{"id":8562,"date":"2010-06-05T14:55:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-05T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2018-11-18T22:29:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T03:29:58","slug":"hairspray-sequel-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2010\/06\/05\/hairspray-sequel-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"HAIRSPRAY Sequel Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Two summers ago, it seemed like New Line was very hot to have a sequel to their 2007 hit musical Hairspray<\/strong>, even going so far as to announce it for the summer of 2010.Well, here it is and a glimpse at the release calenders will show you that Hairspray 2 is nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

Director Adam Shankman broke the news this week while he was doing publicity for his upcoming appearance on the new season of the series So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>. He doesn’t sound particularly upset by it, nor does he specify whether it was a creative or business decision.<\/p>\n

I’m going to kill that rumor now, that got killed. It’s ok, I was so happy with the first one, let’s leave well enough alone. It’s all good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can’t say that I’m not relieved. While I enjoyed Hairspray<\/strong>, I felt no need or urge to follow-up the characters to see how they were getting along after the credits rolled. And let’s face it, how many musicals have had successful sequels? The only one I can think of is Funny Lady<\/strong> (1975), a follow up to the 1968 film adaptation of Funny Girl<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And from a business sense, I can see why they wouldn’t want to go forward unless they had a story that they truly thought was great. None of the first film’s cast’s contracts had clauses that would oblige them for a sequel. The producers would need to negotiate new deals with everyone for their participation, and I imagine that it would be costlier this time around. A large budget line for your cast means you’ll need to make more at the box office to break even.<\/p>\n

Via Press Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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