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ET visited the set of BURLESQUE and interviewed the cast including legendary Cher, the newly Oscar nominated Stanley Tucci, hottie Kristen Bell and rookies Christina Aguilera and Julianne Hough, they’re talking about their characters, admiring Cher and each other. BURLESQUE. the ambitious small-town girl with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a neo-burlesque club on Sunset Boulevard that’s run by Tess (Cher), a former dancer who struggles to keep the club open and gives the young girl a chance to shine. The place is said to be reminiscent of the nightclub in Bob Fosse’s Cabaret. The movie opens this Thanksgiving. Watch the vibrant video after this jump… Read the rest of this entry »

Director Kenny Ortega thought his upcoming success, the Michael Jackson Concert rehearsal movie, THIS IS IT, will give him the respect he’s looking for but the opposite is what’s happening, concerning another project which has had his name attached for a while. Variety says Ortega has exited FOOTLOOSE the remake due to creative differences. Usually the report would end there leaving the rest of us wondering what happened but in this case, it’s clear to see whose fault it is… Read the rest of this entry »

UPDATE: Variety has confirmed this info

According to Entertainment weekly, the epitome of blond bombshell, Julianne Hough, country singer and the only reason I’d watch Dancing with the Stars, will screen test this week for female lead role in FOOTLOOSE The reboot which already stars Chase Crawford as the new Kevin Bacon.
For the record, Hough is an amazing creation. Check out her perfect samba

The info also revealed that Erin Brockovich scribe Susannah Grant is doing a rewrite on the screenplay and the original cast from the 1984 might show up in cameos. Does the 50 year old Bacon still know how to shake it in the warehouse?
In addition to that, there’ll be some new songs by new artists but the classic hit songs from the original movie will be part of the reboot too.
Directed by Kenny Ortega, those of you who are fans of High School Musical movies recognize that name because he’s the one who directed every last one of them.
The new FOOTLOOSE opens June 18th, 2010, the same release day as TOY STORY 3. It doesn’t take a genius to choose which one I’d rather see.

Here’s another sexy shot of Julianne Hough..for no particular reason at all.