According to reports from Variety, a remake of the 1987 hit movie ‘Dirty Dancing’, previously starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, is on the way. Per the reliable news outlet, director Kenny Ortega of ‘High School Musical’ fame has been tapped to produce the new age dance drama, with the help of Debra Martin Chase, whose credits include ‘ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ and ‘The Cheetah Girls’.
Discussing his new project, an excited Ortega told the press that “the opportunity to direct ‘Dirty Dancing’ is like returning home for me. Growing up in the ’60s on the dance floor helped define me as a person and as an artist. I am looking forward to assembling a great creative team and an exciting cast to bring ‘Dirty Dancing’ to the screen for a new generation.”
Ortega also touched on the talents of Patrick Swayze, who he says “set the bar for men dancing in the movies as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire did before him.” Meanwhile, Eleanor Bergstein, who was on board as a writer and co-producer of the original film, is also in negotiations to join Ortega and Martin behind the cameras. Casting news should be on the way.
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