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Fresh off the success of his fairy tale hit "Bedtime Stories," Adam Shankman is giving a boost to a Birdie. The musical veteran is coming on to develop and produce a long-gestating remake of "Bye Bye Birdie" at Columbia. Shankman will join Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher, who will produce via their ...
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Last month, we broke big news on John
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hollywoodreporter.com - 1/6/2009
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Fresh off the success of his fairy tale
hit "Bedtime Stories," Adam Shankman is giving a boost...
to a Birdie. The musical veteran is coming on to develop and produce a long-gestating remake of "Bye Bye Birdie" at Columbia. Shankman will join Doug Wick ...
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Adam Shankman in for 'Birdie' remake
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Director Adam Shankman (Bedtime Stories, Hairspray, Cheaper by
the Dozen 2 ) spoke to MTV about the...
upcoming sequel of 2007 musical comedy “Hairspray 2″ to confirm and deny some of the rumors that have been floating around.
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Adam Shankman to develop 'Birdie' remake
The Screening Log —
... The success of the musical provoked several big-screen adaptations already, including a 1963 version with Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, and a 1995 TV version with Vanessa Williams and Jason Alexander.
Shankman will produce the project with Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher. Jennifer Gibgot is on board to executive produce.
Shankman, who also directed "Hairspray," most recently directed "Bedtime Stories." He's also gearing up to helm "Hairspray 2."
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Adam Shankman to Remake 'Bye Bye Birdie'
FilmWad —
... Adam Shankman will develop and produce a long-gestating remake of Bye Bye Birdie at Columbia. According to The Hollywood Reporter Shankman will join Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher as producers while Jennifer Gibgot will executive produce. ...
Hello Hello Birdie!
Cinematical —
If you were wondering which film would get remade next, or which musical, look no further! On the heels of Hairspray, and even Fame, The Hollywood Reporter posts that ...
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The Screengrab —
... Fresh from inflicting Bedtime Stories upon us, Adam Shankman will direct a remake of Bye Bye Birdie for Columbia. “A stage favorite for the past half-century, Birdie centers on Conrad Birdie, a popular singer whose character is based loosely on Elvis Presley. He's about to be shipped off to the army, but as part of a publicity stunt, he agrees to one last encounter with a fan before he goes to war.” Ah yes, it’s truly a timeless tale, but without Dick Van Dyke, we’re not interested. ...
Hello, Birdie!
Cinema Blend News —
... so long as he sticks to musicals. While i didn't bother with Bedtime Stories and will never watch A Walk to Remember again, I could watch Hairspray every day for the rest of my life, and still laugh at jokes from Prop 8: The Musical . So it's very, very good news to hear that Shankman will be taking on Sony's planned remake of Bye, Bye Birdie , the venerable musical that's been kicking around both the screen and high school productions for the last 50 years. According to THR the project has been through a lot of incarnations before it landed at Shankman's feet, and ...
Adam Shankman in for "Bye Bye Birdie"
Film Gecko —
... (pictured) is on to his next project. He’ll be developing and producing a remake of "Bye Bye Birdie" for Columbia Pictures. ...
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