for the best weekend opening for a musical as Mamma Mia! edged it out this past weekend by a couple of dollars. Warner hopes to get the sequel moving for a mid-July 2010 release.
