Work begins on 'Dirty Dancing' remake, says report

Work is reportedly underway on a 'Dirty Dancing' remake.

Lionsgate studio chiefs have asked 'Uptown Girls' writer Julia Dahl to come up with a script for a new version of the 1987 classic dance movie, which starred Patrick Swayze as dance teacher Johnny Castle and Jennifer Grey as the spoilt, naive Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman.