New Details about Hairspray 2

[DefyingEDCT]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 5:33pm

We’ve been hearing rumblings of a “Hairspray” sequel for months. Just last week, director Adam Shankman confirmed that John Waters himself was writing an outline that would take Zac Efron, Queen Latifah and the rest into the late Sixties. Now, MTV has the scoop on all the insanity that could only come from the twisted “Pink Flamingos” mastermind.

“Scott and I are certainly on board,” Oscar-nominated composer/producer Marc Shaiman assured us, saying he’ll once again return with partner Scott Wittman to the musical/movie franchise they helped build from Waters’ 1988 cult film. “John Waters wrote a treatment that is so f–king hysterical!”

Shaiman, Wittman, returning director Adam Shankman and a few others recently read Waters’ outline, and his die-hard fans will be glad to know that the outrageous filmmaker is once again proudly pushing the envelope. “I don’t know how mainstream it would go if he really stuck to his ideas; it would be a real John Waters-style film,” Shaiman explained.

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.”

Shaiman, whose hilarious “Prop 8 – The Musical” is currently one of the hottest viral clips on the Internet, said another fun facet of the “Hairspray” sequel will be writing Beatles and Kinks-era tunes to depict Efron’s desire to remain hip during the British Invasion.

“Part of John Waters’ idea is that he gets caught up trying to masquerade himself as a member of the British Invasion,” Shaiman said of Efron. “And it’s wearing that mop-top Beatles hairdo that causes those pimples on his forehead!”

“The Sixties is just the most fantastic era for music, because it was so wide-ranging. I grew up then, and on the radio you’d have Frank Sinatra going into ‘White Rabbit’ by Jefferson Airplane, going into Peggy Lee, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones,” he marveled, hoping that the final script will keep Waters’ crazed vision intact when “Hairspray 2” hits theaters in summer 2010. “There was so many different kinds of music, all on the same radio stations. That’s what’s so great about writing for that era.”

source Updated On: 12/8/08 at 05:33 PM

[TimeSquare3]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 5:36pm

And the family value just went flying out the window.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:03pm

I think it's a hoax so that people will be relieved when the real thing comes out.

Unless it's not, in which case, Phantom of the Opera 2 is starting to look mighty good.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:11pm

Oh God, it's a mess of Grease 2 proportions ....
Updated On: 12/8/08 at 06:11 PM

[JP2]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:22pm

Oh, John Waters. <3

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:27pm

Am I the only one who has faith in this? While the idea of any musical sequel sounds like a bad idea to start with, I just have a lot of faith in John Waters. I've liked pretty much everything the man has done. Although I thoroughly enjoyed Hairspray the film and liked how much they sanitized/family-valuefied it, it did lose a lot of what made Waters' work so personal and funny. Though a lot of this plot sounds absurd, the idea of a musical with more of John Waters behind the wheel makes me smile. And I absolutely adore the time period. Late sixties rock like no other.

[TIGGOSAURUS]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:28pm

"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."

Aside from the fact that Travolta has already stated he's not doing the sequel, this sounds like it's straight out of an Adam Sandler / Martin Lawrence film! :O

Updated On: 12/8/08 at 06:28 PM

[emo_geek]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:28pm

Talking pimples. No

[JP2]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:29pm

I think it sounds hilariously awesome! Unfortunately I'm certain most of that will get scrapped, unless WB is okay in going for a PG-13 rating.

I really like the Edna idea. I can already hear the song.

[me2]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 6:43pm

I just think the IDEA of sequeling HAIRSPRAY is a reall bad one. And didn't Travolta say he wouldn't do a sequel?
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[toanythingtaboo 2]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 7:30pm

Yeah, as fun as that film plot would be - the producers would have to be stupid to go down that road.

They want money, guaranteed money after the success of the first film. Keeping the sequel family friendly will be their priority as that is where the money lies in a film of this type.

I'm all for the amazing ideas of the British Invasion and Link fitting into that business, I'm also open to the idea of Tracy getting badgered to loose weight (quite relevant these days with the media)...and Edna/Wilbur having weight issues will add to hilarity...however the whole cartoony over the top piling on the weight would just be too ridiculous.

[Madcap Maisie]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 7:31pm

sounds awful to me...I mean talking pimples and edna gaining 20 pounds in one number?

totally loses the relatability of it

[adamgreer]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 7:35pm

This sounds terrible.

[JP2]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 7:38pm

You guys have no imagination.

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 7:39pm

Well...it sounds like Waters. I wonder if that's really a good thing though (for once)


edit: I agree with a lot of other people on this thread. I love the idea, but John Water's Hairspray was very different from the Hairspray we saw last year. I'm not sure if transfering it back to its original bizarre, gross out, Watersian nature (even though this was his tamest film) will gel ever since its sanitized, commercial, family friendly musical adaptation.

Updated On: 12/8/08 at 07:39 PM

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 7:40pm

THIS IS BRILLIANT

[elphabelle07]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 9:18pm

As much as I tried to look on the bright side...this just sounds absolutely horrendous. But then again, I'm not going to lie, I kinda figured it would be. It just seems so completely different from the first Hairspray, it won't seem like a sequel, just a random musical with a guy talking to three zits on his forehead (which I must admit sounds pretty funny...)

And then I'm taking what Schmerg said into consideration...

[James885]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 9:21pm

They lost me after the talking pimples.

I'm a big fan of both the original Hairspray film and the musical version, but this sounds pretty bad.

The idea concerning Tracy, with people pressuring her to lose weight isn't too bad, but it sounds like the movie's more about Link and Edna than it is about Tracy.

Hopefully this really is just a hoax and not the real plot!

Updated On: 12/8/08 at 09:21 PM

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 9:30pm

the talking pimples reminds me of the Family Guy episode where Chris talks to his pimple... haha...

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 9:38pm

See, to me, this sounds like real, old fashioned John Waters. Even a little cleaner than his old stuff.

And, I LOOOOOOOOOVE his old stuff.

[JP2]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 9:54pm

All we heard about were possible story points for Edna and Link. Doesn't mean the film will revolve around them.

[bundy5000]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 10:06pm

Cubby Hairspray 2 needs your support :/

[emo_geek]

Posted: 12/8/08 at 10:31pm

I think it may work if they manage 4 talking zits instead of 3...

[Elphaba43]

Posted: 12/9/08 at 12:12am

I hate to say it, but I think it's going to be a flop.

[Brick]

Posted: 12/9/08 at 12:13am

They should release it at Thanksgiving because this sequel sounds like it's gonna be a TURKEY.