Summer Lovin' (Grease Prequel)

[imsounoriginal]

‘Grease’ Prequel Gains Momentum At Paramount As Brett Haley Comes On As Director

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s Grease prequel Summer Lovin’ is revving up its engine, with the studio tapping Brett Haley to direct the film. Leah McKendrick penned the script with Temple Hill and Picturestart producing.

The 1978 musical classic starred John Travolta as greaser Danny and Olivia Newton-John as good girl Sandy, high school teens who after having a brief summer fling come to find out they are attending the same high school. Even though they come from opposite ends of the world, the two try to make their relationship work while singing now-iconic songs that still resonate today.

One of the songs, “Summer Nights,” details the summer fling that started the relationship, and Summer Lovin will detail that fateful meeting and what followed.

Grease became a massive hit, turned Travolta into a movie star and spawned a sequel starring Michelle Pfeiffer. In 2016, the film got the “live for TV” treatment on Fox in a version starring Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens, which proved a hit and won five Emmys in the process.

The studio is extremely high on this property and sources say there is a sense depending on how this film goes of the possibility of a franchise down the road. The job that Haley would eventually win was highly coveted and it was not only Haley’s passion for the project but for his pitch up how he could update it for the 2020 audiences.

The film will mark Haley’s first film at a major studio after cutting his teeth on the indie and streaming service circuit. After graduating from North Carolina University, he hit the ground running directing films like I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero and Hearts Beat Loud right out of the gate.

Haley and Temple Hill also already had strong ties after recently working together on the Netflix pic Sorta Like a Rock Star. He also recently helmed All the Bright Places, starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith.

He is repped by WME, Grandview and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.

via Deadline

[redxrebellion]

No

[dallywhitty]

Release a follow-up to Grease 2, you cowards. What are Stephanie and Michael up to?

[kylor]

[L.J.]

A hard pass

[filmczy]

Just rewrite the second hour of Grease 2. I'd be happy with that...

[postmodel]

I really wanted a third one: Greas3.
Or Gr3ase.
Or Grease 3.
Or Grease III.
Or Grease 3: this still isn’t a gangbang.

[jess1581]

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

‘Grease’ Prequel Gains Momentum

[CyberpunkCentral]

‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Prequel Series Officially Ordered By Paramount+

https://deadline.com/2021/07/grease-...ff-1234794717/

[flash.over]

The Pink Ladies pledge:

To act cool.

To look cool...

and to be cool.

'Til death do us part...

Think Pink!

[Dalekbuster523Bluray]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Prequel Series Officially Ordered By Paramount+

https://deadline.com/2021/07/grease-...ff-1234794717/

I find it really bizarre that Paramount think audiences want a Grease prequel that literally nobody asked for, and yet the one musical that would make an absolute bomb either as a streaming series or at the Box Office - We Will Rock You - has yet to even be adapted for the screen.

Seriously...if you're going to turn any musical into having multiple prequels/sequels, then it's We Will Rock You. That one was made for the cinematic/televisual universe treatment!

[OneWayFilms]

Since GREASE is my ALL-TIME favorite movie...I WILL watch......but I must confess......I can't promise I will LIKE it. This idea sounds really sketchy.

[cahuenga]

first there was Jaws 3D
then Amityville Horror 3D
Now comes... Grease 3D

[BluBonnet]

This review for Scrambled mentions that Leah Mckendrick is supposed to script Summer Lovin'.... that will be interesting.

Despite the low-budget, autobiographical indie credentials, “Scrambled” also functions as a Hollywood calling card, and given that McKendrick is slated to script a couple of high-profile IP projects in “Grease” prequel “Summer Lovin'” and the legacy sequel in the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise, it works like a charm in that regard

[OneWayFilms]

The fact that people are still interested in creating new content surrounding GREASE is a testament to its longevity and faithful fanbase. However, no one ASKED for this and if the failure of The Rise of The Pink Ladies hasn't taught creators anything, then this too will sadly fail. LEAVE THE CLASSICS ALONE!

If you MUST, give us a GREASE 3 with a new cast and new characters at Rydell High. Bring Didi Conn back as Frenchie and make her a teacher at Rydell High. But leave Danny & Sandy alone.

[BluBonnet]

The what of Rise of the Pink Ladies?

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

The fact that people are still interested in creating new content surrounding GREASE is a testament to its longevity and faithful fanbase. However, no one ASKED for this and if the failure of The Rise of The Pink Ladies hasn't taught creators anything, then this too will sadly fail. LEAVE THE CLASSICS ALONE!

If you MUST, give us a GREASE 3 with a new cast and new characters at Rydell High. Bring Didi Conn back as Frenchie and make her a teacher at Rydell High. But leave Danny & Sandy alone.

See, I could live with this approach. Didi Conn is 72, older than Eve Arden was when she played Mrs. McGee in the first film. So she's perfect to be the school principal, watching over another new generation of kids obsessed with relationships and school status. Frenchy was such an adorable character in both movies, and I'd love to see what kind of hijinks she gets herself into during her senior years, all the while trying to keep her students in line. It would be absolutely hilarious, if done the right way.

[rikraq]

Wow. Now we will get to see who was actually telling the truth in the "Summer Lovin'" song. I've been waiting for this since 1978.