When I heard they were remaking Footloose, like Fame, my first thoughts were "...But they don't NEED remaking." I think they are relying on the buzz from the originals to generate curiosity to see the new ones.
And I LOVE Kenny Ortega because of the very first movie that he made - I don't know if you know it, it's got quite a cult following on the internet however (I'll make a topic about it in Tips) - and he is a fantastic choreographer. When I watched HSM and HSM2, I made fun of nearly everything except for the dancing, because you have to admit that it's pretty good. Unfortunately I have no idea who this Chase Crawford person is, and I'm a little nervous now because of that. Zac Efron really isn't that bad, as he proved in Hairpsray....he just happened to pick a rather silly franchise to become famous on. Hayden Panettiere I know very little about except she voice acted in Kingdom Hearts, and I know at least one of my best friends will hate the casting of Amanda Bynes....
Totally random trivia: My favorite "Tommy DeVito" from Jersey Boys, Jeremy Kushnier, originated the role of Ren onstage C: