Casting the 'Fame' Remake
The Hollywood Reporter reports today that casting is almost complete for the remake of the 1980 film Fame.
Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez, and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle have joined the ensemble. Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) is also in negotiations for one of the remaining leads. Debbie Allen, who played Lydia in the original film, is rumored to have a cameo appearance in the remake. Adult roles are still being cast.
Shooting is scheduled to begin late next month, for a Sept. 2009 release. Choreographer Kevin Tancharoen will direct.
From "'Fame' remake lines up cast":
Much like in the Oscar-winning original, directed by Alan Parker, the story will track the failures and fortunes of super-ambitious young performers and their teachers as they navigate a school year at the prestigious High School for the Performing Arts in New York.
"In many ways, the idea of pursuing a career in dance or music or acting is much more palpable now," MGM chairman Mary Parent said...
As a buoyant batch of relative unknowns in a brutal business, the new cast members mirror the stories of the musical's characters -- rising stars in a variety of artistic disciplines competing for respect and success.
Flores plays Rosie, a dancer; Iacano (The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie) plays Neil, a filmmaker; McGill plays Kevin, a gay dancer; Naughton (Notorious) plays Denise, a multitalented classical pianist; Panabaker (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) plays Jenny, an actor; Payne (So You Think You Can Dance) plays Alice, a ballerina; Pennie (Half Nelson) plays Malik, an artist; Perez (Friday Night Lights) plays Victor, a musician; and Perez de Tagle (Hannah Montana) plays Joy Moy. Dekker would play Marco, a singer.
The article leaves one important question unanswered: Will the 2009 remake's costume designers incorporate all those super-cool sweats and leotards from 1980?
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