Who turned down the role in Footloose?

Tom Cruise impressed the casting directors for “Footloose” with his moves in “Risky Business,” but because of his involvement with “All the Right Moves,” he couldn’t do the film. Rob Lowe also auditioned three times for the part, but an injury prevented him from taking the gig.

Who are the actors in the new Footloose?

Cast

  • Kenny Wormald as Ren McCormack.
  • Julianne Hough as Ariel Moore.
  • Miles Teller as Willard Hewitt.
  • Andie MacDowell as Vi Moore.
  • Dennis Quaid as Reverend Shaw Moore.
  • Ser’Darius Blain as Woody.
  • Ziah Colon as Rusty Rodriguez.
  • Patrick John Flueger as Chuck Cranston.

How old is Ren McCormack in Footloose?

18-25
Ren McCormack (Lead): Male, 18-25. Tenor. Energetic, emotional, rebellious, likeable; emotes his pain through quirky sarcasm and dance; strong dancer.

Did Kevin Bacon do the dancing?

The actor did perform the majority of his character’s dance moves himself, but there were a few scenes that were out of his wheelhouse — including one in a warehouse. The famous solo dance scene featured an “angry” Bacon flipping and kicking in an empty warehouse to the Moving Pictures song, “Never.”

Who was Kevin Bacon’s stunt double in Footloose?

The final sequence was filmed in Lehi with the Lehi Roller Mills featured in the final sequence. For his dance scene in the warehouse, Bacon said he had four stunt doubles: “I had a stunt double, a dance double [Peter Tramm] and two gymnastics doubles.” Principal photography took place from May 9, 1983 to January 1984.

Who played in the first Footloose movie?

Footloose (1984 film)

Footloose
Starring Kevin Bacon Lori Singer Dianne Wiest John Lithgow
Cinematography Ric Waite
Edited by Paul Hirsch
Music by Tom Snow Jim Steinman Kenny Loggins Dean Pitchford

Who is Dani in Footloose?

Footloose cast list is here!

Ren McCormack Peter Balos
Dani Nadia Kamirath
Lindsay Reese Williams
Stevie Ella Zejavac
Marty Elaina Bayard

Who plays Wren in the new Footloose?

Kenny Wormald
Kenneth Edgar Wormald (born July 27, 1984) is an American dancer, reality television star and actor. His best known role to date is perhaps as Ren McCormack in the 2011 remake of 1984’s Footloose.