
Eventually he finds some success pretending to be British, cashing in on the popularity of the infamous British invasion. Link Larkin struggles to get his career off the ground. Meanwhile, Edna Turnblad's diet pills that were mentioned in the last film have become a full blown addiction, leading to a strain in her marriage. In the film, Tracy Turnblad struggles with being a celebrity in a society that expects women to be thin. The plot of Hairspray 2: White Lipstick has never been fully divulged, but writer John Waters has given away several details. In a 2009 MTV interview, director Adam Shankman elaborated on why Pfeiffer would not be returning, " not because we didn’t love her, but because we just thought different adversaries.

This was later disputed by John Waters who said that Travolta was on board as long as it was funny. "I did it and I did it well but I'm not a big sequel guy." "I think once is enough," Travolta said of playing Edna Turnblad. In October of 2008, Travolta said he would not be returning. There was also some confusion over whether or not John Travolta would be returning as Edna Turnblad. It was set to star the original cast of the 2007 film, minus Michelle Pfeiffer, who played Velma Von Tussle. It was ordered by New Line Cinema and written by the 1988 film's John Waters.

Hairspray 2: White Lipstick was the working title of a now cancelled sequel to Hairspray.
