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Watch: First Official Trailer for Craig Brewer's New 'Footloose' Remake

by Alex Billington
June 21, 2011
Source: MTV

Welcome back to Bomont. MTV and Paramount have finally debuted the official trailer for Craig Brewer's remake of the classic musical Footloose, this time updated to be contemporary and for the MTV generation. As you might've expected, it's basically Step Up (or any of those dance movies), but as Footloose instead. Newcomer Kenny Wormald stars as Ren MacCormack and the cast also includes Dennis Quaid and Julianne Hough. It may not be what you expect (or maybe it is), but fire it up anyway. At least there's a bit of great-looking filmmaking in here. There's lots of public dancing, so watch out and try to have fun!

Watch the first official trailer for Craig Brewer's Footloose via MTV:

This new version of Footloose from Paramount and MTV Films is being directed by Craig Brewer, of Black Snake Moan and Hustle & Flow previously, from a screenplay that was co-written by lyricist/songwriter Dean Pitchford and Craig Brewer. In addition to Kenny Wormald starring as the rebellious teen Ren MacCormack, the cast includes Julianne Hough as Ariel Moore, Dennis Quaid as Rev. Shaw Moore, Ray McKinnon, Ziah Colon, and Miles Teller as Willard. Paramount Pictures is bringing this updated Footloose to theaters everywhere October 14th this fall. I'm curious to hear what everyone thinks of this?

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From around the web:

http://twitter.com/QuanahTweets Quanah

Sure. :/
http://www.skonmovies.com/ Sean Kelly

I watched the trailer once. I never need to see it again.
apato

looks laaaame
http://twitter.com/SkyNetCyberDyne Vinnie Cipollone

rofl looks terrible..
Xerxexx

I don't wanna click play..."Don't tempt me Frodo!"
- http://twitter.com/QuanahTweets Quanah
  
  "But it cannot stay in the Shire!" Click play bro. You'll never be the same again.
  - Xerxexx
    
    "Get out of the Shire. Make for the village Bree." I'm afraid to click it.
    - Anonymous
      
      Rob Schneiders voice: "You Can Do It!!!"
      - Xerxexx
        
        Must resists goading!
    - http://twitter.com/QuanahTweets Quanah
      
      "N-n-n-nothing important. That is I heard a good deal about a Ring and a Dark Lord and something about the end of the world but… Please, Mister Gandalf sir, don't hurt me. Don't turn me into anythin' — unnatural." Damn. Makes me want my bluray extended LOTR today! However, back to the topic: click it. Cliiiiiiiick it. Xerxexx. You've clicked worse. You will click worse after. I promise.
      - Xerxexx
        
        Never! "I will not go quietly into the night!" I will not vanish without a fight! I am going to live on! I am going to survive! Today I celebrate my Independence Day!
hedrox

this is just plain sad, and truly show movies today is all Remake, Recap, Reuse storyline. SIGH.... Just lame , effing lame.
Buzzfunk

All that rap R&B crap dance music ruined it. Its really like one of those step it up movies...wow. Low low low....
Mcfitz

Alex.. I posted here because it's a new thread and there would be more readers.. I watched this.. I have to say.. I think I will save my money. I must say.. I appreciate you letting me have my little pout.. and not pulling my comment. I also appreciate the response. Like everything in life.. tastes change, and the evolution of FS I feel is becoming less and less distinct from other movie sites. I'm just saying FS kicked ass when there was less mainstream junk and it was more focused on opening our eyes to the excellence of directing, behind the scenes happenings, and less about the actors and hype. FS is not what it used to be(in my opinion). I would really like to hear feedback from other fans of FS and read their opinions.. If there is a lot of people that feel the same way might it be worth considering our opinions? I don't know. Is volume of readership what you want? Should it be more mainstream then? Maybe you still hype what I like. Maybe I just have a hard time wading through to find what I like.
- SkaOreo
  
  ummm what? Dude, it's a fucking movie blog. Of course they're going to post this trailer up, no matter how terrible it is. Besides, no one forced you to click this link and watch this trailer.
- Staatz
  
  I like FS *because* it is a good catch-all, I follow it so I can see just about everthing that is coming, the big movies, the smaller stuff, docs ect., I even like to know about garbage like this so that I can witness an earily public roasting. It's fun. I'm sure there are other web sites that leave stuff out but this isn't one of them, that's why I go here daily.
SymphonicSerenity

