While you might immediately be thinking something along the lines of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, Disney is reportedly looking to make this more like a John Hughes or Cameron Crowe film. To reach that end, they’ve hired Joe Hussbaum, director of AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE NAKED MILE. I’m not sure what they saw in that direct-to-DVD sequel that made them think of vintage Hughes / Crowe but so be it.
The good news is that the film won’t be a musical but will likely follow the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL mold of casting unknowns in the nine lead roles (though I think that’s less a creative strategy and more a cost-saving one). Many have tried to create the quintessential “prom” movie and many have failed. PRETTY IN PINK is probably the best in recent memory and I don’t think that’s very recent at all (of course, CARRIE is awesome for completely different reasons).
Disney is still waiting for a script before they decide whether to give the film a greenlight.