Dirty Dancing Remake Reportedly Has No Script, Casting Ideas
The Internet had the time of its life bashing plans for a new Dirty Dancing when Lionsgate announced it would remake the '80s classic earlier this week. Perhaps that teeth-gnashing was slightly premature; according to director Kenny Ortega, Dirty Dancing is likely to stay in the corner for quite a while before heading to theaters.
"We have a big challenge and a long road ahead of us," Oretga told TheInsider.com. "All I can say is that I hope we can bring something unique and original to help change the naysayers minds about the film."
That would likely start with a script, though the film reportedly doesn't have one of those. Nor are there any reported casting ideas, though Ortega knows what he doesn't want.
"I'm not looking for someone to fill Patrick Swayze's shoes, or Jennifer Grey's shoes. They're one of a kind and they deserve to be called that."
"Yes!" shout all of the lapsed Dirty Dancing fans who barely gave the original film a second thought before this week's remake announcement. From the sounds of it, you may want to pencil in the Dirty Dancing reboot for sometime 2013, at the earliest; let's agree to reconvine here when Dianna Agron gets cast as Baby.
· 'DIRTY DANCING' REMAKE DIRECTOR SPEAKS! [TheInsider.com]
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No script, no stars, no originality. Yep, that sounds about right for a Hollywood remake.
I think a lot of people underestimate the "box office poison" that may cling to the cast of Glee. The show has a lot of fans - but they have betrayed and offended so many more. Time will tell.
Who is he to say that we never gave it a thought until there was a remake? I watch the movie at least one a month with my grand-daughter, who loves it too, and I talk about the movie quite a bit because it's my favorite movie of all time. I hate how they assume they know how all Dirty Dancing fans think. I don't care what they do to it, any remake will be horrible.
Did anyone see Kenny on So You Think You Can Dance last night practically begging Melanie to be in Dirty Dancing?!
I DID, swell choice Kenny!
If you are going to remake Dirty Dancing, you need to have Hugh Jackman as Johny. For Baby, perhaps Lea Michelle? Thinking about the nose, lol.
I think Emma Stone should be Baby and then Channing Tatum as Johnny! I love those two and can see Channing Tatum pulling off Johnny's role - not as well as the original but much better than say Derek Hough!
I think that Emma Stone should play baby and Ryan Gosling should play Johnny. Besides they have already proved they can do "the move" They would be great. I'm just saying.