I have mixed feelings on whether Footloose should be made into a remake. Next month Kenny Ortega, who directed MJ's This is it concert documentary (and what would've been MJ's comeback tour), and choreographed the hit movie Dirty Dancing, is to begin filming the classic remake starring Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford and DWTS's Juliane Hough. At least Hollywood is being smart by picking the BEST director for a film project of this caliber. If anyone could enhance a cultclassic such as this, Kenny Ortega would be the man to do it. Footloose hit the big screen in 1984 and became a runaway hit with its upbeat music, high energy, and no-name stars that overnight became a household sensation, and for some went on to become Hollywood's biggest stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Chris Penn, and Sarah Jessica Parker. KB and SJP's rise to fame go without saying. CP died in 2006 at age 40 to "non specific causes," as noted by his autopsy reports. LS withdrew from Hollywood in the late 90s, and pursued her Juilliard-trained passion as a celloist. She has been performing at several venues, Carnegie Hall being the most recent. It will be interesting to see how CC and JH will fare in the new remake. Supposedly, the remake is supposed to follow more of the Broadway musical production with both actors singing and dancing. JH won't have a problem with her triple threat of talent chops, but CC on the other hand.... things that make you go Hmnnnnnnnnnnn.
