In early 2002, Darren Aronofsky cast Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the central leads of Tom and Izzi with a budget of 75 million dollars. During pre-production, Pitt and Aronofsky were having major creative differences, so Pitt left to film Troy (2004) instead, and the film was shut down, and the sets and props built in Australia were auctioned off. In early 2004, with a smaller budget of 35 million dollars, Aronofsky cast Hugh Jackman as Tom and Rachel Weisz replaced Blanchett as Izzi. Warner Bros., who had invested 20 million dollars in the canceled version, agreed to finance the new, cheaper version.
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Michelle Pfeiffer's first major starring role. Publicity for the movie described her as a "newcomer".
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Debbie Harry was initially asked to play Stephanie Zinone. She declined, saying she was too old to play a high school student.
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Adrian Zmed played Danny Zuko in "Grease" on Broadway.
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Unlike Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield's career was severely damaged by the film. He has been quoted as saying: "Before Grease 2 came out, I was being hailed as the next Richard Gere or John Travolta. However, when Grease 2 flopped, nobody would touch me. It felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face. It took me 10 years to get over Grease 2."
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Grease producer Allan Carr also produced Grease 2, and had a hand in casting Lorna Luft as Paulette in Grease 2. He would go on to put together and produce the infamous 1988 Oscar show which had Rob Lowe dancing around with Snow White singing "Proud Mary". Allan Carr had asked his Grease cast member Lorna Luft to appear in that number with Lowe, but she said no.
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One of the first movie musical sequels since the Broadway Melody series of the 1920s, '30s and '40s.
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Grease 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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