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Your First Uninspired Image from the set of the Footloose Remake

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (14)

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How is it that Craig Brewer, the “gritty” director of Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan get reduced to directing a remake of Footloose? Oh, yeah: I know! I know! Pick me, pick me! It’s because the mediocrity of Hustle & Flow was obscured by a remarkable performance from Terrence Howard and a brilliant soundtrack. And Black Snake Moan was just a terrible fucking misogynistic movie that exploited cheap and easy Southern stereotypes.

And that, folks, is why Craig Brewer is not just directing a remake of Footloose, but a remake that isn’t even worthy of Zac Efron and Chace Crawford (both of whom dropped out). Instead, they get Kenny Wormald in the lead. Who? Exactly.

And here’s an image from the set, tweeted by Mr. Brewer yesterday, featuring the guy taking over Kevin Bacon’s role and Julian Hough (again, who?) as the love interest. Let’s all cut footloose right up these people’s asses (except Harry. I hope he gets better):

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You know who’d be better than Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough? Can anyone find out if Kevin and Jill are still together? They’d be perfect:









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Comments

Now I'm going to have the Hustle and Flow soundtrack running through my head all day. Thank you for helping me ignore this shitfest of twee.

Posted by: admin at October 26, 2010 9:45 AM

Huh. I guess I forgot this was happening.

Hey, look! Forgot again.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at October 26, 2010 9:48 AM

Give him a break. It's hard out there for a pimp.

Posted by: PaddyDog at October 26, 2010 9:59 AM

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Any deity or demigod have mercy.

Posted by: EllenP at October 26, 2010 10:01 AM

So... they're remaking a movie that was "ok", not "terrific", just "ok" and kinda fun to watch. Only they're not going to "remake" it? They're going to make it exactly like the original? Complete with the burgundy tux, her prom dress style and even hair?

Well, I don't get it.

Posted by: lubeg at October 26, 2010 10:18 AM

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Any deity or demigod have mercy.

Ummm....one of us would, but there is these two octopus-looking gods (godly octopi, if you will) here with some blunt instruments encouraging us otherwise.

So...we're gonna pass.

Posted by: Council of Deities at October 26, 2010 10:19 AM

Awww. They've got that straight-to-DVD twinkle in their eyes. I will only remember this exists on sick days when it will inevitably pop up in the You Might Also Like section on Netflix when I try to watch the final performance in Center Stage.

Posted by: jM at October 26, 2010 10:19 AM

I don't know who Harry is or what he's sick from but I can guarantee getting a photoshopped Get Well card from actors he may know from such roles as Guy #7 in background and Uncredited Extra isn't going to make him feel any better.

Posted by: Paultera at October 26, 2010 10:54 AM

Is this set in the 50s or something? What era do those outfits come from? The hair? I'm confused.

Posted by: Candy at October 26, 2010 11:10 AM

The pic is photoshopped? They didn't really make Harry a sign?

Nothing says 'H-Wood Production Dude' like that ubiquitous freakin
bent-up cowstud hat. Blergh

Posted by: Ms MoMo at October 26, 2010 11:24 AM

Yes. That is exactly what high-school students look like. That young man isn't older than 17. To be sure.

Posted by: superasente at October 26, 2010 12:21 PM

Michael Cimino (aka "the guy who made Heaven's Gate") was slated to be the director on the original Footloose. Then - surprise! - he got fired for starting to go over budget by constructing huge, grandiose sets.

I would pay $50 cash-on-the-barrel to see that version.

Posted by: kevin_m at October 26, 2010 6:38 PM

John Lithgow or GTFO.

Posted by: MM at October 26, 2010 7:29 PM

That's Julianne Hough, formerly from Dancing With The Stars. I hate that I know that, but my mother and sisters love that crud and talk to me about it despite my obvious indifference. Plus, she's pretty damn hot.

*blush

Posted by: Uriah Creep at October 26, 2010 11:07 PM