Summer Loving (Grease Prequel In Development)

[Britnasty]

‘Grease’ Prequel ‘Summer Loving’ In Development At Paramount

Deadline has confirmed that Aladdin screenwriter John August is writing a prequel to Paramount’s 1978 musical Grease.

The pic will take it’s jumping off point from the song “Summer Nights” and focus on the fling that John Travolta and Olivia Newton John’s high school characters Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson had before reconnecting in the movie that everyone knows. Zuko’s memory of the fling is more raunchy, while Olsson remembers an encounter that was more innocent.

Grease had made close to $400M at the global box office for the Melrose lot after several remakes, and annual sing-along re-releases. Back in 2016, Fox aired a live version of Grease starring Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens which won five Emmys.

The original 1978 Grease soundtrack has sold over 38M copies worldwide. There was a sequel to the film in 1982 starring Michelle Pfeiffer and it tanked at the time making just over $15M at the domestic box office.

Deadline

[dgoswald]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

Zuko’s memory of the fling is more raunchy, while Olsson remembers an encounter that was more innocent.

Haha, that sounds interesting. It's like the scene from Rashomon (or TLJ for some of you heathens ()) used as a premise for an entire film.

[bferr1972]

^ Yes, it sound exactly like something Kurosawa would do...

[CyberpunkCentral]

I didn't see this coming.

[dgoswald]

Originally Posted by bferr1972

^ Yes, it sound exactly like something Kurosawa would do...

[Show spoiler]I'm picturing a Grease-flavoured SW musical: "Jedi Nights."

[Himmel]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

I didn't see this coming.

Me neither.

[stvn1974]

I will be skipping this like I do with all terrible ideas.

[bferr1972]

Originally Posted by dgoswald

[Show spoiler]I'm picturing a Grease-flavoured SW musical: "Jedi Nights."

[Show spoiler]Featuring the hits:

"You're the Droid That I Want"
"Look At Me, I'm Artoo Dee"
"Jedi School Drop Out"
"Sith Lightnin'"

[dgoswald]

Originally Posted by bferr1972

[Show spoiler]Featuring the hits:

"You're the Droid That I Want"
"Look At Me, I'm Artoo Dee"
"Jedi School Drop Out"
"Sith Lightnin'"

[Show spoiler]-Binary Moons
-Those Force Changes
-Jedi Academy Drop-out

-Born to Hand Jive...

[Britbuffguy]

This has box office bomb written all over it.

[oilers73]

Grease is no longer "the word".

[MJD64]

If they cast Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone I'll consider it...

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by bferr1972

^ Yes, it sound exactly like something Kurosawa would do...

Yes, totally. Except he'd probably have used a Japanese cast.

[oilers73]

Originally Posted by MJD64

If they cast Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone I'll consider it...

I can't tell if you're kidding, but that made me throw up a little.

[MJD64]

Originally Posted by oilers73

I can't tell if you're kidding, but that made me throw up a little.

If Gosling and Stone ever agreed to make this it would make me throw up...a lot.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I will be skipping this like I do with all terrible ideas.

Yeah - I didnt realize there was a clamoring for a prequel to Grease. I mean.... a prequel to GREASE? Is that what its come to? Wow. Okee dokee.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by oilers73

I can't tell if you're kidding, but that made me throw up a little.

Are you referring to his post, this totally asinine prequel concept or both?

[oilers73]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

Are you referring to his post, this totally asinine prequel concept or both?

Yes, yes, and you betcha!

[Moviefan2k4]

This is not going to end well...I'm calling it right now...

[Geoff D]

I'd actually be interested to see how this turns out, though it's got 'DTV shite' written all over it. Still, it couldn't be any worse than Grease 2.