I think I died a little inside as I was watching this.
Ron

Good God, no!!!!
RhythmDave

well... that was terrible.
Ken7eleven

Where is Kevin Bacon ???
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MTEO7RKG3IO7LOJZ3GJJ5NSOOI john s
  
  The funny thing is that he still looks young enough to play the part.
pickle t1ts

Wow... They made the EXACT same movie as the original. That must have been a real artistic challenge.
Maxx

Whoo!!!! Angry Dance Scene!!!!!
josue

sigh...
CisforCinema

Yikes, yikes, yikes. What an insult and a waste of time.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MTEO7RKG3IO7LOJZ3GJJ5NSOOI john s

God all these remakes make me feel old.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1309650051 Brandon David Wood

Saw a sneak peek of this movie a few months ago...i thought it was pretty good. but having never seen the original all the way through i cant exactly compare.
Lebowski

Crappy, cringe inducing film generates crappy, cringe inducing remake. What a surprise.
Christophereo

Why don't they just make a scene for scene remake of another classic like....Psycho. Oh, wait they did. I'm not saying the original is a classic but come on. Same car, same characters, same excuse for the town to outlaw dancing, same scenes. Only thing different is the music. And Dennis Quaid? John Lithgow could outpreach him any Sunday.
jaron kacy

some one...shoot. me. now.
Anonymous

id rather kill my self
Guest

So Footloose (1984) raped Step Up and this is the non-aborted child?
Rae

somethings should never be messed with.
redguy

"great-looking film making"? where? anyway, call me a cynic, but i'll stick to the '84 Footloose (and that was alittle above mediocre anyway). Bacon FTW.
mayhem

I would say something, but it has already been said in many different and colorful ways.
Cruzer

Ughhhhh
http://twitter.com/joymc49 Joy McBride

This movie is going to be great!!! Not only are the stars better looking than in the original, but this movie goes more into depth about the relationships between the preacher and his daughter and Ren and Willard. This movie is going to be a big hit, just sit back and watch!!
Meow

Looks like an enjoyable date movie. Now to get a girlfriend.......
Mattsride97

Some movies should not be remade, Footloose in one of those movies.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5111584 Nate Carroll

This looks like the closest remake you'll see but dumber since they dress them up like the 80's but have new hip-hop and rap going. WTF!?! Seriously, you're going to have them dress the same, almost act the same, and more but then throw in this music from no where? MTV is such a fail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9emWB_rrMt0 Crapola

MTV player is rubbish but I found this scene online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkKx0rt60A4 Actually looks pretty dope.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Shelton/1216741807 Robert Shelton
  
  That was amazing... I think I'll watch it for that scene alone
Aksalababy73

I have never been more disgusted with Hollywood than I am right now. What made the REAL Footloose work was the fact that it was the 80's and an unrealistic plot like, the town banning dancing seemed plausible. But with Twitter, Facebook the INTERNET, this kind of small town shit is so fake it's painful. Footloose did not need a remake. Shit more than half the movies made in Hollywood don't need to be remade, but this one more than ANY!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9emWB_rrMt0 Crapola

Now that I've actually watched the real trailer, I think this could cause a revolution greater than the one that happened in Egypt in the Bible belt. If you are a good Christian I ask you please do not allow your children to see this movie.
Said

look at the original 1984 trailer looks almost the same... which means they took the same basic story and concept, only f*** it up sorry but i hate remakes
Oct8pus

Footloose the remake....as funny as the original
http://www.cine-escape.com Sakyo

This is real crap...sorry but i have to said it... REAL CRAP ... Why they think that we need more remakes? Damn it. So now the will do back to the future with Zac Efron...PLease stop killing my classics movies
DDHART555

I cant wait to see it!!! I love all musical movies, remakes and ALL!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_W3NI5MPWH45B3OHUTJ6DLJCDH4 Lorraine B

First of all you can't remke the first footloose.What I liked about the first one was it made you wanting to see more dancing.The end was worth it.I have watched a few clips of the new one.Lots of dancing, but it leaves you nothing to look forward too.What are the chances the kids in the town all dance like their pros.The end footloose dance will probably be great but nothing like you've seen through the whole movie. At the end of the first one the dancing was like everyones prom night.The remake in my opinion is not realistic. What town do you know of that the kids all dance like pros.