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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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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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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Rob Lowe, Charlie Sheen
Back in the '80s, Rob Lowe and Charlie Sheen competed frequently — but not for movie parts.
"We competed to see who could play harder, then show up for work and still kick a--," Lowe tells Vanity Fair. "The verdict: Charlie by a nose."
Charlie Sheen hopes Rob Lowe replaces him on Two and a Half Men
Lowe, who recently finished his autobiography, shared excerpts with the magazine. In the book, he calls Sheen "one-of-a-kind ... a Polo preppy ...
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Jennifer Grey
Nobody, not even a Disney star or the daughter of Sarah Palin, can put Baby in a corner.
Jennifer Grey, the actress best known for her starring role opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing, was named ...
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Dancing With The Stars, Derek Hough
After Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough topped the Dancing with the Stars leaderboard last week with a 24, rumblings about the Dirty Dancing star's so-called "dance experience" heated up again — an unfair dig at her, Hough tells TVGuide.com. "Would you ask Adrien Brody to play piano at Carnegie Hall? Or would you ask Hilary Swank to fight in a professional boxing match?" he says. "Jennifer learned to dance 23 years ago for that movie and she played a person who didn't know how to dance. She wasn't learning new routines and dancing live week in and week out. I can see why people think that, but they're not the same." In fact, the Emmy-nominated pro has a slightly more difficult path to a record third Mirrorball trophy as he must choreograph around Grey's neck injury. Find out how he plans to do that and more.
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Dirty Dancing
Nestle into your favorite corner: On Christmas Day, TV Guide Network will air a 12-hour marathon of Dirty Dancing.
Watch a clip from Dirty Dancing
Marathon airings of the 1987 coming-of-age story about dance and love, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, will air from noon on Friday, Dec. 25, through midnight ET/PT.
"Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies. And I think ...
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TV Guide Network will air a 12-hour marathon of Dirty Dancing on Christmas Day.
The marathon kicks off at ...
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Patrick Swayze
Once Patrick Swayze found out he had pancreatic cancer, he knew he knew he had received "a death sentence."
See Swayze's life in pictures
His audiobook Time of My Life comes out Tuesday from Simon & Schuster, and offers Swayze's thoughts on ...
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Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze's death certificate says the actor's remains have been cremated, USMagazine.com reports.
The actor's remains have been removed from California, though their current location is unclear, according to the site.
TV Guide Network to air unseen Swayze interview
The family has not released plans for a funeral, but...
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