Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta were denied the opportunity to star in the movie "Brilliant 2", a sequel to one of the most successful musical achievements of all time, revealed the singer and actress, writes Express.

The Australian star played Sandy Olson in the 1978 musical for teens involved in the ups and downs of high school romance. The movie in which John Travolta played the "bad boy" Danny Zack, brought in a whopping $ 160 million in its first year alone. Newton-John, who recently celebrated her 72nd birthday, revealed an unexpected reason why she never participated in the sequel. conveys Headliner.

Brilliantine simply conquered the world. During its first weekend in theaters, it grossed $ 9,3 million, with 13 million movie albums sold in its first year. As many as four songs were on Billboard's list of top 10 singles. The film grossed nearly $ 400 million in total (costing "only" $ 6 million) and has been adapted into more than 123 stage music productions worldwide.

It was considered the highest-grossing film musical of all time for three decades, until it was removed from first place in 2008 by Mama Mia!

Despite the undoubted success, the much-anticipated "Brilliant 2" was greeted with a knife by critics, and audiences apparently said their part as the film barely recouped its investment. Asked what she thought of the 1982 sequel, Olivia Newton-John frowned.

"Nothing!"

She recalled her meeting with the "Brilliant 2" team in an interview on the show "Watch What Happens Live" on TV Bravo 2016.

"I only remember that they asked us, or rather offered to record a sequel, and then it just didn't happen. "We did not even start negotiations, and they turned to the other actors and did it with them." said Newton-John.

The film was made two years after Danny, Sandy and the other T-Birds and Pink Ladies graduated from Rydell High School. He continued to play the role Michelle Pfeiffer as the leader of the Pink Ladies, along with Maxwell Caulfield as an English exchange student - Sandy's cousin. Almost all the actors from the first part repeated their roles - except Travolta and Newton-John.

The actress also shared some beautiful memories from "Brilliantine":

"We were all in our late 20s and 30s, but we felt like teenagers. I think the whole thing was a lot of fun from start to finish. "We had great energy."

In a candid confession to Fix in 2012, Newton-John admitted that part of their success in the film was that she and Travolta "They fell in love with each other."

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She recalled their first meeting when he visited her at her Malibu home to convince her to audition for the role of Sandy.

"He had those light blue eyes that he still has today, and he just" captured "me right away. He was so handsome, and I was so nervous when I was making the movie. He convinced me to do a test recording, which I did. "It turned out great, and the rest is known." said Olivia Newton-John.