John Travolta: Divine 2?

I don't know what to think of the upcoming Hairspray.

I rather enjoyed John Waters original movie in 1988 starring famous tranny Divine as Edna Turnblad, the mom of Tracy a young 60's girl determined to become famous. The role, you could tell was tailor-made for such an eccentric personality.

In 2002, a musical adaptation was made. I've never seen it, but the soundtrack is very catchy and Harvey Fierstein is perfect as the musical version of Edna Turnblad... mostly because of he's an openly gay man.

However, will ol' Danny Zukko translate well as a plus-sized woman? He is married with children, and it's definitely a different role for him. He's got the singing chops, but will a straight man be able to play a role made famous by two gay men?
I dunno, I bet he'll either be great, or terrible.

The movie on the whole does look quite all right, with its colorful techs. And plus, who can resist Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, and Chris Walken? And with all of them singing?



It looks cheesey, but purposefully cheesey!

This definitely is a puzzler, however, its release tomorrow will announce if it's hot stuff or not.