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| Summer Loving to be a prequel to Travolta film Grease | Summer Loving to be a prequel to Travolta film Grease |
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| A prequel to the iconic film Grease is being scripted, rumoured to be called Summer Loving. | A prequel to the iconic film Grease is being scripted, rumoured to be called Summer Loving. |
| It's expected to explain how main characters Sandy and Danny met, expanding on the story told in the famous song Summer Nights from the 1978 film. | It's expected to explain how main characters Sandy and Danny met, expanding on the story told in the famous song Summer Nights from the 1978 film. |
| Radio 1 Newsbeat has confirmed scripts are being written by John August. | Radio 1 Newsbeat has confirmed scripts are being written by John August. |
| He has also written for the upcoming Aladdin remake which is released next month. | He has also written for the upcoming Aladdin remake which is released next month. |
| The soundtrack to Grease - originally a 1971 musical - remains one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. Greased Lightnin' has become a wedding staple and school productions of the show remain popular. | |
| The film when it came seven years later made a global star of Olivia Newton-John and confirmed John Travolta as one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors. | The film when it came seven years later made a global star of Olivia Newton-John and confirmed John Travolta as one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors. |
| The film's sequel Grease 2 was released four years after the original film - but didn't achieve the same level of success. | The film's sequel Grease 2 was released four years after the original film - but didn't achieve the same level of success. |
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