Chace Crawford has landed the lead role in Footloose and it’s official! The Gossip Girl actor has previously tried out for the part of Ren McCormack, a role originally played by Kevin Bacon, after High School Musical star Zac Efron decided to drop out, reportedly saying that he wanted to take a break from musicals. Sources say that Crawford did really well during the audition but there hasn’t been any confirmation that he landed the part until now.
The film, which follows a Chicago teen rebelling against anti-dancing laws in his new town, was first made in 1984 and starred Bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, and John Lithgow. Despite mixed critical reviews, it grossed approximately $80,000,000 in the U.S. box office and was eventually spun off into a Broadway musical in 1998.
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