Writer John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is set to write Summer Loving, a Grease prequel feature from Paramount Players, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The prequel is said to center on a summer fling Zuko and Olsson each bring up to their friends in the movie during the song “Summer Nights.”
Temple Hill (Love, Simon, Maze Runner trilogy, First Man) will produce Summer Loving along with Erik Feig’s Picturestart.
Grease has remained a popular title and soundtrack for Paramount ever since it’s ’78 release, forever cemented in pop culture.