Allison Burnett (who’s a dude, for the record) is busy, but maybe not quite as busy as it may seem. He’s the co-writer of the just-released Resurrecting the Champ, but that was a script of his from a decade back, polished by Michael Bortman and readied for release by director Rod Lurie. He’s got the nudity-laden Feast of Love forthcoming in late September, but is at the moment busy at work on the remake of Fame, with Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness) attached to direct.

According to Burnett, the movie, which would shoot early next year for an early fall release, won’t be saccharine sweet like the High School Musical films. “When you’re that age, your problems are the most important things — you can’t imagine anything more dire,” he says. “So we’re sticking to that; it’s not going to be Bring It On versus American Idol, it’s serious.” For the full interview tidbit, from New York Magazine’s Vulture site, click here. Oh, and another heads up: it’ll be serious… but PG-13, and not rated R.