Talking Pimples!! Efron Sings Kinks-esque Tunes!! Walken the Chubby Chaser!! John Waters' HAIRSPRAY 2 Story Details Emerge!!

Merrick here...
A while back we learned that The Powers The Be were moving towards a sequel to 2007's HAIRSPRAY. MTV just got wind of what John Waters is up to with his treatment/outline/whatever it is for the film continuation, including plot points and a hint at some musical styles we'll likely come across this time around.

As for the plot, he said: “People hate Tracy (Nikki Blonsky) because she doesn’t lose weight. They ask ‘Now that you’re famous, why won’t you lose weight?’. And Link (Efron) experiments with drugs. Throughout half the movie, he has an ongoing dialogue with three pimples on his forehead.” “Edna (John Travolta) loses weight, but sees her husband (Christopher Walken) lusting after fat women,” Shaiman laughed, citing one of the musical numbers he’s particularly eager to write. “And so, she finally breaks down and runs over to a snack table. Just within one number, she gets fat again; gaining 20 pounds at a time. [Her fat] pops out, and by the end of the song she’s completely at her old weight again.”

...says THIS WRITE-UP at MTV, which goes on to reveal other details from the film. I didn't hate the 2007 film, but...frankly...it bored the crap out of me. The sequel sounds like it could have some unhinged fun, assuming they're allowed to get away with this.