‘Footloose’ Frenzy: Zac Efron Puts On His Dancing Shoes

Let’s hear it for the boy!

Twenty-three years after he saved the day (and the dance) in “Footloose,” Kevin Bacon is happily passing his dancing shoes to someone who already knows a thing or two about cutting loose in high school: Zac Efron!

Both Zac and Kevin spoke to Access Hollywood about a brand new “Footloose” in the works at Paramount Pictures.

Efron is resurrecting Bacon’s handsome role of “Ren” in a remake of the ‘80’s classic film, which tells the story of a Chicago teen who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music have been banned.

But the young heartthrob told Access that he has no intention of trying to imitate Kevin Bacon in the movie.

“No, I could never be Kevin Bacon,” said Zac. “Kevin is, um, so talented — he made such an iconic film… I don’t think I could ever recreate that, but then again that’s not really what we’re setting out to do.”

It’s a huge year for the “High School Musical 2” star. His other musical, “Hairspray,” opens Friday, and he told Access how he’s making this new “Footloose” fresh:

“The challenge is always, ‘how do you approach that without remaking the film to a ‘T,’” said Zac. “I’m not worried about that, because I don’t think I could do what Kevin Bacon does in the film. I’m gonna try to do something different, [but] equally exciting.”

And could that “something different” involve singing? After all, like “Hairspray,” “Footloose” was adapted into a stage musical based on the original film.

Yeah, you should hear the classic songs [in the film], but I think we’re leaning on the side of making it a full fledged musical,” Zac revealed. “So you could hear a few of the songs actually become, you know, ‘break into song and dance’ musical numbers. I’m willing to try anything man, who knows, who knows.”

Whatever he tries, one thing’s for sure — Zac has Bacon’s blessing!

Kevin was jamming with his brother at an event Access’ Maria Menounos hosted in Baltimore — The Netflix Live Series — where Kevin was celebrating the 25th anniversary of his movie, “Diner.”

“I think it’s great,” Kevin told Maria. “If I could, I’d write a song [for it]!”