Wednesday Video Spotlight: "Footloose" remake trailer debuts

The first trailer for Paramount Pictures’ long-awaited remake of the 1984 dance drama “Footloose” has debuted.

From the looks of the trailer, the do-over stays pretty faithful to the story of the first “Footloose,” which starred Kevin Bacon as a Chicago teen who moves to a rural Southern community that has a law prohibiting dancing.

The ’84 film was loosely based on actual events in Elmore City, where students in 1980 convinced the school board to let them organize the school’s first prom, despite an 80-year-old city ordinance banning public dancing. The Oklahoma farming community marked the 30th anniversary of the first prom last year.

In the remake, newcomer Kenny Wormald plays the lead role of Ren, which made Bacon a star. Playing his love interest Ariel (the role originated by Lori Singer) is country singer/reality TV dancing machine Julianne Hough.