MGM’s gearing up for a remake of FAME. It’s already being scripted, but they’re keeping details under wraps for now. Because, you know, we don’t have the gist story already.
Says Rick Sands, MGM COO:
"We'll update it, (but) we'll still keep some of the songs. The script is being written right now, but we are keeping it under wraps. There will be a strong musical component, though,"
Oh! Maybe it’ll be set on a space station, where angsty alien teens learn to work together through the power of song and music - but a bigbad from the outside wants to blow up the facility to thwart universal harmony! This must surely be part of the updating their talking about, no?
Looks like musicals are back in fashion (if only just a bit), with the success of DREAMGIRLS, Tim Burton’s SWEENY TODD in production, HAIRSPRAY releasing this Summer, and CHICAGO Director Rob Marshall’s recently announced re-teaming with the Weinsteins for NINE. Does ACROSS THE UNIVERSE count as a musical? Probably so.
Now, if only someone would get that damn BATMAN musical going, all would be right with the world.
