With Zac Efron gone and Chace Crawford confirmed to fill Kevin Bacon's dancing shoes in the coming remake of "Footloose," there have been several rumors about which young Hollywood starlet might play Ariel Moore, the part originally played by Lori Singer in 1984.

It seems like every young woman in Hollywood has had her name tossed in the "Footloose" ring, and who could blame them for wanting to star alongside Chace in the Kenny Ortega-directed flick? Read more...

If you thought it was hard to watch movies of your youth remade, think how weird it must be if you starred in them. It has to feel weird, something akin to deja vu to walk into see posters and trailers for your old movie ... but with someone else's face.

But at least one actor isn't harboring hurt feelings -- Kevin Bacon. As you know, Zac Efron is planning to star in Paramount's "Footloose" remake, reprising the role that launched Bacon's career in 1984. Bacon told MTV that he’s more than ready to hand over his dancing shoes to Efron. “I am. I've got the Footloose baton. Where did I put that baton? I think it's in the hall closet. If it's not it might be under my bed somewhere, but I'm ready to hand it to him ... Absolutely. He’d be great.” Read more...

Get ready to kick off your Sunday shoes and engage in the sinful art of dance, because Zac Efron's "Footloose" will be here before you know it. According to Variety, Paramount has put the remake on the fast track to production after watching the millions roll in for "High School Musical 3” this weekend.

They're hoping to get Efron and director Kenny Ortega (another factor in the success of "HSM 3”) working by spring. They've brought in Peter Sollett, director of "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," to rewrite Jon Hartmere's script, and hired musical movie veterans Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to come aborad as producers. They're sparing no expense with this one. Read more...

I’ve never been too big a musical fan, or so I say. I’ve always thought that there is something unbelievable about them. Somehow, I find cars that defy the space-time continuum more realistic and relatable. Not really sure why. Equally, I feel the same about high school movies. They never really represent what high school was really like. So far, the nerd has not gotten the girl.

With this week’s release of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," the first venture of the franchise to the big screen, Disney elevates it to status of other classic musical movies set in high school. Here are just a few to start off with to understand how the "High School Musical" series started scoring all ‘A’s.

FAME (1980)
It’s not so unbelievable that a bunch of kids at The New York City School for the Performing Arts might sporadically break out into song, taking over the streets in synchronized movement and break dancing atop taxi cabs. Read more...

Zac Efron winks, Lex Luthor thinks, and Halle Berry dons pink in our news of the day. Us? We link...

- The Bald and the Beautiful. Kevin Spacey to return as Lex Luthor in "Man of Steel." (Variety)

- Kick off your Sunday shoes! Zac Efron to star in "Footloose" remake. (Variety)

- Is Halle Berry the new Barbarella? (JoBlo)

- Bungie teases what the live-action "Halo" film would look like, courtesy of its director-to-be. (Cinematical)

- Who watches the "Watchmen?" Billy Crudup apparently, who CHUD reports is in line to play Dr. Manhattan. (CHUD)

- "I, Robot" director Alex Proyas to helm "Dracula Year Zero" for Universal. (Variety)

- A "Traitor" among them. Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce about a CIA operative who becomes a terror suspect. (Hollywood Reporter)