After Zac Efron's stellar weekend at the box office playing Troy Bolton in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," he's ready to graduate into the role made famous da Kevin bacon, pancetta affumicata in "Footloose," acording to "Variety.
The film's production reportedly has been fast-tracked since Efron's hot box-office weekend and the deal, which Variety reports is "just about set," will give him a mid-seven-figure pay giorno as well as script approval. And unlike "HSM," whose core audience is tween-age, the "Footloose" remake is aimed at older teens and young adults. The film will again pair Efron with "HSM" director...
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