Posted 9/13/11 5:38 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Video
FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: Are you ready to cut loose?
Ahead of the October 14 premiere of the buzzy "Footloose" reboot (starring Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald) the original '80s dance flick is being re-released on DVD and Blu-ray! Though you won’t be able to kick off your Sunday shoes until September 27, we have an EXCLUSIVE featurette to get your toes tapping in the meantime.
Posted 4/13/10 3:35 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dailies
-- Columbia Pictures is targeting a July production start on Bennett Miller's "Moneyball," the Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill-starring baseball drama. The studio is awaiting approval from Major League Baseball, but the organization is expected to green light the project. [Deadline]
-- Steve Carell has a new rival in the form of Kevin Bacon. The "Tremors" actor is set to co-star with Carell in an untitled film about a man facing divorce (Carell) from his wife (Julianne Moore). Bacon plays Moore's co-worker and secret lover. [The Hollywood Reporter]
-- "Gattaca" director Andrew Niccol is heading back to science fiction with "I'm.mortal," a new film from New Regency and Strike Entertainment. "I'm.mortal" takes place in a future where "the aging gene has been switched off" and "time has become the currency" of society. [Heat Vision] Read More...
Posted 12/15/08 3:01 pm EST by Elisabeth Rappe in News
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...
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