Celeb Gossiper

“Let’s Hear It For the Boy!!” (Footloose fans will get this reference) Us Magazine is reporting that Zac Efron is no longer going to be be reprising the role of Kevin Bacon in the future remake of Footloose.

A rep for Paramount Pictures released this statement, “Footloose is a project we’ve longed to see re-booted for a new generation. While Zac is no longer attached, we remain excited and committed to the collective brain trust of [director] Kenny Ortega, [producers] Neil Meron and Craig Zaden, who will reinvigorate the franchise.”

Efron has not come out and addressed the reason why he dropped out of the film, but it has been speculated it is due to him wanting to take on different roles than the dancing high school teen. Efron signed on for this movie back in 2007 before the release of Hairspray and High School Musical 3.

There has been no announcement for who will replace Efron in Footloose.

Zac Efron can be seen next in his new movie, 17 Again, which opens up in theaters in April.

First of all, Footloose is a classic and one of my favorite movies of all time. Secondly, is Hollywood running out of ideas for original movies? Why do have to do remakes? I sure do hope that this remake of Footloose is half way decent and doesn’t give the movie a bad name.

Who would you like to see replace Zac as the role of Ren in Footloose?