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Zac Efron Re-Takes The Dance Floor In 'Seventeen Again'

Posted 2/27/08 12:35 pm EST by in News


Zac EfronArticle by Heather Perry

Please, ladies. Don't cry. Ever since we posted our latest Zac Efron "High School Musical" story, devoted fans of the hit TV flicks have been disconcerted over the news that the golden boy is hanging up his dancing shoes.

But wait! Adam Shankman, the producer/director/choreographer of "Hairspray," has information of biblical proportions that should bring screaming 15-year-olds out of their broken-hearted depression. The king of musicals will shake his perfect little tush once more in the now-filming movie, "Seventeen Again." Read More...

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Latifah Looks To Snag Martin For 'All Of Me' Remake

Posted 6/25/07 1:41 pm EST by in News


By now, you might know that Queen Latifah and "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman are hatching plans to remake "All of Me," the 1984 comedy classic that starred Steve Martin. But wait until you hear the name of the co-star that, if the Queen has her way, will soon be sharing a body with her.

Steve Martin.

"He is really a physical comedian, a physical actor," Latifah said of Martin, citing him as the kind of star whose exceptional career longevity could allow him to remake his own performance nearly a quarter century later. "I'm sure he could pull it off." Since starring together in "Bringing Down the House," Latifah and Martin have formed a friendship and desire to work together once again with that film's director, Adam Shankman. And now that the Oscar nominee is attached to play the dying millionaire whose soul accidentally ends up sharing a body with her lawyer, she says that Shankman and herself are hoping to talk Martin into the unprecedented move of remaking his own performance.
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