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Potential Actor For Light Has His HollyWood Status Raised


After weeks of contract negotiations, the 'Gossip Girl' star
officially signs on to play the lead role in the musical remake.


Photo by Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images It's official! Chace Crawford
will star in the "Footloose" remake, Paramount Pictures confirms to
Usmagazine.com exclusively.

"Chace Crawford will play the lead role of Ren McCormack in the film
'Footloose'," Paramount told Us Tuesday.

The news is expected to be officially announced to trade publications
Wednesday morning.

See photos of stars on set.

The actor has been considering the part for some time but had yet to
officially sign until this week. He had been in contract negotiations
and was struggling to make filming work around his "Gossip Girl"
schedule, which is also due to start shooting its third season, a
source told Us.

Crawford was offered the lead role of Ren -- portrayed in the 1984
original by Kevin Bacon -- after Zac Efron dropped out of the project
in March.

Check out Chace's yearbook photo!

The "High School Musical" star said the film "sort of" wasn't a good fit.

"I want to grow a bit with the types of movies I want to make," he
said in April. "It was more along the lines that I was looking for a
new challenge, and this was another musical."

Find out what your favorite "Gossip Girl" stars looked like as kids.

"Footloose" will be produced and directed by "High School Musical"
alum Kenny Ortega.

Other stars who have auditioned recently for the movie, which is set
to begin shooting in March 2010, include Hayden Panettiere, Amanda
Bynes and "Dancing With the Stars" pro dancer Julianne Hough.


http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/us-magazine-chace-crawford-footloose.html

there is also internet buzz about him starring in the American remake
of death note

as a the lead, footloose could only raise his status in that regard
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