By Sheri

NO ‘FOOTLOOSE’ REMAKE FOR CHACE CRAWFORD

The remake of the 1984 film, ‘Footloose’ that made Kevin Bacon a big star doesn’t seem to be able to get off the ground. Chace Crawford accepted the Kevin Bacon lead role of Ren McCormack in May 2009, but recently quit. The reason he quit the production wasn’t made clear, but some say his stint on ‘Gossip Girls’ interfered with the filming. Last October, director Kenny Ortega left the ‘Footloose’ remake project due to “creative differences.”

You’d figure that Crawford must have had a good reason to quit since he reportedly endured months of intense dance training for the role. It was just before it was time to shoot the movie that Chace backed out of the film. ‘Gossip Girls’ time conflict or not, maybe a rehash of an 80s dance movie isn’t meant to be…

I HOPE THEY DON’T REMAKE ‘FLASHDANCE’

Maybe a remake of ‘Footloose’ wouldn’t be soooo bad, but lets not bring back ‘Flashdance’ with Miley Cyrus dancing around with a blowtorch singing “What a Feeling.” Chace Crawford jumpin’ to “Let’s Hear it For the Boy” would be at least tolerable, although perhaps barely at that…

I couldn’t believe that ‘Footloose’ was actually based on a true story. The tiny, real Oklahoma town of Elmore City had a ‘no dancing in the city limits’ law on the records since the 1800s. They say small towns move slowly, but it took until 1980 before people got the law overturned to have their first high school prom!

Zac Efron was offered the Ren McCormack part before Crawford, but turned it down. Paramount may now decide to cast an unknown actor/dancer in the musical film. We’ll have to see if ‘Footloose’ actually ends up being remade, but by the time it does, no one may give a flying dance step…