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Kenny Ortega on exiting 'Footloose' remake: 'It was not planned'
28 October 2009 4:51 PM, PDT | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »
Speaking exclusively to EW.com, Kenny Ortega said he pulled out of the Footloose remake that's set to star Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl) and Julianne Hough (Dancing with the Stars) because he was "exhausted" from directing This Is It and "wanted to take a few deep breaths and relax before I resurface." "It was not planned," Ortega told EW.com while attending the world premiere of the Michael Jackson movie on Tuesday. "None of this was happening when I started working on Footloose with Paramount. I honestly love the team I was working with on it — Craig Zadan, Brad Weston, »
- Lynette Rice
Ortega leaves his 'Footloose'
27 October 2009 1:56 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Kenny Ortega has exited as director of "Footloose" over differences with Paramount Pictures on tone and budget.According to Variety, Paramount is beginning the search for a new director who will keep the film on track to start production in March, when star Chace Crawford is on hiatus from "Gossip Girl."Crawford is starring with Julianne Hough, the "Dancing With the Stars" country singer."Footloose" is a remake of the 1984 drama about a city kid (played by Kevin Bacon in the original) who moves to a conservative town and rebels against its no-dance law. Ortega wanted to make a picture with elaborately staged musical numbers at a budget of $30 million. Paramount production chief Adam Goodman wanted an edgier drama with less »
- Adnan Tezer
Director Kenny Ortega Pulls a Zac Efron, Leaves "Footloose" Remake
27 October 2009 11:14 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Much like his original chosen star, Zac Efron, director Kenny Ortega is no longer putting on his dancing shoes for "Footloose."
Efron quit the production, then replaced by Chace Crawford, now, Ortega has left the film! Drama!
All this drama is heightened by the fact that Ortega directed the expected-to-be-huge Michael Jackson concert film, "This is It."
Paramount is in search of a new director, and the studio insists that production will still begin in March when Crawford's on hiatus from "Gossip Girl." "Dancing with the Stars" dancer and part-time country singer, Julianne Hough, is set to co-star.
So why did Ortega leave the production?
Well, Paramount said it's because of the budget, while Ortega issued a press statement saying "Coming off the extraordinary project, Michael Jackson's `This is It,' director Kenny Ortega has decided it is premature for him to commit to his next film and will »
- Manny
Footloose Remake Loses Director
26 October 2009 9:36 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
I know, I know, it’s a remake of “Footloose”, why even bother following it? It’s definitely hurting my street cred, that’s for sure. But I can’t help it, the original movie with Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow (about a city kid who moves to a rural town where music is outlawed) is an old favorite of mine, and I still find it very watchable when I run across it on cable TV nowadays. A remake with “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford and “Dancing with the Stars’” Julianne Hough is fast approaching, but it looks like they’ll have to do it without director Kenny Ortega. An old pro with kiddie musicals, Kenny Ortega directed all three highly profitable “High School Musical” movies for Disney, and was poised to make “Footloose” with “elaborately staged musical numbers”. Not so fast, my friends. Paramount Pictures had a different idea, »
- Nix
Director Kenny Ortega Bails on 'Footloose' Remake
26 October 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The biggest enemy of the Footloose remake isn't a music-hating preacher, but its own Creative Differences. After it finally recovered from the loss of Zac Efron by recruiting Chace Crawford and Julianne Hough, Variety reports that Footloose has now lost its captain. Director Kenny Oretega has left the project due to "differences over tone and budget."
Reportedly, Ortega's vision included elaborate dance sequences and a budget of $30 million or more. But Paramount's Adam Goodwin had something different in mind. He saw Footloose with a little less dancing, a little less music, and a lot more edge. He was also hoping the budget would come in around $25 million. Who is right? I don't know. If you want something closer to the original, I'd say Goodwin is spot on. Kevin Bacon did his lithe dance moves in barns and car washes. It was on the cheap. It was also pretty edgy (relatively »
- Elisabeth Rappe
‘Footloose’ director leaves project over budget issues
26 October 2009 4:37 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
There is trouble in Dance-ville.
