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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Greg Evans

Dirty Dancing sequel will honour Patrick Swayze without resorting to AI

The forthcoming Dirty Dancing sequel will pay tribute to the late Patrick Swayze, and artificial intelligence will play no part in it.

Nina Jacobson, the producer leading development of the sequel, has explained how the film intends to handle the memory of Swayze, who starred as Johnny Castle in the beloved 1987 original. Swayze died from pancreatic cancer in 2009, aged 57.

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