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There have been numerous reports saying that Cowell, also a judge of Britain's Got Talent, is in talks to buy the rights for Saturday Night Fever. What's more, he's chosen Zac Efron for the role originated by John Travolta. ...

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6 Months Ago, Gay Wired says (in Simon Cowell Taps Zac Efron for 'Saturday Night Fever' Remake?) CA
John Travolta originated the role of Tony Manero in 1977, but Cowell is dead-set on having Efron bring the character back to life. Producer Robert Stigwood, who owns the rights to the screenplay, is reportedly working with Cowell, and needs assurances ...

And EducationGuardian.co.uk says (in Simon Cowell and Timbaland plan Saturday Night Fever remake) Stigwood's 1977 film, inspired by a fabricated New York Magazine article by Nik Cohn, breathed a second wind into the disco craze and launched John Travolta – and the Bee Gees – into the celebrity stratosphere. Though Sylvester Stallone directed a ...

And The Sun says (in Cowell to remake Saturday Night Fever) UK
SIMON COWELL is on the verge of nailing a deal for the big-screen remake of classic movie Saturday Night Fever. I've had a sneaking suspicion the Britain's Got Talent supremo has always fancied himself as the film's star JOHN TRAVOLTA since I uncovered ...

8 Months Ago, Entertainment and Showbiz! says (in Tom Cruise : Cruise, Travolta to team-up for ‘Butch Cassidy’ remake) India
Tom Cruise is planning a remake of the classic 1969 ‘Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’, starring himself and close pal John Travolta. An associate has revealed that Cruise got the blessing of Paul Newman just months before the actor died of ...