Country Stars Take to the Screen

Someone in Hollywood thought it would be a stellar idea to remake Footloose, and they've cast Julianne Hough as Ariel Moore. According to Variety, Hough's part in the film is contingent on whether the filming schedule can jive with her music star schedule. Regardless, the new Footloose (directed by Kenny Ortega) is scheduled to release next June. (Apparently Hough also had a bit part in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone back in 2001.)

In other, somewhat vaguely related news, I mentioned the other day that Sugarland would be releasing a live CD/DVD set to Walmart in August. What I neglected to mention was that the duo would also be hosting a one-hour television special on ABC on Aug. 3 (the day before the disc drops) to present highlights from the Kentucky concert featured on the DVD.

photo courtesy Mercury Nashville