Hayden Panettiere Auditioned for Footloose

E! News reports that the Heroes star impressed filmmakers and director Kenny Ortega with her singing at her audition.

“They were really impressed,” an insider told the website, “no one realised what a good singer she is.”

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere would play Ariel Moore, who falls for Ren much to the chagrin of her boyfriend and her Bible-bashing father.