What pop group starred by a 1997 film directed by the same person who directed the remake of "The Darn Cat"?
Spice Girls
That Darn Cat (1997 film)
That Darn Cat is a 1997 American mystery comedy film starring Christina Ricci and Doug E. Doug.
 It is a remake of the 1965 film "That Darn Cat!
", which in turn was based on the book "Undercover Cat" by Gordon and Mildred Gordon.
 It is directed by British TV veteran Bob Spiers (most famous for "Fawlty Towers", as well as "Spice World") and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, best known for "Ed Wood" and the first two "Problem Child" films.
Spice World (film)
Spice World is a 1997 British musical comedy film directed by Bob Spiers and written by Kim Fuller and Jamie Curtis.
 The film stars pop girl group the Spice Girls who all play themselves.
 The lighthearted comedy — made in a similar vein to The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) — depicts a series of fictional events leading up to a major concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, liberally interspersed with dream sequences and flashbacks as well as surreal moments and humorous asides.
Big Time Rush (band)
Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) was an American boy band pop group formed in 2009.
 The group consisted of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos Pena, Jr. The group starred in Nickelodeon's television series "Big Time Rush" and signed to a record deal with Nick Records simultaneously with the television series, and then the group was eventually signed to Columbia Records.
 The show ran from November 28, 2009 to July 25, 2013.
 The pilot episode featured the group's first promotional single, "Big Time Rush".
 They have released three studio albums which all achieved success.
 The band stopped performing in 2014. Miami 7
Miami 7 (known as S Club 7 in Miami in the U.S.) is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7.
 Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999.
 During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their album "S Club".
 All seven members of the group starred as fictionalized versions of themselves.
 It was created and partially written by Kim Fuller, who also created and wrote the Spice Girls' film "Spiceworld: The Movie".
 Following a breakdown that happened on the CBBC's Channel launch day, 11 February 2002, at around 6.25pm, the planned episode was not shown. Joe Jonas
Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer and actor.
 Jonas first rose to fame as a member of the pop-rock band Jonas Brothers, along with his brothers Kevin and Nick.
 The band's debut album, "It's About Time" (2006), was a commercial failure following a limited release.
 The group signed with Hollywood Records, and in 2007 released their eponymous second studio album.
 The album went on to be a commercial success for the group, selling over two million copies in the United States alone.
 The group became heavily involved with the Disney Channel and later made their film debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Camp Rock" (2008).
 The film and its soundtrack became a major hit for the network and helped propel the brothers into further commercial success.
 Their third studio album, "A Little Bit Longer" (2008), became their first to top the "Billboard" 200 and went on to become their highest selling album to date.
 The album's lead single became a top five hit in the United States.
 Their fourth studio album, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" (2009) became their second to top the charts in the United States.
 The brothers also starred in two of their Disney Channel series from 2009 to 2010, being "JONAS L.A." and "".
 In 2010, the group starred in "", reprising their roles from the original film. Forever (group)
FOREVER (formerly known as School Gyrls) was an American girl group formed in 2008.
 They were signed to Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment.
 The group starred in an eponymous movie that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 21, 2010.
 The group's self-titled debut album was released on March 23, 2010.
 The album peaked at number 118 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart, and was preceded by the singles "Something Like a Party" and "Get Like Me".
 After the commercial success of their film and their single "Something Like A Party", the girls released another movie called "A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day", which was followed with a second studio album of the same name.
 Shortly after this, two of the group's original members Mandy Rain and Jacque Pyles, decided to leave to pursue respective solo careers.
 They were replaced by Brittany Oaks and Natalie Aguero. Funny Games (2007 film)
Funny Games is a 2007 psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke, and a remake of his own 1997 Austrian film of the same name.
 Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, and Brady Corbet star in the main roles.
 The film is a shot-for-shot remake of the 1997 film, albeit in English and set in the United States with different actors.
 Exterior scenes were filmed on Long Island.
 The film is an international co-production of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy. Jakaranda
Jakaranda was a pop group consisting of Kenny Wong, Allison DiNonno, and Jacqueline "Jackie" Siebert which performed from 1997 to 1998.
 In the summer of 1998 Kenny Wong was replaced by Ronnie Davidson.
 The group was a part of Crave Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), which ceased operations in 1998.
 The group had moderate attention upon the release of the Disney remake "The Parent Trap", where their single "Never Let You Go" was featured.
 A similar version of "Never Let You Go" was made by Dario G, an English dance music group in 1997 titled "Sunchyme."
 It reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart in 1997.
 The original theme for both these songs was taken from the 1985 song "Life in a Northern Town" by The Dream Academy. That Darn Cat!
That Darn Cat!
 is a 1965 American Walt Disney Productions thriller comedy film starring Hayley Mills (in her last of the six films she made for the Walt Disney Studios) and Dean Jones (starring in his first film for Disney) in a story about bank robbers, a kidnapping and a mischievous cat.
 The film was based on the 1963 novel "Undercover Cat" by Gordon and Mildred Gordon and was directed by Robert Stevenson.
 The title song was written by the Sherman Brothers and sung by Bobby Darin.
 The 1997 remake includes a cameo appearance by Dean Jones. The Essential Backstreet Boys
The Essential Backstreet Boys is the third compilation album by American pop group Backstreet Boys, released by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings as part of their "Essential" series.
 It was released on September 26, 2013 in the United Kingdom, and on October 22, 2013 in the United States.
 The album includes songs from the group's first seven studio albums, "Backstreet Boys" (1996), "Backstreet's Back" (1997), "Millennium" (1999), "Black & Blue" (2000), "Never Gone" (2005), "Unbreakable" (2007), and "This Is Us" (2009).
 It also includes the song "If You Stay" recorded for the 1997 film "Booty Call", and "Drowning" from their first greatest hits compilation, "The Hits – Chapter One" (2001).