Jennifer Gray is shooting a new dance film and rumors say it could be a sequel to "Dirty Dancing".
A new, previously nameless dance film is said to be in the works at Lionsgate, reports the US industry portal "Deadline". The film therefore takes place in the 1990s and "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Gray (60) is said to play a leading role. The actress is also said to be a producer.
Details of the project are being kept secret, "Deadline" said, but there are some rumors that this could be a new "Dirty Dancing" film. According to the report, insiders did not want to confirm this, but they also did not want to deny it …
Lionsgate owns the distribution rights for "Dirty Dancing" according to the "Deadline". Gray originally played the main role of Frances "Baby" Houseman, who falls in love with dance teacher Johnny Castle. This was portrayed by the late Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
The 1987 film grossed around $ 218 million worldwide (around € 190 million) – with production costs of $ 5 million (around € 4.4 million). There was an Oscar and Golden Globe for the film song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Frank Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz. In 2004, a sequel to "Dirty Dancing 2" was released, showing actors Diego Luna, Romola Garai, January Jones, John Slattery and Sela Ward.