Michelle Pfeiffer to star in Hairspray

Hairspray BroadwayMichelle Pfeiffer will join John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Amanda Bynes for the big-screen adaptation of the stage show, Hairspray - which is based on John Walters‘ 1988 comedy about teenagers obsessed with a television dance show.

Michelle Pfeiffer will play the villain, Velma von Tussel, who is a former beauty queen-turned-bitter-television producer.

Director Adam Shankman said: “I’m going to dress and wig Michelle to death on this one.” Shooting kicks off in Canada this September and the film is scheduled to be released December 2007.

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  1. rachel on August 3rd, 2006 11:24 pm

    i heard they are going to be taking out the song “It Takes Two”, the song Link sings and i think they really shouldn’t take any song out. they shouldn’t mess with the music. the music is great the way it is!!!

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