‘Dirty Dancing’ Is Getting A Sequel, And Some Fans Say It’s A Bad Idea

The follow-up to the 1987 classic boasts an impressive creative team and one of its original stars, but there are still big dancing shoes to fill.

Nearly 40 years after she made her way out of the corner and into cinema history, Baby Houseman will soon be dusting off her dancing shoes once again.

This week, Lionsgate Films confirmed that a sequel to 1987’s “Dirty Dancing” will begin filming this year, with Jennifer Grey reprising her role as Baby.

Kim Rosenstock, whose credits include “Dying for Sex” and “Only Murders in the Building,” will write the movie’s script, with “The Hunger Games” and “Crazy Rich Asians” producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson also joining the creative team.

Grey, who will also serve as an executive producer, shared her excitement for the project in a statement to Entertainment Weekly and Deadline.

“The role of Baby has held a very deep and meaningful place in my heart, as it has in the hearts of so many fans over the years,” she said. “I’ve long wondered where we might find Baby years later and what her life might be like, but it’s taken time to assemble the kind of people that I felt could be entrusted to build on the legacy of the original film... and I’m excited to say that it looks like the wait will soon be over!”