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FOOTLOOSE
Paramount Pictures has announced the completion of principle casting on writer / director Craig Brewer's "Footloose". Newcomer Kenny Wormald will play the highly coveted role of 'Ren', opposite previously announced star Julianne Hough as 'Ariel'. Dennis Quaid also joins the cast in the role of 'Reverend Moore', along with Miles Teller as 'Willard'.
Craig Zadan, who also served as a producer on the original film, joins his longtime creative partner Neil Meron ("Chicago") and producers Brad Weston and Dylan Sellers ("Agent Cody Banks") on the remake. Oscar winning songwriter Dean Pitchford, who wrote the screenplay and songs for the original movie, will executive produce. Brewer will direct from a script he adapted from Pitchford's original.
Footloose will feature choreography from Jamal Sims.
"I saw 'Footloose' in my hometown theatre when I was 13-years-old and it rocked my world. It was a teenage rebellion movie that explored the struggles of faith and family in a small town, and it had an awesome soundtrack. I can promise 'Footloose' fans that I will be true to the spirit of the original film. But I still gotta put my own Southern grit into it and kick it into 2011," said Brewer. "It's going to be a blast!"
"When we discovered Kevin Bacon in 1984, we were both excited and gratified - and also knew the chances of ever duplicating that effort was a million to one shot. Decades later Kenny Wormald proved history could repeat itself," said Zadan. "We've wanted to work with Brewer ever since we saw 'Hustle & Flow.' His fresh and contemporary vision will bring 'Footloose' to a whole new generation of moviegoers when the movie opens in 2011."
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