The re-make of Footloose has gone through a lot of changes — including both a roller coaster of casting changes since production was first announced four years ago and drastic differences from the 80's Kevin Bacon classic — leaving audiences wondering what exactly they can expect of the final product (in theaters Oct. 14). Some of the remake's stars sat with reporters at a press junket in L.A. Sunday where they helped to clarify what makes this version different but why it will still have you kickin' off your Sunday shoes!

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The audience suspicion of the modern version is understandable. Even star Julianne Hough, who plays the preacher's daughter and Ren's love interest Ariel, was hesitant about the radicalized remake at first.

"There was a point when I was like 'you know what? This is not the Footloose that I love and that I remember.' I was like 'maybe I shouldn't do this'," the star recalled.

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But while the film breaks from the original, it was writer-director Craig Brewer's unique take on the classic that kept Julianne from dropping out.

"I knew the fans of the original were not going to be happy with it so once Craig Brewer signed on though and I read his script I was like okay I'm totally in."

Newbie Kenny Wormald, who landed the lead role of Ren, added, "I think to make it believable you had to do something different than original. Even in 1984 Craig Brewer was like a ban on dance, yeah right!"

So what exactly did change to make this remake more "believable"?

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THE PARENTS: Kenny explained to reporters that, unlike in the original, "The parents are more relatable in this one."

"We didn't demonize the parents, it's more of an understanding you kind of relate to both sides," Kenny continued. "Craig Brewer was a kid when he saw the original and he felt like a Ren McCormack type, now he has two kids of his own he feels more like the Reverend. So I think that he found a way to blend kind of both without going too far from the original kind of giving you that relationship a little bit more clearly."

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THE SETTING: While still taking place in the now iconic Beaumont, the remake features the fictional town in a very real location: the contemporary South!

"Craig definitely gives a great depiction of what the South is today because there are so many cultures in the South now and I think that people forget that," said Ziah Colon, who plays Rusty. "So we get to see that and he adds that grit and the hip hop, you know the different genres of music that are in the south"

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A MORE LIKABLE LOVE INTEREST: Julianne explained to reporters how the character of Ariel has developed from Lori Singer's first 1984 portrayal.

"But me personally I think Ariel was so different than she was in the original, I think she is more likable in this version.  There is a lot more depth to her, you understand why she acts the way she does. So then I think Ren finds her more attractive that way rather just in the original I thought she was a total bitch!"

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THE MESSAGE: The former Dancing with the Stars ballroom expert also noted how the moral of the film has been updated from the more extremist one of the original.

"I also think that we are in the day and age where even though people are a certain way its not as crazy as it was form the from the 80's when the parents were like, ‘You are going to hell for dancing,’ it's not so much that now its more about protecting your kids from harm and from things that can happen," Julianne told reporters.

By Sadie Gennis with reporting by Gena Oppenheim