Christina Aguilera To Star in Showgirls: The Sequel?

Actually its called "Burlesque" as confirmed by Variety, a movie written by the same writer of Erin Brokovich.

As for the plot.... Just take one part Showgirls, one part Glitter and blend together. Pour into a glass and sprinkle just a little bit of Coyote Ugly on top. There you go:

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Shocker: Showgirls Sequel Looking Questionable

For those of us hoping that Paul Verhoeven may one day return to his violent and campy b-movie roots, it still isn't looking likely to happen anytime soon. Until then, the only thing we have to turn to are the various direct-to-video sequels that have been churned out from his filmography. We've seen (or more likely, avoided) sequels to Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Hollow Man, and both Total Recall and Robocop are currently being prepped for remakes. Which leaves only one of his American films still untouched: the Razzie Award-winning Showgirls. Earlier this week a story surfaced over at German site Extratipp [1] about a potential sequel to Showgirls called Showgirls: The Story of Hope being written and directed by a guy named Marc Vorlander (whose IMDb page [2] is a completely blank slate). The movie would supposedly revolve around a minor character from the first film named Hope (Rena Riffel), who dies from a dose of contaminated cocaine. Her brother comes to Frankfurt in search of revenge. Now, although the project supposedly managed to land a $25 million budget from two Hollywood producers, someone from The Stranger [3] contacted Rena Riffel to inquire about the validity of the project. As it turns out, she talked to Marc Vorlander once about a year ago, and hasn't heard from him since. The movie's hilariously awful website [4] doesn't do much to instill confidence either. Something tells me that as of right now, Showgirls 2 is nothing more than a pipe dream... but oh, what a pipe dream it is! [1] http://www.extratipp.com/nachrichten/regionales/stars-sternchen/geht-sex-rac [2] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3304673/ [3] http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/10/07/showgirls-the-sequel [4] http://www.showgirls2.com/

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Showgirls sequel pitched

It's been 14 years since Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls iced up its nipples and strutted on to the cinematic stage, largely to hoots of critical derision. But now someone wants to make a sequel.

Over the years, the movie has gone on to become a cult favourite, a so-good-its bad staple of movie parties and TV show jokes.

And while sequels have been rumoured before, now one might actually come to fruition.

JoBlo has discovered evidence, via German site Extratipp that writer/director Marc Vorlander is indeed developing a new film spun off from the original - Showgirls: Story Of Hope.

It would focus on minor character Hope, played in the original film - and again here by Rena Riffel (below), since she's likely the only original cast member who would want to come back - and the plot is apparently about a stripper who died from a dose of contaminated cocaine. Her brother comes to Frankfurt to find those responsible and some revenge."

Despite the reputation of the original, the new script has secured a couple of "Hollywood producers" and, more shockingly, $25 million in funding for a Frankfurt shoot.

Hope they realise it'll have to be cheesy and OTT or no one will want to watch it…

[Source: JoBlo]

Showgirls sequel! Would you watch it? For money?


 

Sequels: Zombieland and Showgirls; One IS Getting a Sequel, the Other Might

What do Zombieland and Showgirls have to do with one another? Well, in Zombieland the undead didn't pole dance; they just ran. Wakka, wakka wakka! More to the point, both have been the subject of recent sequel talk. Which one has a sequel already in the process of development and which one is currently mere speculation? The riveting answer, after the break. First up...it is Showgirls that is getting a sequel. Which manages to both boggle the mind and totally confirm everything I've always assumed about the market for getting films made. Name recognition is everything, and sequel-izing a piece of shit that everyone knows is a safer bet than financing a great new, unknown script. JoBlo reports that the German trade Extratipp says writer/director Marc Volander has concocted Showgirls: Story of Hope, which focuses on a minor character from the original film. Story of Hope? It's the stripper movie for the ...

Showgirls 2: A Story of Hope

When you think of the classic film Showgirls, a number of thoughts come to mind. A sequel isn’t one of them. But it’s happening anyways! JoBlo shares: According to German publication/site Extratipp, writer/director Marc Vorlander has been developing a follow-up called SHOWGIRLS: STORY OF HOPE, one centered on the original’s minor character Hope played then [...]

The Sequel Nobody Wanted to See is Being Made

One of the more surreal moments of my adult life was walking toward the theater the night Showgirls was released and seeing a guy scalping tickets to the movie. I'm sure in geek circles, that stuff has happened when people are on line waiting for days on end, but for Showgirls? It didn't even make money that weekend.

That apparently doesn't matter to filmmaker Marc Vorlander, who according to the German site Extra Tipp (via Jo Blo and a Google translator), is prepping a sequel to the Joe Eszterhas' most Eszterhas-y moment. The title is Showgirls: Story of Hope, which ranks quite high on the unintentional comedy scalre, or on the intentional one, come to think of it.