High School Musical director Kenny Ortega has dropped his helming duties on Paramount’s Footloose remake after repeatedly butting heads with the studio over the film’s budget and tone.
Ortega has recently completed the Michael Jackson concert flick This Is It.
According to sources within Paramount, the director wanted to “stage complex musical numbers on a budget in excess of $30 million.”
Paramount production chief Adam Goodman insisted on keeping the drama’s budget less than $25 million.
The project is still on track to begin production in March of 2010 with Dancing With the Stars and country music sensation Julianna Hough and Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford still attached.
The new Footloose is a remake of the 1984 drama about a city kid, played by Kevin Bacon, who moves to a conservative town and rebels against its no-dance law.
Source: Variety
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- Reel Loop News Staff
Kenny Ortega leaves Footloose
26 October 2009 12:47 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Kenny Ortega, he who brought Michael Jackson's This Is It to the screen has left Paramount Pictures' planned Footloose remake. The reason? Trade Variety is reporting that it is all down to differences with the studio over tone and budget.
The film is set to kick off production in March when its star Chace Crawford is on hiatus from his hit TV show Gossip Girl.
The flick is a remake of the 1984 drama about a city kid, played by Kevin Bacon, who moves to a conservative town and rebels against its no-dance law.
Insiders say that Ortega wanted to shoot the movie for $30 million with elaborately staged musical numbers, but the studio had different ideas, budgeting at around $25 million with less emphasis on the musical numbers and more drama.
The studio is now after another director.
Michael Jackson's This Is It, which revolves around rehearsal footage shot by Ortega »
- Paul
Kenny Ortega Drops Footloose
25 October 2009 11:58 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
In another blow for Paramount’s troubled musical remake, “High School Musical” and Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” director, Kenny Ortega, has left the Footloose production citing differences in “tone and budget”.
Footloose, the remake of the classic 1984 musical starring Kevin Bacon, has been touch and go since it was announced last year. Originally the project was to star Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron, however the film lost it’s leading man when Efron dropped out in order to move away from his musical career path and pursue other avenues.
Ortega’s departure comes just days before his latest film, the Michael Jackson tribute This It Is gets it’s limited theatrical release. Film hits theatres on Wednesday. Paramount is now searching for a new director to take on the project which is set to begin shooting in March. The film now stars Chase Crawford and Julianne Hough. Variety have »
- Craig Sharp
Footloose Remake Loses Its Director
25 October 2009 11:21 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Director/choreographer Kenny Ortega has left Paramount Pictures’ Footloose over creative and budgetary reasons. The remake is tentatively scheduled for June 2010 starring Chace Crawford and “Dancing with the Stars” perpetual partner Julianne Hough.
Ortega was behind the camera and plotting the dances steps for all three High School Musical movies and was the choreographer on the classic Dirty Dancing. He recently completed the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It, which is poised to be a record-breaking hit this weekend. He’s pictured here with Manley, his rescue dog that he apparently brings to premieres…
According to Variety, the studio wanted a more modest budget ($25 million or less) and an edgier dramatic tone for Footloose. Ortega, of course, wanted an “elaborately-staged” musical ($30M) full of song and dance numbers.
Zac Efron was also supposed to be a part of the remake, but left because he didn’t want to be typecast as a twinkle-toed singer. »
- Jeff Leins
Ortega Backs Out of Footloose
25 October 2009 6:32 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
After much disagreement regarding budget and tone, director Kenny Ortega has split from the Paramount Pictures remake of Footloose.
Ortega, who directed all three of the High School Musical movies, had been involved with the Footloose project since its conception, back when HSM star Zac Efron was still on board as the movie’s lead. From the outset, though, Ortega faced conflict with Paramount.
