Nineteen years after the release of the original film, New Line Cinema is
bringing a feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway
production Hairspray to life. Featuring new and original material based on
John Waters’ 1988 cult classic about star-struck teenagers on a local
Baltimore dance show, the comedy features a remarkable collection of talent
including John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher
Walken, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah
Kelley, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Chicago), and director Adam
Shankman (Bringing Down The House). The new screenplay for Hairspray was
written by Leslie Dixon (Freaky Friday, Outrageous Fortune). Hairspray is
scheduled for a July 20th, 2007 release.
