Back But Ahead

Hairspray director Adam Shankman told EW that the upcoming sequel is indeed moving forward:

"We just got an outline and some ideas from John Waters, and now we're going out to writers"

The July 2010 flick will follow Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) and her pals as they confront the "next era of music," the late '60s.

"That period was super-political, it was a time of serious change. We're trying to track, in a comedic way, the historical elements" says Shankman.

He confirms that Link (Zac Efron) will be caught up in the British Invasion craze of the period.