Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:28AM - By Damon Houx
The hit musical Rock of Ages took many of the kitschy but lovably sincere rock anthems of the 1980′s and Broadway-ized them. So who better to head up the film adaptation than Adam Shankman, who gave Hairspray a similar stage-to-screen treatment? The film – which stars Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand and Malin Ackerman – hits theaters June 1, 2012, but now there’s a trailer. Check it out.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:00PM - By Damon Houx
The 2011 version of Footloose is a remake intended for a new generation who have no interest in a thirty year old film starring that guy from X-Men and that guy from that sitcom about aliens with the kid who was awesome in Inception. With Craig Brewer‘s slick directing that new generation is in for a good ride – even if the central conceit was a bit dusty in 1984. Brewer finds the truth in overprotective parents enough to make this an entertaining, and faithful (almost too faithful) adaptation of the original.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 4:00PM - By Damon Houx
The Cast of Footloose were never trying to reinvent the wheel, but they knew the challenge of adapting a well liked teen film for a new generation. For stars Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough, they came in as dancer who may not be known for their dramatic chops. For relative newcomers Ziah Colon and Miles Teller it was a chance to step into the mainstream. Whereas for Andie McDowell it was a chance to play a meaty mother role. Our interview with cast follows after the jump.
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Monday, September 26, 2011 1:02PM - By Travis Woods
When not busy writing hacky, gimmick-ridden dialogue that is occasionally saved by the stellar acting skills of a film’s lead actress (Juno), and is sometimes not (Jennifer’s Body), Diablo Cody has decided to direct her first film, Lamb of God. And now, she’s got two leads to either crumble beneath or shine in spite of her florid screenplay dialogue—Russell Brand and Julianne Hough.
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Friday, August 12, 2011 3:29PM - By Damon Houx
Even if the original movie inspires fond memories, it’s hard to get upset at the remake of Footloose. I mean the premise of the 1984 original was thin then, but the music videos, and the then-prominence of MTV (which played the film’s hit songs repeatedly) embedded the film into the public consciousness. Then again, it only takes one listen to get that Kenny Loggins song stuck in your head. The new version by Craig Brewer has got the dancing, and a cast in Kenny Wormland, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Ray McKinnon, and Andie MacDowell. Check out the new trailer.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:20PM - By Damon Houx
Craig Brewer took on the assignment of remaking Footloose, and the challenges were legion. The premise is still the same – a concerned father/local reverend (Dennis Quaid here) gets his community to stop dancing. An outsider (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) comes to town, and doesn’t think the rules should apply anymore, while he also romances the reverend’s daughter (Julianne Hough). Will the town ever dance again? The trailer suggests yes. Check it out…
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Monday, November 15, 2010 10:57AM - By Mali Elfman
This weekend we spoke with Julianne Hough about her role in her first film ever, Burlesque. While talking about working with classics such as Christina Aguilera and Cher, the topic of another classic came up, Footloose. For many of us the return to this iconic dance flick is a scary one, it was perfect in 1984, how it will be adapted to work now? Julianne only had wonderful things to say about the film, the director, the different styles of dancing and of course the star of the film Kenny Wormald.
She began by saying she just finished shooting a recent project, which of course we inquired what it was she just finished…
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:23AM - By Mali Elfman
Today, the President of Paramount Pictures Film Group, Adam Goodman, has officially announced that the casting for writer/director Craig Brewer’s remake of Footloose has been locked down.
The roles will be played by…
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Monday, October 26, 2009 9:06AM - By Krystal Clark
I guess High School Musical and This it It director Kenny Ortega didn’t want to get “footloose” with Paramount’s remake of the popular eighties film. According to Variety, Ortega has opted out of his directing duties for Footloose citing the infamous “creative differences. With a cast already in place, what’s a studio to do?
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