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Abigail Breslin to star in ‘Dirty Dancing’ remake

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CEBU, Philippines - Abigail Breslin is going to have the time of her life and she owes it to ABC. E! News has confirmed the “Scream Queens” star will play Baby in ABC’s “Dirty Dancing” TV movie musical. Jessica Sharzer of “The L Word” and “American Horror Story” fame will write the script for the TV movie.

Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze and Jerry Orbach starred in the original 1987 flick. “Dirty Dancing” got the TV series treatment in 1988 starring Melora Hardin, Patrick Cassidy and “Ghostbusters” director Paul Fieg. The movies got their groove on again in 2004 when the world was given “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” A remake was planned in 2011 with Kenny Ortega, the movie's original choreographer, behind the camera, but it was shelved.

Musicals and nostalgia are all the rage in Hollywood these days. NBC presented live productions of “The Sound of Music,” “Peter Pan” and “The Wiz,” while Fox is prepping for a live production of “Grease” and a taped remake of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” starring Laverne Cox. Meanwhile, shows based on flicks are popping up left and right with “Uncle Buck” on ABC, and “Rush Hour” on CBS just this season. CBS’ TV version of Bradley Cooper’s “Limitless” has scored a full season order.

Breslin shot to fame in “Little Miss Sunshine.” She received an Oscar nomination for her breakout role and went on to star in “The Call,” “Zombieland” and “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.”

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ABIGAIL BRESLIN

ACIRC

AMERICAN HORROR STORY

AN AMERICAN GIRL

BRADLEY COOPER

DIRTY DANCING

HAVANA NIGHTS

JENNIFER GREY

JESSICA SHARZER

KENNY ORTEGA

KIT KITTREDGE

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