Grease prequel 'Summer Loving' to tell story of Danny and Sandy's holiday romance

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Emma Powell10 April 2019
The Weekender

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Grease is about to get a prequel, 40 years after Sandy met a boy, cute as can be.

The backstory behind Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson’s summer romance will be told in new film Summer Loving, which essentially tells the story of the film's hit song Summer Nights.

The 1978 musical which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as high-school sweethearts, opens with the pair recalling their holiday romance to friends on their first day back at school. Unbeknownst to Danny, Sandy has enrolled as a new starter.

John August, the writer behind films including Big Fish, will pen the script while Temple Hill and Picturestart will produce to make it come together like “rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong”.

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta as Sandy Olsson and Danny Zuko in Grease

Grease follows the story of T-Bird Danny and Pink Lady Sandy as they navigate their final year at Ryedale High in 1958. Australian Sandy struggles to fit in and Danny plays down their summer romance. After a tumultuous year, Sandy shakes her good-girl image and the pair hook up before flying away from their graduation in a car.

Grease was a box-office success on its release and became the highest-grossing musical ever.

The soundtrack, which features classic hits Hopelessly Devoted and Grease Lightning, was the second-best selling album of 1978 in the United States.

Sequel Grease 2 was released in 1982 and starred Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer alongside original cast member and Pink Lady, Didi Conn.

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