ZAC EFRON : 'SAYING NO TO FOOTLOOSE WAS A TOUGH CALL'
ZAC EFRON : 'SAYING NO TO FOOTLOOSE WAS A TOUGH CALL' Turning down the chance to lead the updated FOOTLOOSE film was the hardest call ZAC EFRON has ever had to make. The High School Musical star was the first actor attached to the remake, but had to turn the lead role down after realising the new version would not live up to the original, which starred Kevin Bacon. He tells Details magazine, "All the things I loved about Footloose I couldn't find in the project. They just weren't there. I couldn't see myself doing it." And then he had to tell High School Musical creator Kenny Ortega he didn't want to be a part of the movie: "I love Kenny with all my heart, it was literally the hardest phone call I've ever made." (KL/DT/MJ)
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