Last year, there was info that Paramount wanted to put FOOTLOOSE remake project on the fast track and attach High School Musical poster boy Zac Efron as the star. The original featured Kevin Bacon in a very unmanly performance.
Everything seemed to be working in the direction of their plan at the time, the studio brought director Peter Sollett to rewrite the Jon Hartmere script and hired Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to join Dylan Sellers as producer.
But all lame things must come to an end too and there’s still hope for mankind because according to EW, Zac Efron doesn’t want to do this gig anymore because he’s had been advised to hold off on doing another musical until he’d established more versatility in a variety of genres.
Yeah sure, and making movies like 17 AGAIN would certainly establish his career… pffh!
That kid should just stick to what he knows best. Some of us may not like his dancing or singing but we’ll hate him even more if God forbid he tries to do anything Oscar worthy, resulting in an insult to those who actually can do Oscar worthy roles.
