BY EMIL TIEDEMANN
After "pretty boy" Zac Efron (High School Musical trilogy) turned down the lead in director-choreographer Kenny Ortega's remake of Footloose, "pretty boy" Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) officially signed on to play the role that first made a star out of Kevin Bacon back in 1984.The much-hyped reboot of the 25-year-old pop culture classic won't even start filming until next March, and is expected to be a darker and more mature take on the story of a young man who moves to a small town that has banned rock music and dancing.
Paramount Pictures has locked in Ortega (High School Musical trilogy) as a producer as well, alongside Hairspray's Neil Meron and his personal & professional partner Craig Zadan (The Bucket List), though no screenwriter has been announced yet.The '84 original grossed more than $80 million domestically, still a respectable take even today, despite the inflation rate. Footloose's Oscar-nominated soundtrack was also a major success during the era, selling over 10 million copies and spawning three Top 10 hits.
As for the part of Ariel--made famous by Lori Singer in '84--Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough has been mentioned, as has Amanda Bynes (Hairspray) and Hayden Panettiere (Heroes).
2 comments:
We really need a remake of Footloose...I am almost done with Hollywood. This close to never seeing a remake or sequel again.
kevin bacon should be lead in this movie
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