New “Dirty Dancing” Sequel Moves Forward
“Hunger Games” and “Crazy Rich Asians” producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson have been brought on board the highly anticipated sequel to the 1987 feature classic “Dirty Dancing” at Lionsgate.
Original film star Jennifer Grey will reprise her Golden Globe-nominated role as Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman as well as executive produce the film. Jonathan Levine is also an executive producer.
Emmy and Golden Globe nominee and 2025 Humanitas Prize winner Kim Rosenstock (“Dying for Sex”) will pen the script with production aiming to begin later this year.
Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, says in an official statement:
“Dirty Dancing remains as beloved today as it was upon its initial release, and we knew that a very special group of people would have to come together for fans to embrace a return to Kellerman’s. We are beyond thrilled to announce we have assembled the perfect team to carry this film forward in partnership with Jennifer Grey.
There are no better producers for this movie than our longtime partners and friends Nina and Brad from The Hunger Games, and we could not be more excited to have Kim coming on board to write. With this super team now in place, we are moving full steam ahead so that both existing fans and new audiences can discover the magic, the music and the emotion that is Dirty Dancing in a new theatrical film meant for the big screen.”
Jennifer Grey added in her own statement:
“The role of Baby has held a very deep and meaningful place in my heart, as it has in the hearts of so many fans over the years. I’ve long wondered where we might find Baby years later and what her life might be like, but it’s taken time to assemble the kind of people that I felt could be entrusted to build on the legacy of the original film… and I’m excited to say that It looks like the wait will soon be over!”
Jacobson and Simpson are currently producing “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” and are executive producers on the upcoming “Love Story: John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”.
Source: Lionsgate