The torch has been officially passed and while no, the apocalypse is not yet around the corner, a little piece of someone who grew up in the ’80s died inside (not necessarily us though). Those with massive amounts of nostalgia and affection are turning around in the office chairs (cause they’re not in their graves quite yet) at the news that “High School Musical” heartthrob Zac Efron has been cast to take Kevin Bacon’s iconic role in the remake of “Footloose.”
Earlier this month Bacon even gave Efron his blessing. (“It’s great,” the six-degrees-of man told MTV. “I couldn’t be more excited. He’s the man”)
Kenny Loggins couldn’t be reached for comment. “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” opens this weekend and is set to make $30 trillion dollars. Senior citizens have been warned to stay away from theaters this weekend for fear of being crushed to death by stampeding pre-teen girls. Speaking of Efron, here’s the trailer to his new film, “17 Again.” Don’t expect a lot. The ‘HSM’ hottie also will appear in Richard Linklater’s “Me & Orson Welles,” whenver that mediocre piece of work decides to come out.
