Crawford: 'Bacon gave me his blessing'

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Chace Crawford has revealed that he met with Kevin Bacon regarding the remake of Footloose.

The Gossip Girl star signed on earlier this week to portray Ren McCormack, a role that Bacon originated in the 1984 movie.

He told MTV: "Well, I don't know if I will be [the new Kevin Bacon] or not. It's a different film. It's gonna be great. I met [Kevin], actually, and it's gonna be good."

The 23-year-old joked that Bacon performed a ritual that symbolised his blessing for Crawford taking on the role.

He added: "Yes, yes, he brought out this little thing of oil. It was really weird and, like, it just dripped down ever so slightly."

Footloose is scheduled to begin production in March 2010.