![]() Paramount/Rso/Kobal/Shutterstock “John was already pre-set, and John asked me, ‘What do you think of Olivia?’ I said, ‘She’s wonderful.’ He said, ‘What do you think of her for Sandy? That’s a great idea.’ And once John said that, and that’s who John wanted, I stopped anything else,” he said at the time, later explaining that Newton-John “didn’t jump at the offer.” “She said, ‘Okay, I want to see a screen test with John and myself and then I’ll let you know if I want to do it,’ ” he recalled. Olivia Newton-John and Didi Conn in Grease (1978). “The timing was right as we were having a 50s revival with Happy Days on TV and the music put the album on the charts for a decade.” Following Newton-John’s in August 2022, Thurm recalled to PEOPLE that casting the star as Sandy was “very simple,” though the actress about taking the role. “The critics didn’t matter, since they forgot that audiences go to movies to have fun,” he told the outlet. ![]() Never miss a story - sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In The Guardian ‘s oral history, casting director Thurm added that “there wasn’t a question in my mind” that Grease would prove popular after its release in 1978.The late, who costarred as Sandy, was 29 at the time Grease was filmed, who played Rizzo, was the principal cast’s oldest member at 33 during filming, according to a 2016 article about the production.“The only thing that was important was that the cast all looked about the same age as each other, which they did.”, who starred as Danny Zuko in Grease, famously stood out as younger than much of the rest of Grease ‘s principal cast during filming in summer 1977 at age 23. “It is a non-PC fairytale that is better for the cast not being teens,” Thurm added. “People might say the cast is too old, but Grease is not a documentary it’s a fantasy,” Thurm said in the oral history, which covers how the original Chicago-based stage musical was adapted for the big screen.In a new oral history of the classic 1978 movie musical published by on Wednesday, casting director Joel Thurm pointed out that Grease “is not a documentary” as he referenced the common criticism that none of the film’s cast members were actual teenagers at the time of filming.The casting director behind says the movie was “better for” its use of adult actors playing high schoolers.‘Grease’ Casting Director Reacts to Criticism the Actors Were Too Old: ‘It’s a Fantasy’ How old was Olivia Newton-John when she started Grease? She wanted to change her image as a teacher’s pet and released her studio album ‘Totally Hot’ in 1978 with her song ‘A Little More Love’, which reached no.3 on the Pop Chart. ‘Grease’ catapulted her into fame and she proved she was more than just a one-hit wonder with films like ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Two of a Kind’, but more importantly as a singer. The soundtrack to the movie included hits that Newton-John performed like ‘Hopelessly Devoted to You’, ‘You’re the One That I Want’ and ‘Summer Nights.’ Everyone loves “You’re the One That I Want” and “Summer Nights,” and rightly so - but no ‘Grease’ song was more iconically Olivia Newton-John than the late legend’s lovesick turn on “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” - Rolling Stone AugTravolta was already well known to US audiences, but ‘Grease’ was Newton-John’s first taste of success in America. Travolta was 22 years old during the filming of ‘Grease’ and Newton-John was 28 at the time the movie was being made, ‘Grease’ was a huge hit in 1978 and is still popular today – ‘Grease’ was a box office success and Newton-John and Travolta received rave reviews from the film critics. 11.2 Did John Travolta go to Olivia Newton-John’s funeral?.11.1 What was the age difference between John Travolta and Olivia?.11 What was the age difference between Olivia and John?.10.1 Did John Travolta date Kirstie Alley?.10 Why did Olivia Newton-John not do Grease 2?.7.1 What was the age difference between Olivia and John?.6.1 How old were the actors during Grease?.5.0.1 Are Pat and Olivia still friends?. ![]()
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