Coming back for a second style. HAIRSPRAY 2!
New Line's near saviour as a company last year was Hairspray, the adaptation of John Waters musical which earned $200 million worldwide and was a huge Christmas seller for both the DVD and soundtrack CD. But of course mega failings elsewhere, most notably the multi-million loss The Golden Compass meant an end to the four decade old studio, which was gobbled up by Warner Bros. WB, never missing out on a money making venture... have convinced Waters to write a sequel with early hints that director Adam Shankman, the producers and songwriters would return for another song and dance.
The next task for the studio is to convince the major stars from the original film to return as a sequel was never originally planned, none of them had such a deal in their contracts. A release date of July 2010 has been tentatively scheduled."I never thought of musicals as franchises, but it certainly worked with High School Musical, and the idea of working with that cast again, and creating new material and music, is a dream come true," Shankman told Daily Variety. "John (Waters) has such an original and extraordinary voice; we all cant wait to see what he has come up with.Has their ever been a good or successful musical sequel, because I can't think of any - either on Broadway or in the Cinema. source - variety