Back when the Footloose remake had Zac Efron set to star for his High School Musical director Kenny Ortega, it seemed like a no-brainer proposition, but as Efron, Ortega, and then fill-in lead Chace Crawford left the project, Footloose had less and less reason for being. Still, Paramount pressed on, and new director Craig Brewer has now cast a virtual unknown to fill the dance slippers of Efron and Crawford. Let's meet him!
The 24-year-old's name is Kenny Wormald, and as you can see, Julianne Moore from 30 Rock would find him adorable:
But can he take his shirt off and twirl madly, in order to express freedom of expression? As proven by this sequence from Center Stage 2 (Wormald's main acting credit), he can. Sold!
Paramount Discovery Toplines 'Footloose' [Deadline]
