Chace Crawford: Getting Footloose

Chace Crawford: Getting Footloose

Chace Crawford, the Gossip Girl hottie will kick off his Sunday shoes in the remake of Footloose, stepping into the void left behind when Zac Efron dropped out.

Paramount Pictures has announced that Crawford, twenty three, will play Ren McCormack, the rebellious dancing high schooler who launched the career of a then 25-year-old Kevin Bacon.

Though in a recent poll, people were into the idea, but Crawford still trailed front-runner Derek Hough as a replacement for Efron (followed by David Cook and Bow Wow).

Efron passed on the role because he didn't want to be type-cast as the musical guy and was searching instead for "the unknown." The High School Musical star told EW.com.

Footloose, is set to begin shooting in March 2010. It is to be directed by High School Musical's Kenny Ortega.