Disney Studios hopes to duplicate ‘High School Musical’ success

Disney Studios hopes to duplicate 'High School Musical' success

What I think is cool is that its going to be along the same lines as a John Hughes comedy. I was fortunate to grow up in the 80’s with movies like Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Weird Science.

So far the show is still in the idea phase and Disney has not given their blessing just yet.

Below is some of the article from Variety.


The studio, which struck a chord with younger audiences when it graduated Disney Channel’s hit franchise “High School Musical” to the bigscreen, is developing “Prom,” a comedy that revolves around a group of teens prepping for the big dance.

Disney is looking to experiment with how it packages the project, exploring the idea of casting complete unknown thesps to star as the nine lead roles, and rein in the budget to boost the profit potential of the pic. The tone is said to be similar to the types of teen comedies helmed by John Hughes or Cameron Crowe.

Joe Nussbaum, who has experience directing young thesps like Amanda Bynes in Universal’s “Sydney White,” and others in the direct-to-DVD pic “American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile” and MGM’s “Sleepover,” will helm the project, based on a script by Katie Wech, whose written for “The Dead Zone” and was an associate producer on “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.”

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What do you think about the show’s idea? Do you think it will be as good as High School Musical? or as funny as a John Hughes comedy? Let us know in the comment section below.

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