Chace Will Be Footloose —Maybe Miley, Too

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted May 19, 2009 8:36 PM CDT
Chace Will Be Footloose — Maybe Miley, Too
Actor Chace Crawford in 2007.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

And this generation's Kevin Bacon will be ... Chace Crawford of Gossip Girl. The 23-year-old heartthrob has been picked to star in the remake of Footloose, which launched Bacon's career 25 years ago. Crawford will portray the teenage I-just-want-to-dance rebel who shakes up a small town. So who will be his leading lady? E! Online reports that none other than Miley Cyrus is a top contender.
(More Chase Crawford stories.)

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