article_snippet.sent: Fox is developing a two-hour remake of the 1975 cult classic to be directed, executive-produced and choreographed by Kenneth Ortega ("High School Musical").
article_snippet.sent: In addition to Kenneth Ortega, Gail Berman and Lou Adler, who produced the original film, are also attached as executive producers.
article_snippet.sent: The special will be produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, and Gail Berman's The Jackal Group.
article_snippet.sent: The special is timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film, which has grossed more than $112 million and still plays in theaters across the country.
article_snippet.sent: In 2002, Fox unveiled plans for an adaptation timed to the 30th anniversary that never came to fruition.
article_snippet.sent: Ortega's credits include "Gilmore Girls,"
article_snippet.sent: Fox is repped by Paradigm and Hanson, Jacobson.