OlderMon, 30 March 2009 at 9:16 pm
Chace Crawford To Replace Zac Efron?
Zac Efron may not be singing and dancing his way onto the big screen in Footloose but Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford is definitely looking to fill those dancing shoes.
Sources tell E! that Chace, 23, tested over the weekend for the lead role of Ren McCormick. They shared, “He did really well.”
Zac, 21, recently dropped out of the flick after another script change was ordered. A Paramont Pictures press release stated, “Footloose is a project we’ve longed to see rebooted for a new generation. While Zac in no longer attached, we remain excited and committed to the collective brain trust of [HSM turned Footloose director] Kenny Ortega, Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, who will reinvigorate the franchise. Their fresh take on the film will undoubtedly be filled with the same kind of breakout performances that we’ve come to expect from them.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK about Chace putting on his dancing shoes — YAY or NAY?
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Uh, no!!!!!!! Even though I love Chace and Gossip Girl, but SINGING?!?! What next BROADWAY?!?
Whohoo for Chace, but it’s been reported that Zac signed onto the Life and Death of Charles St. Cloud, or some kind of name like that. Go to zefron.com it’s right there. I’ll go see it bc he is in it, but I’m not sure if it will appeal to me all that much. But then again I don’t know much about the story. I hope Zac does awesome in his new movie, and although I won’t go see Footloose, I hope Chace is good!
yay! i <3 chace
go for it, why not? at least they got a name for it
that would be AMAZING! if not zac, chase would we amazing for the part!
he looks the part, thats for sure. lol
… it’s amusing since they both have some similar features. But if he can sing and dance, why not. I don’t actually plan on seeing it.
I think that it’s cool Chace would do well in this role
Totally depends on the script as to how much dancing he has to do and if he’s got the skills. Kevin Bacon really had some mad skills when it came to dancing. But Chase seems to be a cool guy, so I hope it works out for him.
HECK YES - CHACE IS HOTTER THAN ZAC!! Close… Don’t get m wrong, I dig Zac, But I did Chace more.
Yay!! I will absolutley watch this movie if Chace Crawford is in it!!
I think he’ll do really well. =)
nay hahahah the original actor was blond!
I’m glad Zac turned down the role.
Only because I don’t want him to get stuck with doing musicals all his life ( & that’s why he dropped it also, he wanted to go for different roles on screen).
But anywho, I didn’t know CHACE could dance, but since it seems like he can
THEN HECK YEA.
go for it .
i love chace <3 &&& zac <3
Hm..it will be interesting to see Chace sing and dance…but I am so glad that Zachary is putting musicals behind him.
@ Katty, #2, thanks for the info. !!! …Wow, if Zachary IS IN the movie…I’ll definitely be excited to see him in a suspenseful movie !! That would be so awesome…
…Zachary and Chace. …I swear, their brothers from another mother. ..They both have amazing blue eyes and great hair !! Their both adorable.
they look so much alike what would it matter?
but can he even sing?
dancing you can learn
but i just don’t know if he can sing
that’s my only hang up.
and zac has done enough musicals to last him til he’s 29 or something lol
so he deserves a break from that…and needs it.
but i just need to know if chace can sing….can he?
I would Prefer Zac Efron 100%
Right Now i dont rlly care who takes his place.. i dont even wanna watch it as much as i did before…
if Chase can’t dance, he’ll definitely learn to. Kenny will whip him into shape
no way! zac is a lot more hotter & cutter than chace
Yay i think.
Though, I dont think this remake will be good. In all remakes, it’s crappy.Like Quarantine, Dark water(crappiest), and so on…
noo zac is better, hotter than chace
love zac♥
i still cannot believe zac’s not doing this because it’s a musical. I mean this movie could be big.
I adore Chace and he’s gorgeous but I can’t picture him in the role.
1 ] CHANCE CAN NOT SING.
2 ] HE CANT EVEN ACT ON GOSSIP GIRL .
3 ] HE IS A ZAC WANNABE .
NAY .
whatever footloose is gonna SUCK either wayy because Zac is NOT in it.
Cool so i went from watching it because Zac was gonna be In it.
& Now Chance is…so def back to NOT watching.
ha, itttttt deeeef gonna suckkk withouttttttt zac .
I SUPPORT ZAC!!
HE IS BETTER OFF NOT DOING ANOTHER MUSIC.
HE IS GOOD WITH COMEDY &&; SERIOUS ROLES.<33
haha. heck yes! Chace Crawford as Ren McCormick..way more awesome. I’d love to see him dance…and I think he would make a very sexy bad boy. Way sexier than Kevin Bacon ever could of dreamed of being. (ps. there is no singing in Footloose people)
CHACE WILL DO AWESOME!!!!
go chace!
Chace will be great! he is so gorgeous and not the ninny that Efron is. If it’s successful, Efron will regret turning it down for whatever reason.
YAYY !
I love Chaceee
Cool Chace, Go for it. People may mistake him for Zac anyway, and it will do fine at the box office.
i love zac
But chace will be HOT for the role
woohoo
YEA.. I MEAN I LOVE ZAC BUT CHACE IS HOT TOO!
yeahh right.
Chace can NEVER replace Zac.
He’s probably just trying to be more famous or something?
But Chace is cool.
But never, will Chace fill Zac’s shoes.
