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told Deadline from the Cannes Film Festival, adding that the production is in conversation with Swayze’s estate. “Johnny is a part of Baby’s journey in the story.”One read of that and I can’t disguise — I’ve got ANGRY EYES!While Levine’s exact intentions and artistic vision are unclear — he did respond to a request for comment — one can’t help but wonder if 62-year-old Jennifer Grey, who memorably played Baby in the original, will somehow preposterously be made to cha-cha with Swayze from beyond the grave.

The Righteous Brothers nearly 60 years ago, can still be heard live by the group in 2023.The Righteous Brothers, comprised of 82-year-old original member Bill Medley along with Bobby Hatfield’s replacement Bucky Heard, have 32 huge concerts in 2023 from April through October.That includes gigs in North Tonawanda, NY’s Riviera Theater on May 4, Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on May 17, Chester, NY’s Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center on May 18, Red Bank, NJ’s Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on Aug. 17 and Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget on Aug.

latest label that was just added before Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel “Gone With The Wind.”It says that the old book, which was made into a huge 1939 movie, amounts to a “romanticization of a shocking era in our history and the horrors of slavery.” Um, duh! It’s a Civil War story that’s pro-Confederacy.A more useful trigger warning I’d throw in front of “Gone With The Wind,” however, is: “This book is 1,472 pages long.” In fact, books, movies and TV shows almost never begin with a trigger warning that could actually help me make a decision. Here are some I’d like to see.Trigger Warning: You will never be able to afford this beautiful homeEvery flippin’ Nancy Meyers movie (“It’s Complicated,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” “The Holiday”) has a stunningly gorgeous Hamptons or California home where wealthy, relaxed Ina Garten-types drink red wine on beige couches that miraculously never stain.

Patrick Swayze's widow ahead of the 35th anniversary of one of his most beloved roles — Johnny Castle in .«It's really incredible,» Niemi says of the continued love for the movie, which was released in August 1987. «When Patrick was still alive, he would always say, 'I’m on my second generation of fans'… He'd get approached by young ladies who weren't even born when the movie came out.»«Any artist,» she continues, «for their work to live on like that and make such an impact in such a positive way, what more could you ask for?»As for the film's most iconic scenes — where Swayze's Johnny lifts Jennifer Grey's Baby — Niemi reveals that her late husband «had that down forever.»«Patrick loves going off and he was strong enough to do all that stuff,» she says, «so when they want to pull off a great lift, he says, 'I got one for you.'»Back in 2020, ET confirmed that Grey is on board to star in and executive produce a sequel to the beloved '80s flick, which Swayze was approached about in the wake of the original movie's success.«He would not do it again,» Niemi says.

“Out of the Corner,” that her then-boyfriend said he didn’t think she would get the coveted part of Frances “Baby” Houseman on the night before her audition in 1986.“He said this odd thing, as if to reassure himself, like he wasn’t aware he was using his ‘out loud voice,'” Grey wrote, recalling him saying: “‘I don’t know what I’m worried about. There’s no way you’re gonna get it.

It’s hard to argue that one of the most beloved movies of the 1980s is “Dirty Dancing” and Lionsgate has been developing a direct sequel for years. Production is now expected to begin this year as the project is headed to the Cannes Market.

sequel to 1987’s “Dirty Dancing” have recently emerged, and according to Deadline, the story will involve some ’90s hip-hop music.Jennifer Grey will be reprising her role as Frances “Baby” Houseman and will also produce the feature, which is set in the Catskills Mountains.“50/50” director Jonathan Levine is directing the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Elizabeth Chomko, Deadline reported.While music from the original film will also pop up, the sequel will incorporate hip-hop as well as the likes of Alanis Morisette and Liz Phair — though Levine promised that “we will not ruin your childhood.”“While the original ‘Dirty Dancing’ has always been one of my favorite films, I never imagined I would direct the sequel,” Levine said in a statement. “Through co-writing it, I fell in love with the characters (new and old), the world of 1990s Catskills New York, and the music, which will range from songs from the original movie to ‘90s hip-hop.”He added, “I can’t wait to collaborate with Jennifer to bring this beautiful story of summer and romance and dancing to a generation of new fans.

Jennifer Grey is opening up about the life-changing events that she gets candid about in her new book, . ET spoke with the 62-year-old actress following the release of her memoir, and she didn't hold back on discussing painful moments in her life.One such moment that Grey discusses in the book is when weeks before the release of her now iconic film, 1987's , she was in a fatal car crash in Ireland with her then-boyfriend, Matthew Broderick. The crash, during which Broderick was behind the wheel, left two women dead.«The car accident in Ireland was, I would say, top three traumas of my life, maybe top one. It's very hard to describe when you have a near-death experience and are present for the death of other people,» Grey told ET.

Jennifer Grey is opening up about the life-changing events that she gets candid about in her new book, . ET spoke with the 62-year-old actress following the release of her memoir, and she didn't hold back on discussing painful moments in her life.One such moment that Grey discusses in the book is when weeks before the release of her now iconic film, 1987's , she was in a fatal car crash in Ireland with her then-boyfriend, Matthew Broderick. The crash, during which Broderick was behind the wheel, left two women dead.«The car accident in Ireland was, I would say, top three traumas of my life, maybe top one. It's very hard to describe when you have a near-death experience and are present for the death of other people,» Grey told ET.

The View” earlier this week to discuss her memoir, “Out of the Corner,” and her tense experiences working with “The Outsiders” actor, who died in 2009 at the age of 57.“Patrick was playing pranks on me and everybody,” Grey said. “It was just, like, macho, and I just couldn’t take it.

