The Grease Sequel That Nearly Starred Britney Spears And Justin Timberlake

The Grease Sequel That Nearly Starred Britney Spears And Justin Timberlake

“Grease” exits among other films like the live-action remakes of “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin” as the most successful movie musicals ever. When adjusting ticket sales for inflation, “Grease” is by far the highest grossing movie ever in the category, taking in $694.7 million in worldwide sales,Forbesestimated. It’s no surprise then that producers tried to keep greasing the wheel of this successful franchise by creating a sequel. “Grease 2” came out in 1982 with none of the big name actors from the original. This time, Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield played the two leads. The film was a disaster in terms of expectations and grossed only an estimated $15 million worldwide.

In a 2000 press conference, NSYNC member Lance Bass explained that “Grease 3” was in the works. “We’re going ahead and getting the script written. It’s a go from the studios,” Bass explained about the film, per ABC. The other NSYNC band members were cast in the film, too, as Joey Fatone explained, “I guess it’ll be an ensemble.” Although Timberlake wasn’t officially named as the film’s male lead, all signs pointed to him as the main guy with Britney Spears rumored to be the female lead. Not everyone from the original movie was thrilled about the idea. “They talked about ‘Grease 3.’ I have no idea what that would be like. Little kids think ‘Grease’ was made yesterday so why bother with a sequel,” John Travolta told Black Film.

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