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John Waters to Develop Hairspray Sequel

Source:  Variety
New Line Cinema has inked a deal with Hairspray creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to 2007's hit musical feature, according to Variety.

Planning to return are director-choreographer Adam Shankman, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Tony-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who will write new songs for the film.

No cast has been engaged yet, and none of the stars of Hairspray had sequel options. But the studio hopes to reunite the original cast in a film that will be ready for release by Warner Bros. in mid-July 2010.

The original starred John Travolta (dolled up in a fat suit to play Edna), Christopher Walken and Nikki Blonsky as well as Zac Efron, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Marsden, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley and Allison Janney.

The goal of the sequel is to pick up the Baltimore saga of the Turnblad family after the resolution of the first film, which was set in 1962.

There won't be movement on hiring a screenwriter until Waters completes his work. Leslie Dixon scripted the original. No production date set.


29 Comments


July 24th, 2008 10:51pm
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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July 24th, 2008 6:28pm
why?
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July 24th, 2008 2:04pm
Shit! No pun intended... you just made every member who read your comment sick!!!!
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July 24th, 2008 1:53pm
hahaha.
yeah.

everytime i closed my eyes, for a few days after seeing it, i saw that girl swishing poo around her nouth like she was eating ice cream.

ugh.... and then ... oh man... the other girl sticks her finger in her throat and pukes into the girls mouth... and then they make out.

ew.
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July 24th, 2008 1:26pm
yea err... I've seen the 2 girls, 1 cup video... ON A CELL PHONE! All I could think of was telling the buddy that showed it to me "Why the hell do you have something like THAT on your phone?!" Sick!
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July 24th, 2008 1:23pm
it's um.... hmm.... you know what, nevermind.
that 2g1c video is traumatizing, forget i said anything.

you'll live a longer, happier life if you never see it.
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July 24th, 2008 1:20pm
shit i havent.... wassup with that, 2 girls 1 cup????
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July 24th, 2008 1:15pm
yeah thats one i always refused to watch.
i made a deal with a friend of mine who insists i must see it that if he hangs out and sits through it with me, and of course if we have some tree to go with the movie,
that under those circumstances i will watch it.

but i dont wanna see that monster eat poo either.
and i know it was real poo, too, it wasnt just like a neat trick to make it look real.

speaking of which, did you ever see '2girls 1 cup'?
itll rock your world, and not in a good way.
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July 24th, 2008 1:11pm
Don't think I wanna see a she-male, let alone seeing it eat poo. Ugh. I think I'll stick to A Dirty Shame haha.
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July 24th, 2008 12:58pm
try imdb, they have it.
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July 24th, 2008 12:55pm
shit theres nothin here on movieweb about that movie
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July 24th, 2008 12:52pm
lol... ill rather go with A Dirty Shame, ima have 2 check this movie out 2, let me see wats it about
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July 24th, 2008 12:44pm
or if you want to see a fat she-male eat poo, then check out 'pink flamingos'.

mmmm... poo.
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July 24th, 2008 12:41pm
"A Dirty Shame" was hilarious, I agree.
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July 24th, 2008 12:39pm
Got ya. I'll check it out first chance I get.
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July 24th, 2008 12:33pm
well.... i loves me some good camp, so in his own individual category id say he's an 11, but compared to folks like cronenberg or scorsese he obviously wouldnt score so high.

definitely check out 'a dirty shame', with johnny knoxville and selma blaire. its his most modern and easy to watch flick, plus its friggin hilarious, in my opinion.
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July 24th, 2008 12:22pm
Wow err.... for the exception of the 1988 version of Hairspray and Serial Mom, I don't think I've seen any of Water's movies. On a rating of 1 to 10, what do you think of him as a director.
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July 24th, 2008 12:00pm
lol....lowbrow humor hu....
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July 24th, 2008 11:55am
musicals aside you should check out some other john waters movies like 'a dirty shame' 'pink flamingos' 'female trouble', et al.

reeeeal lowbrow humor, very amusing if youre in the mood for the stuff.

i hear you about musical though, i dont even like listening to regular music that has vocals except for a couple exceptions. just something about the sound of the voice in song just irritates me. plus when i listen to music id rather hear my own thoughts, not the faux-poetry of some douchebag rocker or m.c.
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July 24th, 2008 11:32am
im sorry but i think all musical are just corny, sorry for all those who actually sit down an look at actors sing, just doesnt make sense 2 me
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July 24th, 2008 11:16am
seriously.
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July 24th, 2008 11:11am
Whoa!! I just checked the numbers and The Dark Knight has made 203 million in FIVE days... It has now reached 200 million faster than any other movie in history breaking the record of eight days by Spiderman 2, Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith, and Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest.

NEXT UP... The record to 300 million. Which is 16 days by Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest. GO DARK KNIGHT!
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July 24th, 2008 11:04am
i love john waters for all the hours of unorthodox entertainment that man has given me over the years, but fuck this noise.

if he were to write AND direct i might check it out on dvd, but otherwise im not bothering with this storyline.
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July 24th, 2008 10:29am
I hate musical sequels!
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July 24th, 2008 8:15am
Musical sequels never work. You all remember Grease 2? haha
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July 24th, 2008 5:55am
LAME
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July 24th, 2008 5:45am
Seems odd to have a sequel to this.
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July 23rd, 2008 11:43pm
Um... Hairspray is based on a broadway show. It didn't have a sequel then, did it?
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July 23rd, 2008 9:09pm
If everyone returns, I will be there opening night. Otherwise major pass.
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