Movie News – New Movie Musical

CAROLINE: We love Adam Shankman as a judge on TV’s So You Think You Can Dance, but aside from that, he’s a well known choreographer and director.

RYAN: He directed the movie musical “Hairspray” and also last year’s “Bedtime Stories,” both which I liked.

CAROLINE: He’s talented, funny and cool. We even talked to him on the red carpet at the “Hairspray” premiere in NYC and he was very nice.

RYAN: Well he’s bringing another Broadway musical to the movies – Rock of Ages.

CAROLINE: I love it! I actually saw this show on Broadway and thought it was highlarious. It’s filled with 80’s rock songs which I loved then and now.

RYAN: I had no interest in the show until hearing you rave about it and now I really wanna see it.

CAROLINE: And Adam has said he’d been wanting to do another movie musical and decided on this one when he saw it. He reportedly thinks it will open up the movie musical genre to a wider audience since the songs appeal to more than the average showtune.

RYAN: That must be true. Isn’t Constantine Maroulis from American Idol in it?

CAROLINE: On Broadway, yes. But I doubt he’d be in the movie. Adam has said he wants to cast movie stars, more apt since musicals are making a comeback.

RYAN: Well I can’t wait. But we’ll have to ‘cos it starts shooting next summer for a 2011 release.