The first issue between the director and the studio was a matter of artistic differences. Paramount was hoping for an edgy drama, while Ortega’s vision saw a film full of choreographed musical numbers. While this matter was one in which a compromise could have been found fairly easily, the second issue was a problem of budgetary difference.
Ortega demanded a budget of $30 million, while Paramount’s production chief was more inclined towards a budget around $25 million. Paramount has now said the actual budget will be less than $25 million. »
- Carly
Kenny Ortega Is Not Footloose
25 October 2009 6:11 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Variety reports that Kenny Ortega will not be directing Footloose for Paramount Pictures.
Ortega has the concert film Michael Jackson's This Is It coming to theaters on Wednesday.
Paramount is currently looking for a new director and hopes to still start production in March. Starring in the film are Chace Crawford and Julianne Hough.
Footloose is a remake of the movie from 1984. That film followed a city kid (Kevin Bacon) "who moves to a conservative town and rebels against its no-dance law."
It seems that in Ortega's vision of the film he wanted to make the picture with big musical numbers for a budget of $30 million. Paramount's production head Adam Goodman apparently wanted to go in an edgier direction. They wanted less dancing and a price-tag of $25 million or less.
Eventually Ortega decided to part company with the studio. Both parties had this to say in a statement: "Coming off the extraordinary project, »
Kenny Ortega No Longer Directing Footloose
25 October 2009 11:24 AM, PDT | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
Variety is reporting director/choreographer Kenny Ortega has left the remake of Footloose, the 1984 drama starring Kevin Bacon, over creative differences with Paramount Pictures. Apparently Ortega, whose background is in musicals, wanted to make the 2010 version of Footloose into a big musical spectacle. Meanwhile Paramount, according to Variety, wanted the new Footloose to have a more serious tone with less musical numbers. The two sides couldn't come to an agreement, and now Paramount's scrambling to get a director in place so that the film can still make its planned March 2010 start date.
With his involvement with the High School Musical franchise as director a thing of the past, Ortega's been keeping busy with Michael Jackson's This Is It - the much-anticipated film showcasing rehearsal footage from Jackson's last concert series - while also prepping Footloose. Although Ortega's no longer involved with Footloose, the actors he cast in the lead roles »
Ortega: 'Crawford loves dance training'
22 October 2009 3:56 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Kenny Ortega has said that actor Chace Crawford is loving his intense training for his upcoming role in Footloose. Gossip Girl star Crawford was cast in the remake of the Herbert Ross-helmed 1984 movie after High School Musical star Zac Efron dropped out of the project. Director Ortega told the BBC: "He's doing dance training and physical training. We have a great teacher working with him there - he wanted it, he loves it. "We have a great script, we have Chace, Julianne Hough, (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
'Gossip Girl' cast: Who's picking the best movies?
17 October 2009 1:03 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
This weekend, Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley has his first big-screen leading role, in the remake of The Stepfather. Plus, his co-star (and real-life girlfriend) Blake Lively has a small role in New York, I Love You, which is now in limited release. So, which of the Gg kids is choosing the best film projects? Badgley seems to be following the Gg-cast trend of booking scary flicks (Chace Crawford was in 2008's The Haunting of Molly Hartley; and Leighton Meester and Jessica Szhor are in 2010's The Roommate and Piranha 3D, respectively). Horror flicks can end up doing very well, »
- Tim Stack
Former MGM Chief Daniel Melnick Dead At 77; Many Classic Films To His Credit
16 October 2009 9:58 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Producer and former MGM chief Daniel Melnick died Tuesday at age 77. His credits are as diversified as they are impressive. Among the films and TV series he oversaw, produced or developed: Get Smart, Network, Straw Dogs, All That Jazz, That's Entertainment, Midnight Express, The Goodbye Girl, The Sunshine Boys, Kramer Vs. Kramer, Footloose and Altered States. For more click here »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Movie Maverick Melnick Dead At 77
15 October 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Emmy Award-winning movie maverick Daniel Melnick has died after battling lung cancer. He was 77.
