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]