Newcomer Kenny Wormald, who recently toured with Justin Timberlake (and has has previous credit in the MTV series "Dancelife"), has been handed the dancing shoes of the lead, Ren.
Entertainment Weekly explains that Wormald won the coveted role of Ren, a rebellious teen who challenges a small town's ban on dancing, the hard way: by auditioning against "thousands of other hopefuls in a worldwide search."
Dennis Quaid has also come aboard to play Reverend Moore, the role John Lithgow played in the original, and Miles Teller has nabbed the role of Willard, originally played by the late Chris Penn. “Dancing With the Stars” performer Julianne Hough had already been cast in the Lori Singer role of Ariel.
The project, which is being written and directed by Craig Brewer, now has an April 1, 2011 release date.
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