The former head of production at MGM and Columbia studios made his name by signing off on bold and often controversial films like Straw Dogs, Network and Making Love.
Paying tribute to the mogul, his protege Sherry Lansing tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "He was an extraordinary producer and an extraordinary executive. He always thought out of the box and was never afraid to take a risk."
Melnick was also the brains behind cult TV show Get Smart.
He won Emmys in the mid 1960s for John Gielgud's Shakespearean TV special Ages of Man and Death of a Salesman.
Sam Peckinpah’s violent and controversial Straw Dogs was the first film Melnick produced.
He also helped to develop classic movies like Midnight Express, Kramer Vs. Kramer, All That Jazz and The China Syndrome at Columbia.
Melnick also produced 1984’s Footloose and Steve Martin's revamp of the Cyrano De Bergerac tale, Roxanne. »
Hollywood goes remake crazy - but which is the most pointless?
1 October 2009 11:54 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
With the endless stream of talent shows on TV, it shouldn't really be a shock to any of us that the new Fame remake - a classic tale of the quest for stardom - shot to the top of the UK box office last weekend.
It's among an avalanche of remakes coming our way so get ready to relive the 80s - and several other decades.
Also in the musicals genre, there's a new version of Footloose in the pipeline, with Chace Crawford apparently set to take on the role made famous by Kevin Bacon in the 1984 original.
There are also plenty of film do-overs in the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, action-adventure and horror which are more within the remit of The Geek Files. I've gathered some of them in a poll on the right of the page, where you can vote for those you believe are the most unnecessary. »
- David Bentley
Facts about 'Fame' -- Then and Now
25 September 2009 12:36 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Fame" is back on the big screen! Now "Extra" is bringing you facts about the 1980 Oscar-winning film -- and the 2009 remake for a new generation.
Facts about "Fame", Then and NowReturn to "Fame"The 2009 version of “Fame” is said to be a family-friendly remake of the 1980 original.
The updated film follows the same story: a group of New York performing arts high school students live their dreams and learn about each other along the way. »
Guiding Light Fades to Black
18 September 2009 10:17 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »
After 72 years on the air, Guiding Light is over. Longtime fans said goodbye to their favorite dramatic and dysfunctional families, the Spauldings and the Lewises, on Friday, when CBS aired the soap's final episode after many seasons of marriages, divorces, remarriages, scandals, back-from-the-dead encounters and numerous miracles -- seven! -- that had paralyzed characters walking again. But beyond the melodrama, Guiding Light bolstered the careers of many of Hollywood's most famous stars. Before Footloose, Kevin Bacon played alcoholic teen T. J. 'Tim' Werner in 1980. James Earl Jones was one of the first African-American actors to have a regular role on a soap, when he starred in the 1960s. Heroes star Hayden Panettiere played a young Lizzie Spaulding from 1996 to 2000. And die-hard fans will even remember when Calista Flockhart had a minor role as a babysitter in the late '80s. As soap operas struggle to remain profitable and reality shows »
- StyleWatch
Photos Start to Pour in from 'Sex and the City 2'
3 September 2009 8:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
We already know that Sex and the City 2 is going to do its best to reign in the extreme spending and lavish ways ... and quite possibly get hard-hit by the bad economy. But they didn't have to go back to the '80s in all of its fashion terror!
Now that Sex and the City 2 is a few days into production, eager cameras are shooting up a storm on New York streets. There's Big and Carrie having a laugh and chatting over a car, Sarah Jessica Parker getting pointy, video from the set, one dress that's a little too clingy and see-through, and the little beauty over to the right, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. You know, Sjp was pretty popular in the '80s, having been part of Footloose and Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and she never, ever looked this bad. One can only assume that after the »
- Monika Bartyzel
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