Nobody Puts Baby inside a Corner: Let us Cast the Dirty Dancing Reboot

Not so good news, nostalgists: the Dirty Dancing reboot is going on. Worse, it doesn’t even matter who Lionsgate casts within the lead roles (as long as they can, y’know, dance) because the brand itself will sell the film — which you'll likely decide if you need to or otherwise. (For mention of the this phenomenon, see Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough within the lead Footloose remake roles.) Still! Instead of relax right into a ball and pay attention to “(I’ve Had) Time of My Existence” on repeat for the following week to mourn the most recent attempt by Hollywood to scorch our planet of the childhood, why don't you embrace the reboot and help Movieline cast this sucker? Ahead, some casting recommendations for Dirty Dancing. Dianna Agron as Baby (initially performed by Jennifer Gray) Glee doesn't have shortage of Jennifer Gray substitutes — see also Jum Michele, Naya Rivera and Louise Morris — but Agron feels as though the best mixture of attitude, ability, navet and strong-will. Plus, of all of the female cast people on Glee not named Amber Riley, she’s the greatest mystery: Michele, Rivera and Morris have been extended towards the limit on Ryan Murphy’s Fox series Agron still feels as though a family member newcomer towards the audience, however with the additional cache to be on the hit series and identifiable to millions. Presuming Lionsgate doesn’t cast a real unknown within this role — possible — Agron may be the next best factor. Channing Tatum as Johnny (initially performed by Patrick Swayze) Before you decide to break a finger flipping off this suggestion, observe that Ryan Gosling may be the apparent option to play Johnny in a Dirty Dancing reboot not just is he charming, handsome, totally macho in ways that excites both sexes, and great at being unhealthy boy, he is able to also — as Crazy, Stupid, Love. trained everybody — perform the Move. Gosling is fantastic for this. He’s also entirely too famous and entirely too savvy to take on Patrick Swayze’s footwear. As a result, dance-film alum/well known ex-stripper Tatum may be the fall-back, and — for that audience which will line-as much as see Dirty Dancing — a good one. Put him about the poster shirtless which factor opens to $25 million. Zoe Saldana as Cent Manley (initially performed by Cynthia Rhodes) Cent must be physical about the party area and world-weary off it to contrast burgeoning Baby. Saldana can impact each of individuals traits in equal measure, all while keeping dignity and strength when confronted with an unfaithful boyfriend and undesirable pregnancy. Mike Waterston as Dr. Jack Houseman (initially performed by Jerry Orbach) Let’s keep your Law & Order connection alive! Waterston may be a little soft to experience a man who essentially stays the final act of Dirty Dancing in a variety of stages of vexation, but this really is too good to pass through up. Besides, cure is Lionsgate getting with this, Chris Cooper? (They aren’t getting Chris Cooper.) Max Minghella as Robbie Gould (initially performed by Max Cantor) Because of The Social Networking, Max Minghella could most likely play a vaguely unlikeable jerk in movies from now before finish of Facebook. Robbie is really a total skeezeball in Dirty Dancing — the kind of guy who cheats on Baby’s sister, coaxes mediterranean school money using their father, and knocks in the girl he scammed with — and Minghella has got the charms to create that type of jerkface credible like a nice-guy sociopath who could pull double-crosses like this off. Michael Shannon as Max Kellerman (initially performed by Mike Weston) My memory of resort owner Max Kellerman is restricted to noisy suits and gruff, waddling theatrics, but in either case, every movie needs some eccentric character actor in the future set for a couple of days, kill a supporting part, and then leave. Shannon may be too large when Dirty Dancing arrives (see: Guy of Steel), but he’s the perfect type of scene-stealer. Alternate: John Goodman. Patricia Heaton as Marjorie Houseman (initially performed by Kelly Bishop) Fun fact: Kelly Bishop, erstwhile Baby mama and Gilmore Girl matriarch, could most likely still play Marjorie Houseman to great effect — she doesn’t look much different now at 67 than she did at 43 later. Alas, presuming this Dirty Dancing doesn’t invite her back, Patricia Heaton may be the next best factor, especially because she's her very own illustrious career of playing judgmental, but ultimately fair, moms. As you consider individuals suggestions, watch the legendary finale of Dirty Dancing and add your personal cast roster within the comments below.