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Adam Shankman Divulges More New Hairspray 2 Details
FirstShowing.net —
... about the sequel, some odd stories have been popping up about drug-addled characters and more shenanigans. It turns out that this all comes from a script treatment that John Waters had written himself. So that's where all the Zac Efron LCD rumors came from! Well, MTV spoke with director ...
Director talks Hairspray 2
Filmstalker —
... talked to MTV about Waters' treatment. It’s crazy. [The treatment] is amazing, but it’s crazy. There are things in there that I was like ‘Can we do that?’ It’s real John Waters-y stuff, and it was more like a sequel to his movie than to our movie. Which I love, because then that becomes re-interpreted. So it sounds like the sequel could be quite different to the first. It also sounds like there is some stuff which is unlikely to make it past the script stage though. Seems Waters has plans for ...
10 Things You Should Know About Hairspray 2
/Film —
... Over the past couple months, MTV has had a lot of coverage of the announced Hairspray sequel. I thought that since we haven’t reported on the film since the project’s earliest announcement, that now is a good time to bring together all the facts: ...
Hairspray Director Confirms Treatment Rumors
Cinema Blend News —
... . Now MTV Movies Blog has gotten the chance to talk to director Adam Shankman, who confirms a lot of the rumors that have been flying. First up - a tentative title for the sequel. Apparently the story treatment thats going around is titled Hairspray 2: White Lipstick . The title is a reference to John Waters original title for Hairspray , but also ties into the story in a different way as well. More on that in a minute though. So is it true that Zac Efron will do acid in the new movie? Yes, and no. In the treatment, [Efrons drug use] is an accident, Shankman ...
Daily news dose: Takita's 'Departures' gets U.S. release; Shankman talks 'Hairspray 2'
The Screening Log —
... • Director Adam Shankman talked to MTV about "Hairspray 2." Here's part of what he had to say: “[The treatment] is amazing, but it’s crazy. There are things in there that I was like ‘Can we do that?’ It’s real John Waters-y stuff, and it was more like a sequel to his movie than to our movie. Which I love, because then that becomes re-interpreted.” ...
Shankman Developing Birdie Remake
TheMovingPicture.net - Movie News - Movie Trailers - Movie Reviews - TV - DVD - Rumors - Casting News —
... as a hip-hop star. Several writers also have taken cracks at a new version of the story, with Step Up 2 the Streets director John Chu and Tina Fey attached to write at different points. No new writer has been attached in the project’s current incarnation.
Shankman is also attached to direct Bob: The Musical, The 8th Voyage of Sinbad and a sequel to Hairspray, which he recently talked about with MTV here.
Adam Shankman Talks “Hairspray” Sequel
FilmoFilia —
... 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. ...
'White Lipstick' Lives Again in the 'Hairspray' Sequel
Cinematical —
I think its time that John Waters gets a phone tree going, lassos in his worldwide band of freaks and friends, and introduce Adam Shankman to a different sort of life. He needs to get wild. Besides tackling Bye Bye Birdie, there's more Hairspray sequel news, courtesy of MTV, that has its quirky perks and boring pitfalls. The sequel will be titled Hairspray 2: White Lipstick -- which just so happened to be Waters' original title for the 1988 film (without, of course, the "Hairspray 2" part). And it does have some Waters ...
Newsbites: The sequels and prequels edition!
FilmChat —
... will probably not retain the subplot in which Zac Efron's character accidentally takes acid and starts talking to the acne on his forehead. He talks about some of the other proposed ideas, too. -- MTV Movies Blog ...
