- BroadwayWorld, Sep 30th 08

The Hollwwood reporter is stating that actor Thomas Dekker is currently in talks to play the lead role of "Marco" in the remake of the 1990 musical. The film, adapted for the screen by Allison Burnett will be directed by Kevin Tancharoen. Filming will begin in February with a potential release date of September 25th, 2009.

Thomas Dekker plays the role of "Zach" on the television show "Heroes". He has also starred in "Terminator: The Sara Connor Chronicles", "Simple Joys", "My Sister's Keeper" and "Village of the Damned". His also was the voice of "Little Foot" in the popular children's animated film series "The Land Before Time." Dekker has recorded two albums "Psyanotic" and the upcoming "Protean".

"Fame" was produced as a film in 1980. It centers around the story of a group of talented teens aspiring to get into a competivie public arts high school. It was later made into a reality show, television series and musical. The musical, which is what the new film is based off of, differs greatly from the original film and contains almost an entirely new score.