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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Kenny Ortega to Direct DIRTY DANCING Remake

Lionsgate attempted once before to revive the franchise, if you can call it that, with a sequel called "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights", in 2004. Unfortunately, the movie tanked at the box-office, grossing a low $27M worldwide, compared to the original's $214M, which meant not only that they couldn't get fans of the original to come see the sequel, but the movie failed to attract audiences of any kind. So, in a final attempt to cash in on the 1987 classic, they decided to go for a remake and they already have a director lined up for the job, Kenny Ortega ("High School Musical") who was also the choreographer on the original "Dirty Dancing". No other info is available on the project for now, but it's estimated that a 2013 release date is very likely, especially considering 2012 is pretty muched booked by all kinds of big movies. The funny thing is that despite Lionsgate's enthusiasm to get this project started, a lot of people have turned to social networks and forums to express their anger and protest against the making of this remake. I'm not a fan of "Dirty Dancing", in fact I never even thougt it was that good apart from its attractive soundtrack, but I too think this remake might be a bad idea, because angering your fanbase will not sell tickets.



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