Patrick Swayze and Cynthia Rhodes in Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing fans will have to wait nearly two years for the remake to hit theatres.
The updated version of the 1987 cult classic, being produced by Lionsgate, is scheduled for release on July 26, 2013, Deadline reports.
Jennifer Grey says she's "excited" about Dirty Dancing remake
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So You Think You Can Dance
After a grueling So You Think You Can Dance season, which included both a Top 20 and the All-Stars, the four finalists -- Marko, Melanie, Sasha and Tadd -- faced off for the last time. So who came out the winner of Season 8?
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Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey says she's excited that Dirty Dancing is being remade.
"I'm so excited about this news and I think there's nobody better to do this than my beloved Kenny Ortega who is as responsible as anyone for the success of the first one," she said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. I can't wait to see what he's going to do with it."
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Marko Germar, Sasha Mallory, Melanie Moore and Tadd Gadduang
This is the final test: Marko, Melanie, Sasha and Tadd performed their last dances Wednesday night to prove that they should be America's Favorite Dancer. So You Think You Can Dance also welcomed Katie Holmes and choreographer Kenny Ortega (High School Musical trilogy, Dirty Dancing) to the judges table. Let's get to it:
Melanie and Marko, disco
Choreographer: Doriana Sanchez
Song: "I Feel Love," Donna Summer
It's a sparkle fest as Marko channels his inner John Travolta while wearing white. The lifts are impressive, but the energy is subdued and strange. Melanie has the right attitude, but...
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Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey - Dirty Dancing
Ready to have the time of your life again?
Kenny Ortega, who choreographed Dirty Dancing, has signed on to direct a remake of the 1987 classic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"The opportunity to direct Dirty Dancing is like returning home for me," Ortega said. "Growing up in the '60s on the dance floor helped define me as a person and as an artist. I am looking forward ...
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A seven-year-old tap dancer shows up Nigel Lythgoe, a special guest dancer steps in for Alex Wong, and America's favorite dancer is crowned on Thursday's season finale. It's two hours of phenomenal routines and talented guest performers, so let's jump right in!
Well, tonight's the night. It's the final part of the finale — say that three times fast. Tonight we crown the winner of Season 7.
Group Performance:
Song: "Ra" by Nathan Lanier
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Three times a charm for injured dancers! Can you guess who is sitting out this week? The Scooby kids are on the case. Meanwhile, in the B plot, Adechike wows with an emotional hip hop number, Kenny Ortega guest judges, and Dance celebrates its 150th episode.
Aaaaaand now Billy's been injured. No, I'm not kidding. He's missing from the opening introductions and you know what that means. This season is so cursed.
After a little mugging from the judges — and the introduction of Kenny Ortega as a guest judge — Cat confirms my suspicions. At least Billy has been told by his doctors that he could dance still.
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Chace Crawford
Kevin Bacon's dancing shoes are proving to be hard to fill.
After replacing Zac Efron in the Footloose remake, Chace Crawford has now backed out of the project due to scheduling conflicts, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Chace Crawford joins Footloose
The flick is set to start filming this summer, which would overlap with Crawford's Gossip Girl schedule as the CW drama resumes ...
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Paula Abdul
TV's most wanted woman, Paula Abdul, may be heading to NBC for a new dance show, The Wrap reports.
Less than a week after negotiations for a Star Search reboot fell apart between the former American Idol judge and ABC, Abdul is in talks with...
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Ashley Tisdale by Adam Larkey/Disney Channel
Good news, rugrats! The much-awaited High School Musical 3 has not been waylaid by the WGA strike. "Fortunately, Peter [Barsocchini, who also penned the original and sequel] was able to get [the new script] into us before the strike," director Kenny Ortega told TV Guide at Sunday's Diversity Awards. "Now we're developing our music. It's exciting. We're looking forward to beginning in '08," with an eye on an October theatrical release.Despite much chatter about whom from the original cast has signed on to return — Ashley Tisdale, for one, tells us she definitley has — Ortega maintains, "They're all coming back."And back again? "I don't know that it will be the final for the franchise, but it's the last in this trilogy," he says. "It's the last year in the life of the Wildcats." — Reporting by Nick FreilichMore from our Strike Watch blog:• Writers, Producers Agree to Resume Talks Nov. 26• Michael Eisner Clarifies His "Stupid" Strike Comment• Strike Chart:...
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