Chace Crawford's Footloose Muscles

3 months ago 13th Aug 13:30

Chace Crawford is training so hard for the 'Footloose' remake he has "discovered muscles he didn't even know he had".

The 'Gossip Girl' star has embarked on an "intense" exercise regime that sees him dancing for hours every day to ensure he is fit enough to perform in the classic dance film.

discovered muscles he didn't even know he had.The 'Gossip Girl' star has embarked on an intense

The 24-year-old actor told MTV: "It's great. I'm training right now in New York, and it's pretty intense. I'm more like Chris Penn's character Willard, trying to learn the dances at this point.

"But we're working so hard I'm getting muscles that I didn't even know were there worked out."

Chace will play Ren McCormack, a city boy who moves to a small town where rock music and dancing are illegal.

It is the role that made Kevin Bacon famous in 1984, but Chace thinks the new film is different enough to avoid comparisons between him and Bacon.

He explained: "It's a modern adaptation. It's going to be different, but they've also got nice moments woven in there from the original, while some of the other stuff is cut out. I want to do something different. No one wants to imitate."