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edited January 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
Zac Efron Brings Home the Bacon in Footloose Redo
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Zac-Efron-Brings/800018364

Let's hear it for the boy! Paramount is developing a full-blown musical remake of 1984's Footloose, with High School Musical cutie Zac Efron picking up where Kevin Bacon's be-bopping, Walkman-toting Ren left off. HSM helmer Kenny Ortega is in talks to both choreograph and direct the redo.

The original Footloose, for those so young you sicken me, concerned a rebellious newcomer's arrival in a small town that has banned dancing. (And no, it's not where Ashlee Simpson lives.)



Keving Bacon responds:

While speaking with Kevin Bacon about this Monday's episode of The Closer, where he once again directed wife Kyra Sedgwick, TVGuide.com asked for the actor's thoughts on the recently announced Footloose remake starring High School Musical's Zac Efron. "I've heard about it," says Bacon, "and it's great, but of course the truth is they're not really remaking the movie that I was in. They're remaking the Broadway musical [which premiered on the planks in 1998]."

In other words, what we have here is a situation exactly à la Hairspray, says Bacon. "You had a movie that was not a musical becoming a Broadway musical, and they make a movie of that."

Nonetheless, does Bacon find a certain added validation in that something he did so long ago keeps on dancing? With a near-chuckle, he answers, "Um, I can find validation other ways."

Look for my complete Q&A with Bacon in Monday's Interviews & Features.
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Kevin-Bacon-Clears/800020150
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    Bad idea!!

    That movie was a classic... well a classic 80's movie.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    When they remake Footloose... you know Hollywood is dead.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    who exactly has been asking for this?
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Well, like Kevin Bacon said, they are not remaking the movie he was in.
  • mattcozeamattcozea Posts: 377
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Well, like Kevin Bacon said, they are not remaking the movie he was in.
    Until they make a movie based on the remake of the musical based on the movie. You know they will.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    i had an obsession with footloose in the 80s, seeing it 12 times at the cinema, and when i heard this news i was a bit taken aback, shall we say. however, my zac efron loving 9 year old is thrilled that this is happening and asks me at least once a week when its coming out. :)
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,169
    yea i heard about this awhile back. There's also talk of a 21 Jump Street movie with Jonah Hill from Superbad.
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    catefrances wrote:
    i had an obsession with footloose in the 80s, seeing it 12 times at the cinema, and when i heard this news i was a bit taken aback, shall we say. however, my zac efron loving 9 year old is thrilled that this is happening and asks me at least once a week when its coming out. :)


    12 times in the cinema?? A better choice still than the girl who went on my bus in high school that had seen Dirty Dancing like 37 times :confused: :eek:
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    small town beck wrote:
    12 times in the cinema?? A better choice still than the girl who went on my bus in high school that had seen Dirty Dancing like 37 times :confused: :eek:
    I'd take "The Swayz" over Kevin Bacon any day. :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    small town beck wrote:
    12 times in the cinema?? A better choice still than the girl who went on my bus in high school that had seen Dirty Dancing like 37 times :confused: :eek:

    well it wasnt primarily for the story or KB that i saw it so much. my fave band at the time, a local band called moving pictures, did one of the songs, never. you know ren's big dance scene when he thought he was alone and ariel says ha not in this town, theres eyes everywhere... oh yeah im a footloose geek. :rolleyes: :D
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Great idea! :rolleyes:

    That's about the lamest idea I've ever heard. Talk about sacreligous. What's next, "Legend of Billie Jean"?? :D
  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    gabers wrote:
    Great idea! :rolleyes:

    That's about the lamest idea I've ever heard. Talk about sacreligous. What's next, "Legend of Billie Jean"?? :D


    OMG I loved "Legend of Billie Jean"!!! I thought I was the only one that remembered the movie... and the song Pat Benatar did for it!!
  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I'd take "The Swayz" over Kevin Bacon any day. :D


    Ugh... no offense as I have read the covers of tabloids(at grocery store) that were saying he was quite ill but I could never stand the guy. To each their own, you can have "The Swayz" ;)
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    small town beck wrote:
    Ugh... no offense as I have read the covers of tabloids(at grocery store) that were saying he was quite ill but I could never stand the guy. To each their own, you can have "The Swayz" ;)
    :eek: How can you turn this down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4I7i2mSAI? Pancreatic cancer or not, you won't find a better song in this post! :D
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  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    small town beck wrote:
    OMG I loved "Legend of Billie Jean"!!! I thought I was the only one that remembered the movie... and the song Pat Benatar did for it!!


    There's a third one right here. I love that movie and the song.
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    :eek: How can you turn this down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4I7i2mSAI? Pancreatic cancer or not, you won't find a better song in this post! :D

    :eek:


    Why would you do that me? :confused:

    :p
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    small town beck wrote:
    :eek:


    Why would you do that me? :confused:

    :p
    The worst part is, I'm not even being ironic. I really do love that song. :o:D
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  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    catefrances wrote:
    i had an obsession with footloose in the 80s, seeing it 12 times at the cinema, and when i heard this news i was a bit taken aback, shall we say. however, my zac efron loving 9 year old is thrilled that this is happening and asks me at least once a week when its coming out. :)

    Sadly I missed the midnight showing at a local theater last year. I would love to see the original on the big screen.
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    There's a third one right here. I love that movie and the song.

    It is another 80's classic :)
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    ick...
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    There's a third one right here. I love that movie and the song.

    4th one!

    :)..that movie is a classic.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,169
    igotid88 wrote:
    yea i heard about this awhile back. There's also talk of a 21 Jump Street movie with Jonah Hill from Superbad.

    I was right
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