Release date set for classic 80s remake
Paramount Pictures set to release Footloose on April 1, 2011
The news follows the announcement by Adam Goodman, president of Paramount Pictures Film Group, that principle casting on writer / director Craig Brewer's Footloose is now complete.
Following an extensive worldwide search, 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, Hairspray) 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 (Hustle And Flow, Black Snake Moan) will shoot from a script he adapted from Pitchford's original.
"I saw 'Footloose' in my hometown theater 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 a killer 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."
Paramount Licensing is now actively seeking licensees in all categories.
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