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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Chace Crawford has landed the lead role of Footloose, grabbing the spot that Zac Efron turned down. Paramount Pictures has confirmed that Chace, a Gossip Girl star, has signed on to play Ren McCormack (originally played by Kevin Bacon) in the ...

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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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 CA CONFIRMED: Chace Crawford is your Footloose remake star. Chace Crawford gets the Kevin Bacon role after Zac Efron dropped out in March. Paramount confirms to US Magazine today that Crawford has nabbed the Ren McCormack role. ...

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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