Bryan Singer in talks to revive 'Studio 54'!

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trinityMon 28/07/08 21:54

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

No...the club isn't about to make a return to New York's uber vibrant nightlife! This type of revival will be in the form of a TV series ;)

The 1970s era of disco, drugs and excess is coming back with 'Studio'....a drama series project for Showtime which will centre on the iconic New York nightclub Studio 54.

The project, from writer Chad Hodge and Hairspray producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, is being produced by MRC...and Bryan Singer is currently in talks to direct the potential pilot, if his schedule permits!

'Studio' will focus on flamboyant co-founder Steve Rubell and starts off in the months leading to the club's April 1977 opening.

But those who know the history about the club might be disappointed to hear that 'Studio' will be a fictional series...and not a biopic or docudrama. Rubell will be the only real person featured, with the rest of the characters fictional or composites.

Writer Hodge had this to say about the project:

"The show is less about the history of Studio 54 than it is about New York in the late '70s, what people were going through, the political and social issues.

"Studio 54 is the backdrop for exploring that."

For Hodge, who was born the year the club opened, 'Studio' has been a passion project: He's been fascinated with Studio 54 (or Studio, as it was commonly known) for a long time.

He adds:

"When I was about 15, my uncle told me the story of the night he took my grandparents there, complete with all the unnecessary and inappropriate details. I was hooked (and never again could I look at my grandparents the same way)."

Hodge penned 'Studio' on spec and took it to Zadan and Meron, who had given him his first writing job on their ABC series, Veritas. Zadan and Meron, who had gone to Studio 54 with friend Liza Minnelli, loved the idea.

Zadan said:

"It really was a time that has never been seen again. Socially, politically, everything about it was unique.

"It was the last hurrah before the era of AIDS."

'Studio' will also tap Zadan and Meron's strong musical background, as Meron adds:

"Music is going to be a very big part of the show."

Because of Studio 54's history of hedonism (since it was notorious for rampant sex and drug use), Hodge, Zadan and Meron took the project to US Network Showtime, where they felt they could best tell the gritty story.

The trio, which executive produces 'Studio', said they've been encouraged by the wide acceptance and accolades for another dark period drama...AMC's 'Mad Men'.

Well...anything disco related gets the thumbs up from me! :)

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