Remake
In August 2011, Lionsgate announced their plan to remake the film. It was confirmed that the studio hired Kenny Ortega to direct. "We believe that the timing couldn't be better to modernize this story on the big screen, and we are proud to have Kenny Ortega at the helm," Joe Drake, president of Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group, explained about the project. Since Swayze died in September 2009, a replacement for the remake is unknown.
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