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Director Kenny Ortega Exits FOOTLOOSE
collider.com - 10/26/2009
Director Kenny Ortega Exits FOOTLOOSE
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Director Kenny Ortega has left Paramount Pictures “Footloose” remake over differences on tone and budget. According to Variety , the studio wanted “an edgier drama with less emphasis on the musical numbers and a budget around $25 million or less.” Ortega, who ...
When it comes to musical movies, everyone is cutting footloose
riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com - 27 days ago
When it comes to musical movies, everyone is cutting footloose
— riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com — By Steven Zeitchik It’s time for musical chairs on musical pics. Kenny Ortega, fresh off the growing... global phenom that is “This Is It,” is contemplating a number of gigs now that he’s off “Footloose,” including ... (more) When it comes to musical movies, everyone is cutting ...

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weblogs.variety.com - 10/25/2009
Ortega and Paramount No Longer Dancing on "Footloose"
— weblogs.variety.com — Kenny Ortega has ankled as director of "Footloose," over what sources called differences with Paramount Pictures on... tone and budget. The move comes days before the opening of the Ortega-directed Michael Jackson concert film “This is It,” which is ... (more) Ortega and Paramount No Longer Dancing on "Footloose"

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Director Kenny Ortega Bows Out of 'Footloose'
getthebigpicture.net - 10/26/2009
Director Kenny Ortega Bows Out of 'Footloose'
— getthebigpicture.net — The remake of Footloose has hit another snag. First, Zac Efron decided he didn't want to be... everyone's perception of Zac Efron any longer, and now director Kenny Ortega (also of High School Musical ) has walked away from the project. Chace Crawford had replaced Efron in the lead role, ... (more) Director Kenny Ortega Bows Out of 'Footloose'

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Footloose remake stumbles again
Filmstalker — ... through Collider tells us that Ortega left due to differences over the tone and budget of the film. That means the director wanted more and probably wanted to give it a clear direction away from the current films and the remake, or so one would hope. The studio apparently doesn't. Well that's what you would immediately assume, then the article comes away with a little surprise: Insiders said Ortega wanted to make a picture with elaborately staged musical numbers at a budget of $30 million or so. Par production chief Adam Goodman wanted an edgier drama with less emphasis on ...

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