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Nov 20,2011

“Step Up 4″ Poster & Synopsis

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The next “Step Up” film is all about flash mobs.

During the American Film Market this week, Summit Entertainment released the first poster and official synopsis for “Step Up 4” this week.

The film stars Kathryn McCormick (“So You Think You Can Dance,” “Fame”) and Ryan Guzman.

Here is the official synopsis:
“STEP UP 4” is the next installment in the worldwide smash STEP UP franchise, which sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. EMILY (Kathryn McCormick), the daughter of a wealthy businessman, arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer, but soon falls in love with SEAN (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs. The crew, called the MOB, strives to win a contest for a major sponsorship opportunity, but soon Emily’s father threatens to develop the MOB’s historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people. Emily must band together with Sean and the MOB to turn their performance mobs into protest mobs, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.

The film is directed by Scott Speer (“The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers”). The screenplay is penned by Jenny Mayer.

“Step Up 4” will be in theaters in both 2D and 3D on July 27 next year.


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May 12,2011

LXD Director Scott Speer to Direct Step Up 4

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Attention, dance nerds! If you’ve been following the Jon M. Chu/Step Up/LXD crew like I have, you’ve got good reason to be excited for Paramount’s upcoming sequel, Step Up 4. First of all, it’s filming this summer, which puts it right on track for a 2012 release. And though pop choreographer extraordinaire Wade Robson had to drop out of the director’s chair, he’s being replaced by Scott Speer, a music video veteran and Chu compatriot who directed “Duet,” the most beautiful episode of Chu’s online dance series, The LXD. Watch a clip after the jump.

Deadline reported Speer’s hire on the sequel, which follows hit dance films Step Up, Step Up 2: The Streets, and Step Up 3D, a series that’s raked in a cumulative $415 million worldwide. Jon M. Chu, who directed the last two films in the series before moving on to the doc Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and Paramount’s upcoming G.I. Joe 2, will stay on board as executive producer.

This time around, the streetwise dance shenanigans go down in Miami. (Totally cheesy but appropriate title: Step Up 4Ever.) A Summit press release last November announced that the project will be released in 3-D, although details aren’t yet known on if the film will be shot in 3-D, as was the most recent installment. Given how well Step Up 3D’s visuals were executed, one hopes Speer will follow suit and not opt for a post conversion.

Scripting, casting, and choreography, however, are key; where Step Up 2: The Streets satisfied as the series best, Step Up 3D suffered from a weak script and its lead actors were overshadowed by the ensemble’s top-notch choreography. Newcomer Jenny Mayer has the sole credit writing Step Up 4, while cast and choreographers have yet to be named.

But with Speer and Chu at the helm, you can bet that the cast will be fleshed out with members of the Step Up/LXD family. And the franchise has a history of bringing back recurring fan favorite characters, so start lobbying your support for the return of folks like Moose (Adam G. Sevani), Cable (Harry Shum, Jr.), and — pretty please? — Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum).

Speer has also directed LXD episodes Tails of War and The Uprising Begins.

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