Zac Efron

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Kenny Ortega Zac Efron was the first to bow out of the "Footloose" remake , and now director Kenny Ortega is also reportedly bidding farewell to the project.

Following in the footsteps of lead actor Zac Efron, who bowed out last spring, 'HSM' director reportedly had differences with studio Paramount. ... Director Cuts Loose From Footloose RemakeE! Online Footloose" Remake Loses Director, But Still On TrackWorstPreviews.com

Back in March, Zac Efron dropped out of the upcoming Footloose remake because he was afraid of being typecast as a cute song-and-dance type .

If, as happened recently, Zac Efron pulls out of a remake of the dance movie 'Footloose,' Chace Crawford can be hired without pausing for breath: the same ... As Hollywood's leading actors start looking eerily similar, where ...Daily Mail

Crawford signed on a month ago to star after Zac Efron decided in March against toplining another tuner after "High School Musical 3" and "Hairspray." Lensing is set to begin in March with plans for a more mature version of "Footloose" than the ...

The original casting choice for the redo was Zac Efron of "High School Musical" fame, but he backed out of "Footloose" and is now the front runner for another musical remake - "Saturday Night Fever". Efron was also chosen by People magazine as one of ...

 NY Us Weekly bravely asks "Footloose" remake director Kenny Ortega what we've all been wondering: Can Chace Crawford sing? Ortega's answer: "He has musicality." Subtext: "I have to make my answer short, because I still cry when I think about Zac Efron ...

 NY The Gossip Girl star has two-stepped into the Footloose role The High School Musical star was attached to before he unexpectedly dropped out earlier this year. Chace will play rebellious dancing high school student Ren McCormack in the upcoming movie ...

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 NY By Adam Hetrick "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford will play Ren McCormack — the role created by Kevin Bacon — in the screen remake of the 1984 film "Footloose." Crawford replaces "High School Musical" and "Hairspray" star Zac Efron, who was previously ...

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Chace Crawford in 'Footloose': Just a Low-Rent Zac Efron? BlackBook Magazine Chace Crawford Confirmed For Footloose - Zac Efron Explains Why He ... Times of the Internet My Ten Sense: Another hottie steps in for Zac Efron in Footloose ... Florida Times-Union

  USA Chace Crawford is slated to play the new Kevin Bacon in a remake of Footloose after Zac Efron turned down the role. The French are abuzz over a viral video of Nicolas Sarkozy getting “hot and sweaty” as he watches his wife, Carla Bruni, ...

Now that Chace Crawford is confirmed to star in the remake of Footloose (a role once desired by Zac Efron), sources close to Miley Cyrus tell E! that the teen pop star is competing for the role once played by Lori Singer. NASA astronaut Timothy Korpa ...

By steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) Chace Crawford and another Dancing With the Stars pro, Julianne's brother Derek Hough, were among those to audition for the role originated by Kevin Bacon. Footloose, to be directed by High School Musical's Kenny Ortega, is set to begin shooting in March 2010, around when Chace wraps Sea...

 CA He was working on his debut album, alongside Akon and T-Pain. — BBC Chace Crawford has been cast in the new remake of Footloose after Zac Efron dropped out of the production. It's slated to start shooting in March next year. — People.

 Ireland High School Musical' star Zac Efron has been set to play the role but dropped out. Speaking to EW.com Efron said the reason he dropped out was he had concerns over type-casting as the "musical guy". Kenny Ortega is set to direct the remake which ...

Just Jared Jr.  India Zac Efron was to play the lead role of Ren McCormack, a city boy who comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, but dropped out to take a break from musicals. Chace Crawford, of Gossip Girl fame, has since screen tested. ... The Movies Dispatch Online

 United States He replaces "High School Musical" star Zac Efron in the role that propelled Kevin Bacon to stardom 25 years ago. Kenny Ortega, another "HSM" alum, is set to produce and direct the feature, which won't go before cameras until March 2010. ...

 United States LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen heartthrob Chace Crawford has reportedly stepped in where Zac Efron feared to tread. The "Gossip Girl" hunk is to star in the remake of the classic dance movie "Footloose" in the lead role made famous by Kevin Bacon in 1984 ...

 Australia The Hollywood Reporter) - Despite not having a star (Zac Efron recently departed the flick) Paramount has set their "Footloose" remake for a June 18, 2010 release. (Coming Soon) - Christopher 'Mink' Morrison tells us that although things have gone a ...

That's one less Footloose mystery to worry about. The remake doesn't have Zac Efron, or any other teen idol—yet—but it does have a date. The dance flick will bop into theaters June 18, 2010, the box-office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations noted on its ...

Access Hollywood News regarding Footloose. High School Musical and Hairspray star Zac Efron had been announced to play the Kevin Bacon role onscreen but withdrew from the film, saying he didn't want to overload his career with musicals. Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford ...

 CT - John Meo, Emily Perkins, John Meo It was garbage. “Footloose” does not need to be remade. The Kevin Bacon version is a classic. Now that Zac Efron dropped out, we're stuck with Chase Crawford. I don't see the Kevin Bacon resemblance. “GI Joe” was a classic 1980s toy and cartoon, ...

By Peter Martin Efron has been making an effort to demonstrate his range beyond the High School Musical movies. He took on a dramatic role in Richard Linklater's yet to be released Me and Orson Welles, decided not to dance in Footloose, and stars in the comedy 17 Again, which opens on Friday. Is he a deft comic...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Zac Efron might have dropped out of the remake of the 80's dance flick "Footloose," in order to pursue "the unknown," but the young star is definitely in the know about rumors that he'll star in a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, along with a sequel to "Hairspray." Bu...

By Lisa Timmons Taking home the prize for Breakthrough Performer of the Year at ShoWest, Zac Efron took it upon himself to explain exactly why he had chosen to back out of starring in the Footloose remake. "I'm sure Footloose would have been a huge challenge, but the actors that I love... ...read full story Taking...

Zac Efron is negotiating to re-team with "17 Again" director Burr Steers on an adaptation of the novel "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud." The film will likely be the next for Efron, who just ankled Paramount's "Footloose" remake.

By Linda At what had to be the most-attended Disney Channel TCA session ever, the cast and producers were pelted with questions, especially Zac Efron, the breakout star of the show who's in the new "Hairspray" movie and has signed on for a remake of "Footloose."

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