Movie News for
Bye Bye Birdie
Release Date:
TBA
2006
January 7, 2009
Adam Shankman to lend hand to Birdie remake
Bedtime Stories' Adam Shankman will develop and produce a remake of Bye Bye Birdie for Columbia. The long-gestating project is centered around Conrad Birdie, a singer whose character is loosely based on Elvis Presley.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
November 11, 2004
Director no longer for the Birds
Jon M. Chu, the USC film grad who was hired by Sony last year to remake the musical Bye Bye Birdie, has been removed from the project as they look to ramp the film up as a much more major production than initially planned. The studio is still looking to keep Chu involved in a different film project. Due to the film's escalating budget (it's gone from $25 million to $65 million) and risky nature, the studio is wanting someone with more experience to take the reins. Major casting announcements are apparently imminent.
Source: Variety
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