Heroes star Hayden Penettiere and Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford are in talks to appear in a new remake of the 80s smash, Footloose, it's been reported.

Hayden is said understood to have recently auditioned for the movie's producers, who want to create a “full-blown” musical out of the original.

"They were really impressed," a source told E! Online. "No one realised what a good singer she is."

Although neither actor has been confirmed for the project, Chace's participation in the movie is said to be a done deal.

The movie would be the Gossip Girl star's biggest role to date.

Footloose tell tells the story of Ren McCormack, who moves from Chicago to a small US town where music and dancing have been banned.

The original film, released in 1984, starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Kevin Bacon.

 Hayden Panettiere