Jennifer Grey Says 'Dirty Dancing' Sequel Will 'See Other Characters'

Jennifer Grey says the Dirty Dancing sequel is "Happening" and will feature familiar faces.

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Grey said her character, Frances "Baby" Houseman, will be "Quite a few years older" and that "Other characters from the original" will join her.

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After 35 years, the actress teased her Dirty Dancing return at CinemaCon.

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"Appeal was that it was very genuine and simple," said Grey, who published her memoir Out of the Corner in May and will executive produce the sequel.

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"For a couple of years," Grey told PEOPLE in April 2022.

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"Grey called Dirty Dancing "a fairy tale, a successful movie and formula, using dance as a metaphor for embodying your energy and getting out of your head and limiting belief systems."

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Grey's first Dirty Dancing film since 1987 follows a TV series, a TV movie remake, a musical, and the 2004 film Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.

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