Jennifer Grey knows what she'd say to Patrick Swayze if she could see him today. ET spoke with the 62-year-old actress following the release of her memoir, , and she reflected on her relationship with her dearly departed co-star, and shared what she wishes she could tell him now. Swayze died in 2009 after a battle with cancer."'Look what we did,'" Grey said of her would-be message to the late actor, who played Johnny Castle in the iconic 1987 flick.

Jennifer Grey is set to have the time of her life once more in the sequel to 1987’s “Dirty Dancing.”Lionsgate held a presentation at Cinemacon in Las Vegas yesterday where they announced the new flick alongside old clips from the romance drama.“Jennifer Grey returns to Kellerman’s in the next chapter,” a voiceover said. Kellerman’s was the Catskills resort where Grey’s character Frances “Baby” Houseman and her family vacationed when she met and ultimately fell in love with dancing and Patrick Swayze’s Johnny Castle.

told People of Depp, whom she dated for about a year after her engagement to Broderick.“It was literally like, ‘Are you f-cking kidding me? Are you f-cking kidding me? I’ve never seen a guy like this.’”Grey opened up about past loves including Broderick, 60 — who she started dating in 1985 while filming “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — while promoting her upcoming memoir, “Out of the Corner.”The actress also got candid about the tragedy she faced with her “Ferris Bueller” co-star when the two got into a car accident in Ireland in 1987 that left two dead.“There was some very, very heavy stuff that went down that changed my life forever and there was no one to blame,” Grey told People. “It was a pure and simple accident that was tragic.

“Out of the Corner.”The “Dirty Dancing” star, 62, revealed that her breakup with ex Matthew Broderick inspired Madonna’s hit 1989 song, “Express Yourself.” Grey and the Queen of Pop’s friendship goes back to the 1980s and they starred in the 1989 period flick, “Bloodhounds of Broadway,” together.Madonna, 63, and the “Red Dawn” actress became such good pals that the singer threw Grey a 29th birthday bash in March 1989.Grey wrote that Madonna told her at the party that her relationship with Broderick influenced the catchy feminine-power song.Grey and Broderick, 60, had started dating while filming “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” in 1985 and had kept their relationship semi-secret at the time.However, their love was thrust into the limelight in August 1987 when they were both involved in a tragic car crash in Northern Ireland.“She told me she wrote ‘Express Yourself’ about me breaking up with Matthew,” Grey recalled in her book.“She played it for me in her car. I was in my log cabin with Johnny [Depp] and she said, ‘Come into my car.’ And I got in her Mercedes where she had a really good sound system and she was like, ‘Listen to this song I just did.

Kellerman’s Film Package. The movie, set in the Catskills, was indeed in fact filmed in the south.The two-night getaway promises to play all the hits for lovers of the classic summer romance flick: There’ll be a “Dirty Dancing”-themed scavenger hunt, special movie screening and a Kellerman’s-branded beach towel and cocktail glass. The package is offered throughout 2022, and it’s only one of multiple “Dirty Dancing” offerings the lodge has planned for the year.While the package offers some flexibility, the lodge will be holding an official 35th anniversary event branded the Kellerman’s Paint & Sip Weekend from March 4 to 6.

obtained by the Sun, the film’s theme song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” plays as the woman begins running toward her partner in what appears to be the courtyard outside a suburban shopping center. At first, everything goes well: The woman jumps into her squatting partner’s arms, he catches her and lifts her up.She then becomes overambitious and lifts her legs high into the air.

the high-flying sequence from the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing,” in which Patrick Swayze’s Johnny hoists Jennifer Grey’s Baby above his head while ’80s hit “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” plays. Millie was confident she and her boyfriend, 6-foot-1 Conner Justin, “had it in the bag” as she was a dance teacher and her sister is just a fashion designer.

Jennifer Grey is putting on her dancing shoes again. The actress is set to star in and executive produce an untitled dance movie at Lionsgate, ET confirms. Grey, of course, starred opposite Patrick Swayze in 1987's.

If you had a childhood anything at all like mine, you’re well aware of the 1987 romance film, “Dirty Dancing.” Not because you’re obsessed with dance and/or Patrick Swayze (“Roadhouse” is still incredible, FYI), but only because your parents (my mom, in this case) played the hell out of the film during your formative years.

Dirty Dancing is one of —and I dare say all time?The 1987 movie starred as Frances “Baby” Houseman, a sheltered young woman spending the summer of 1963 with her family at a resort in the Catskills where falls in love with Johnny Castle, a sexy dance instructor played by Patrick Swayze. A tip of the hat to the great Jerry Orbach as Baby's doctor dad, too—because when he's wrong he says he's wrong. For a certain generation of women (ahem, mine), it was a deeply formative movie.

Jennifer Grey is set to star in a sequel to classic romantic drama Dirty Dancing, it has been announced.

studio’s release of quarterly earnings, which came in above estimates.Lionsgate revealed in July that “Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey was collaborating with the studio on an untitled dance movie in which she will star and executive produce.

Jennifer Grey is putting on her dancing shoes again. The actress is set to star in and executive produce an untitled dance movie at Lionsgate, ET confirms. Grey, of course, starred opposite Patrick Swayze in 1987's.

EXCLUSIVE: A new untitled dance movie is taking shape at Lionsgate, set in the 1990s and starring and executive produced by “Dirty Dancing” Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Grey.While details are being kept very quiet, there’s some rumblings that a new “Dirty Dancing” movie could be in the works.