Let's hear it for the boy

It was a trick question: the next movie-to-musical up for remake is Footloose.

Directed by choreographer-turned-director Kenny Ortega, whose sequel work as director is basically Cheetah Girls 2, High School Musical 2, Cheetah Girls 3, and High School Musical 3 (all in various stages of pre- to post-production), the flick is set for 2009.

Guided by choreographer-turned-director and musical specialist Herbert Ross, the original Footloose hit big in 1984, to the tune of $80 million on an $8m budget.

The musical ran on Broadway from 1998 through 2000, garnering a handful of Tony nominations. It was revived in England in 2004 and has run successfully in a handful of productions since.

Lead role in the remake goes to Zac Efron, coincidentally enough one of the the High School Musical leads. Efron is currently appearing in the Hairspray remake.