Filmed the Asheville area of North Carolina, ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing will premiere this May, and and the first official promo has arrived online today, featuring Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes in the roles made famous by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in the original, which was filmed in Lake Lure, North Carolina and released in 1987. In the new film, Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, The Final Girl) takes over Grey’s role, with Colt Prattes dancing into the part of Swayze’s Johnny Castle. The all star cast also…
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‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake First Look Photos Released
Filmed the Asheville area of North Carolina, ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing will premiere this May, and and after many of the cast members posted some sneak peeks earlier this week, a huge batch of 31 official photos have been released online today, giving us our first look at the new re-imagining. The original Dirty Dancing was filmed in Lake Lure, North Carolina and released in 1987, starring Jennifer Grey in the role of “Baby” and the late Patrick Swayze. In the new film, Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, The…
Read More‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake Teaser Poster Unveiled
Filmed the Asheville area of North Carolina, ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing will premiere this May, and and the first official bit of key art was released today in the form of a teaser poster that quickly channels the original classic, which was also filmed in North Carolina, featuring Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes striking a familiar pose. The original Dirty Dancing was filmed in Lake Lure, North Carolina and released in 1987, starring Jennifer Grey in the role of “Baby” and the late Patrick Swayze. In the new…
Read More‘Dirty Dancing’ Premiere Date Announced
Filmed the Asheville area of North Carolina, ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing officially has a premiere date set for this May. The new three-hour Dirty Dancing musical event will air on the ABC television network on Wednesday, May 24 at 8pm. The original Dirty Dancing was filmed in Lake Lure, North Carolina and released in 1987, starring Jennifer Grey in the role of “Baby” and the late Patrick Swayze. In the new film, Abigail Breslin (pictured below; Scream Queens, The Final Girl) takes over Grey’s role, with Colt Prattes dancing…
Read MoreDebra Messing Not Happy ‘Dirty Dancing’ Couldn’t Relocate After HB2
While much of the country continues to boycott North Carolina over the recent adoption of House Bill 2 (HB2), filming of ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing started this week in the Asheville area,  as production was already too far underway to consider relocating amid the ongoing Hollywood backlash aimed a Gov. McCrory, but one of the ABC movie’s stars, Debra Messing (Will & Grace), tweeted today about her displeasure that she has to work in the state in light of the current discrimination controversy. Messing tweeted today, “Heading to…
Read More‘Dirty Dancing’ Cast Original vs Remake
Filming of ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing started today in the Asheville area of North Carolina, and we already have a preview of Sarah Hyland’s new look as Lisa Houseman (revealed today via Twitter), which you can check out below. With filming beginning today, we thought it would be fun to take a look at some side-by-side comparisons of some of the key original cast members next to their new counterparts. Check it out below! The new three-hour Dirty Dancing musical event will air on the ABC television network. The…
Read More‘Dirty Dancing’ To Begin Filming April 11
Though Lionsgate pulled its new Hulu series from North Carolina due to the industry’s swelling opposition to the state’s recent adoption of House Bill 2, the studio’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing is thankfully too far into pre-production to consider relocating, and now we know when filming in the Asheville area of western North Carolina is set to begin. With pre-production already well underway at locations including the High Hampton Inn in Cashiers, filming of ABC’s three-hour Dirty Dancing remake is scheduled to start this Monday, April 11, shooting first…
Read MoreWatch Debra Messing Dish To Rachael Ray About ‘Dirty Dancing’
Debra Messing (Will and Grace) appeared on Rachael Ray’s talk show last week, where she discussed her role in the upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing, about to start filming in western North Carolina, near where the classic original movie was also made. You can watch Messing express her excitement for the project and for coming to work in North Carolina in a clip from the episode in the player below (starting at about the 2:22 mark)!
Read MoreBilly Dee Williams Joins ‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake
The cast for ABC’s upcoming Dirty Dancing remake continues to grow, today adding some Star Wars star power in the form of Lando Calrissian himself, Billy Dee Williams (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Batman), set to play band leader Tito (played by Charles Coles in the original film). Yesterday we reported that Modern Family star Sarah Hyland is also set to put on her dancing shoes for the musical event, as well as former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, who was also announced this week to have…
Read More‘Modern Family’ Star Sarah Hyland Joins ‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake
The cast for ABC’s upcoming Dirty Dancing remake continues to heat up, with Modern Family star Sarah Hyland now set to put on her dancing shoes as the newest addition to the musical event. Just yesterday, former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger was also announced to have officially joined Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, Little Miss Sunshine) and Debra Messing (Will and Grace) in the upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing, about to shoot in western North Carolina, near where the classic original film was also made.
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