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Chace Crawford attends the Children's Place backstage at Nickelodeon's 2009 Kids' Choice Awards on March 28, 2009 in Westwood, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
"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 small town bad boy 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.
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HillieThe original Footloose is AMAZING LUV IT. I just hope this re-make is done well. I would deff. chose Crawford over Efron.report abuseposted November 16, 2009 8:17 AM PST
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smart alicchase is cute so who cares about the movie thats the pointreport abuseposted May 28, 2009 5:45 PM PDT
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crissy bluePlus is the only reason that girls are going gaga about the remake because of Chace?Oh please!You should be happy about the movie not the actor you idiots..Yes the actor is important but if all you care is the actor then will you actually enjoy or actually appreciate the movie besides drooling at "how cute or hot chace is"?Probably not..report abuseposted May 25, 2009 11:28 PM PDT
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crissy blueOh please!How many more re-makes can they do?Why not leave the original alone and do something idk original?Is that too much hard work?It would be the same as saying that there will be a remake of Shakespeare in Love,Gone with the Wind,The Breakfast Club,16 Candles,Pretty in Pink,Titanic,Gladiator and so forth.How would that do justice to an original?The remakes are never good anyways...report abuseposted May 25, 2009 11:26 PM PDT
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princessWhen i found out that Chace Crawford would be doing the remake of Footloose i was excited cause i've seen Gossip Girl a few times and i think that they made the right choice in picking him to play the leading role and it also doesn't hurt that he is very goodlooking.report abuseposted May 24, 2009 12:22 AM PDT
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xxSouljaGirlxxomg cant believe someone wrote IMHO lol it took me aaaaages to find out what it meant...both efron and crawford r cool so yaaay!!xxreport abuseposted May 20, 2009 12:34 PM PDT
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BatmanIdiots. No one can possibly re-do Footloose. And most DEFINITELY not some idiot little boy who just got out of puberty. What is to be defiled next?!report abuseposted May 20, 2009 5:15 AM PDT
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Joanne GI do love a bit of Chace but the original is one of my faves so I just hope he does a good job!report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:28 PM PDT
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smcChace Crawford is such a hottie! I can't wait for this movie.report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:09 PM PDT
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hayleeUgh!! Efron is sooo much better!! Crawford=HORRIBLE!!! IMHO!!!report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:08 PM PDT
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