{"id":62698,"date":"2011-08-10T04:44:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T11:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=62698"},"modified":"2011-08-09T21:45:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T04:45:24","slug":"dirty-dancing-remake-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2011\/08\/10\/dirty-dancing-remake-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Dancing Remake On The Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports from Variety, a remake of the 1987 hit movie &#8216;Dirty Dancing&#8217;, previously starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, is on the way.\u00a0 Per the reliable news outlet, director Kenny Ortega of &#8216;High School Musical&#8217;\u00a0 fame has been tapped to produce the new age dance drama, with the help of Debra Martin Chase, whose credits include &#8216; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants&#8217; and &#8216;The Cheetah Girls&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing his new project, an excited Ortega told the press that &#8220;the opportunity to direct &#8216;Dirty Dancing&#8217; is like returning home for  me.\u00a0 Growing up in the &#8217;60s on the dance floor helped  define me as a person and as an artist. 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