For those who have been tracking down the progress of High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens, you may like to list this one down. The 21-year-old actress has been named "Female Star of Tomorrow" by ShoWest recently, along with her Beastly co-star Alex Pettyfer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two of them will be featured at the 2010 ShoWest gala. It's held to honor the industry's brightest stars, and in this case it's these two Beastly actors.
As male and female "Stars of Tomorrow" for this year, Hudgens and Pettyfer will be welcomed on March 18 for the gala. It will be the event closing the exhibition, held at Bally's and Paris hotels in Las Vegas.
Some of us may wonder why exactly these two snagged that award. Most
High School Musical fans might even propose Zac Efron take on the male "Star of Tomorrow" title. But that's just not going to happen.
ShoWest managing director Robert Sunshine has pointed out that Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens are "outstanding young talents" in Hollywood these days. While her boyfriend Efron might fall into that category as well, he just isn't as
Beastly as the duo is.
Vanessa Hudgens, after gaining fame on
High School Musical, starred on some movies right after. There was
Bandslam and a voice acting gig on
Robot Chicken, but so far
Beastly is her most hyped project since. We think it won't be as big as the Disney franchise though.
Meanwhile, Alex Pettyfer is known for his roles on the British miniseries
Tom Brown's Schooldays and on the movies
Stormbreaker and
Wild Child. The London-based model was also seen on 2009's
Tormented.
Now that both of them are working on
Beastly together, it looks like there may be something more to the film. Receiving the award from ShoWest might just lead to other projects, not to mention awards. We're not betting on any Oscars for either of them, but we'll see.
Beastly premieres in theaters this July.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter(Image Courtesy of WENN)