'Grease' is getting a prequel!

Grease fans get excited ...

Because a prequel to the film is now in the works!

That's right.

While it has been 41 years since the hugely popular musical first hit theatres, screenwriter John August, who wrote Big Fish and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is currently working on the script for the Paramount Pictures project.

The new film will reportedly take its lead from the iconic Grease song, 'Summer Nights', focusing on the fling that John Travolta and Olivia Newton John's high school characters Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson had before they paired up again in the original movie.

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Grease remains hugely popular after grossing almost $400 million at the global box office, with several remakes and re-releases helping to introduce the story to new audiences.

The soundtrack to the original Grease film was also a roaring success with over 38 million copies sold worldwide.

A 1982 sequel movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer failed to deliver, however, earning little more than $15 million at the US box office.