And, well, others. On this Wednesday's Oprah, the Queen of all Media acknowledges another tuner besides her own The Color Purple by devoting the entire hour to the upcoming movie musical Hairspray, which hits theaters July 20. According to TheaterMania.com, in addition to interviewing the film's stars — John Travolta (presumably out of drag), Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah — the show will also preview at least one musical number. John Waters has officially made it. — Reporting by Raven Snook
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Who knew schlockmeister John Waters would ever become this mainstream? According to E! Online, the folks behind Dancing with the Stars are in talks to bring some of the stars of the upcoming movie musical Hairspray onto the reality juggernaut as guests. Based on the Broadway smash that was inspired by Waters' delightful 1988 flick of the same name, Hairspray boasts quite a cast of cinematic hoofers, including John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever), Queen Latifah (Chicago) and Michelle Pfeiffer (Grease 2... not quite the word but she did shake her groove thang). While nothing is set in stone or even Aquanet, if the deal does happen, look for the crossover later rather than sooner, since Hairspray doesn't hit theaters until July. In the meantime, check out the fabulous trailer. —Raven Snook
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Per the Hollywood Reporter, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes have signed on to join Sienna Miller in Stardust, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel. De Niro will play pirate Captain Shakespeare, while Pfeiffer will fill the role of an evil witch.... Variety reports that Jack Black will join Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Squid and the Whale writer-director Noah Baumbach's as-yet-untitled new film.
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Question: It seems like every other movie I see advertised is based on a TV show, like The Dukes of Hazzard. But what about the other way around? I know there was a series based on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but what other TV series have been based on a movie, and were any of them good?
Answer: There have been a handful of top-notch TV shows based on movies. The flop Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) was revived as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003); Robert Altman's acerbic M*A*S*H* (1970) became the long-running M*A*S*H (1972-1983); Neil Simon
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