A New “Footloose”
Remake plans are afoot for the 1984 teen musical “Footlooseâ€. Kevin Bacon played the rebellious high school student that moved to a small Midwestern town where dancing was outlawed. Playing the part of Ren McCormack in the new film will be Zac Efron, the 19-year-old “High School Musical†actor that is about to make his big screen debut in “Hairsprayâ€. Kenny Ortega, also from “High School Musicalâ€, is in negotiations to direct and choreograph the new “Footloose†while Dylan Sellers (“Agent Cody Banksâ€) will produce it.
Whereas the first “Footloose†cashed in on the new fad of soundtrack mania in the early 1980s, the new movie would be an all-out musical.