Unwanted 'Footloose' Remake in Peril!
Paramount just can't hang on to alumni of Disney's musical high school. Variety reports Kenny Ortega, director of This Is It and heir to the Ortega taco-making supplies fortune (unconfirmed), has departed from the studio's planned Footloose remake over disputes about tone and budget. Fellow High School Musical participant Zac Efron had earlier left the project to be replaced by his faerie brethren, Chase Crawford.
Paramount is still looking to keep the film on track for March shooting, and is looking for an immediate replacement. Personally, I'm less concerned about who's going to replace Ortega than who's going to replace original theme composer and certified hitmaker, Kenny Loggins. Because the answer is no one can replace Kenny Loggins. A Loggins-less world is not one worth small-town-dancing in, that much I can tell you.