London
(ANI):
Chace
Crawford
has
walked
out
the
remake
of
1984
dance
classic
Footloose.
The
part
made
famous
by
Kevin
Bacon
was
earlier
offered
to
Zac
Efron.
But
after
his
snub,
it
went
to
the
Gossip
Girl
star.
The
hunky
actor,
24,
underwent
months
of
rigorous
dance
rehearsals
to
master
the
complicated
routines,
revealing,
"I'm
going
to
need
the
whole
nine
months
to
really
get
to
where
I
need
to
be.
I
have
some
movement
and
I'm
really
happy
to
learn
a
lot
of
new
stuff."
However,
Crawford's
rep
has
now
told
EW.com
that
Crawford
is
no
longer
part
of
the
project.
No
reason
was
given
for
his
sudden
departure,
but
according
to
sources,
the
star's
filming
schedule
for
Gossip
Girl
clashed
with
the
Footloose
shoot.