NAY!!!!!!!!
lol. I don’t know why but I found this news funny. Good for Chace though. =]
I say good choice they do look alike which is quite freaky! and in all honesty im such a Zac fan he was the reason I was going to watch footloose becasue IMO I dont see why they need to do that movie over but chace seems like a good fit
actually, i don’t think kevin bacon did all the dancing in footloose. they brought in dancing doubles at times (not always but sometimes). maybe they’ll do the same for chace.
what the hell? can Chace even sing and dance? i was going to see Footloose just for Zac, cos the original is boring, but i probably won’t see it now.
Though they look freakishly alike in that pic lol.
hahaha NNNAAYY!!! zac efron is the only reason i was gonna see it!!! ZAC IS HOTTT!!!!!<3<3 i love zaaaccc!!!!
NAYY to the movie!!
He will look weird but
Chhhhhhhhhhhace (L)
he is better than Zac (H)
I dont know.
I would rather see Zac in Footloose bec. he is the title role than Hairspray. I hope he wont do hairspray too.
yay!!!i love chase!!!
^_^
YAY ALL THE WAY!
umphh, i love Chace <3
have never heard him sing or dance tbh, but it would be awesome to see and sure it would be amazing, i love hiiim
Chace Crawford is so hot !
I think he’ll be fine . If he can manage it
wow, why didn’t i think of him when i searched for another actor suitable as ren? oh wait… maybe cause he never sing or dance!
but he sure does have the look. if they want a zac efron look-alike, chace is the perfect guy. and he’s an awesome actor. i just hope he can sing and dance well. he’ll have to work hard for this, cause everyone will be comparing him to kevin bacon.
NONONO ZACHARY IS WAY BETTER!!!!!!!!!
Pls Vote for Zac for Time Mag. most influential People.
All HSM and Zanessa fans Pls vote!!!!!!!!!!!
i can’t wait to see chace dance!!!! i think chace is waay better than zac
Zac is sooooooooooooo much hotter
no no no!
no zac…no movie.
Nay!! Zac was the only reason I was gonna see this movie!!
ohh god no, please!!!!!!!
YAY !!
Chce is way better than Zac !
go chace=]]
but i love zac 2
NAY !
zac efron would OBVIOUSLY do better
chace is way better than zach. YAY :}
LOVE BOTH , BUT CHACE IS NOT ZAC, NOBODY CAN REPLACE ZAC , DDD:
I’m just excited to see where Zac’s career will take him. I think he’ll be great breaking open the markets as a leading actor. I can’t wait to see the new movie he’s set to make…and I’m patiently/impatiently waiting to see 17Again.
OMGGG! These to are (aswell as taylor lautner :P) are THEEEEE hottestt guys on earthhh! So yeah he’ll be awesomeeee! I love em bothh! x
Talk about zac in paris :
http://www.canalplus.fr/c-humour/pid2397-c-le-petit-journal.html
Go for it bro! Chase is hot and probably looks great in skinny leg jeans–just make sure u know that Joe Jonas is waiting around the corner—
were is the link to vote for zac
uhhhhh i love chace and all bt come on people no one i mean no one can replace zac efron…..and chace ………singing dont go together
OMJ ZAC EFRON IS SO MUCH BETTER BEG HIM TO COME BACK HE IS SUCH AN AMAZING ACTOR I LOVE HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am in love with zac beyond belief. i can’t even get into it, it would take too much time. i like chace, but im really mad that people think he has the potential to overpower zac efron. zac is irreplaceable. i am a total NAY. screw chace, and go zac.
if chace really is in footlose, i won’t watch it.
ZACHARY DAVID ALEXANDER EFRON<3 ♥
Nay. . .because nobody should be doing a remake of Footloose and Zac knows it and Chace will come to know it too. Anyway, Zac is on his own path and I’m just happy to follow him wherever he’s going. ‘Cause I just love the guy.
I was only going to see it because Zac was in it, so now I’m not. Footloose wasn’t great the first time around, why would I go see the remake? If it was Dirty Dancing though, with him and V! Damn, I would go see that!
NNAAYY!!
i loooove zacccc he is wayy better
welllll… i like chace crawford, he’s cute, in gossip girl, but… in a musical? not so much. besides, i think this remake is going to be bigger if zac was in it instead. but yeah, he needs a break from singing and dancing. i hope chace does a good job, though. =))
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I think Zac did the right thing not wanting to do Footlose.
I would look forward in watching Chase Crawford Singing n dancing,but i would prefer Zac Efron
I would prefer Zac Efron,so i dun really like this idea,but i will respect Zac’s Decision though
Haha. ZANESSA ——–> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jVRJvRBvow&feature=channel_page
chace is an actor. if they cast him, itll be ridiculous. dont you need someone with a bit more experience with musicals? someone like zac?
oh well. paramount blew it. i wont be watching.
nooooooooooooooo zac isnt gonna be in footloose nay i say nay! this sucks! i hate chace!
Both are HOT
Reginna, CC27 and all those who support Zac Efron instead of Chace Crawford, I would very much like to inform you that, you are 100% BLIND!!!!!!!! How could he be any hotter than Chace Crawford?
aww… i want Zac to do one last musical. I really want him to star in Footloose. i also like Chace Crawford though, i’ll just have to wait and see if Chace could pull this off and if Zac would still go for it. :<
I love Chace!!!
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