October 13, 2008
When the first High School Musical movie was cast and filmed, the young stars were still fresh faced teens, eager to make names for themselves in Hollywood. Little did they know what a success their Disney Channel movie would turn out to be. They immediately inked deals for a sequel, before a third film was proposed to them, set to be released in movie theaters nationwide. Just two years after the first film was released, the actors from the films are huge stars, making millions, and they all rose up from being everyday kids together. This experience has meant so much to each of them and on the last day of shooting for High School Musical 3, emotions ran understandably high.
October 10, 2008
In just a few short weeks, High School Musical 3 will open in theaters nationwide and will surely break box office records. Tickets are already on sale and the movie has already premiered in the UK. According to the BBC, High School Musical 3 has sold the most advance tickets ever, a record previously held by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Here in the states, tickets went on sale five weeks in advance and are already sold out for opening weekend in many cities. The cast of HSM3 are busy traveling to promote the movie and this week, Zac Efron stopped by Entertainment Tonight to spill some secrets from the set.
October 1, 2008
Well, never say never! When Disney brought up the idea of High School Musical 4, stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens said there was no way that they would do another movie. Both wanted to move on, take on more mature roles, and focus on being something other than Troy and Gabriella. Money talks, though, and it’s got Efron considering keeping his East High jersey on for another film. According to Life and Style Weekly magazine, the HSM star has named his price to reprise his role as Troy Bolton. "Zac is thinking in the $8 million to $10 million range but it depends on how the movie opens and how desperately they want him back,” a source told the mag. That’s quite a pay raise, considering he’s pulling in $3 million for High School Musical 3, which is to set to his theaters nationwide this October.
September 22, 2008
Next month, the seniors at East High will graduate from high school and embark on new adventures. High School Musical 3 will hit theaters on October 24th and is said to be the last HSM movie installment for the stars. Director Kenny Ortega is the man responsible for turning Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale into household names. This week, he talked to England's The Evening Post about his upcoming movie and could barely contain his excitement about it. Read on to find out what he has to say about how things have changed now that he's making a major motion picture and how graduation will affect the students of East High!
September 19, 2008
The High School Musical movies have turned their young cast members into A-list stars and have opened numerous doors for them in Hollywood. Cast members Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu have all put out albums. Lucas Grabeel has a role in the upcoming, much buzzed about film Milk, which also stars James Franco and Sean Penn. Monique Coleman competed on Dancing With The Stars, with partner Louis van Amstel. Of course, Zac Efron starred in the critically acclaimed remake of Hairpsray and has several other films in the works. Recently, there has been talk of the star releasing his own solo album but is it fact or fiction?
September 8, 2008
Tonight is the finale of High School Musical: Get In The Picture and one contestant will reach their goal of being featured in the upcoming High School Musical 3, which hits theaters in October. The winner will not only receive their very own music video, they will get a recording contract with Disney Records to release 2 digital records as well as a talent deal with ABC. Only Tierney, Isaiah, Christina, and Stan are left in the running!
Things get started tonight with a High School Musical medley featuring all 12 contestants from this season. Nick Lachey welcomes the studio audience to tonight's finale and introduces one special judges, Kenny Ortega, the director of the High School Musical movies. HSM cast member Ashley Tisdale joins Nick to wish everyone good luck and tells them to follow their dreams.
September 3, 2008
For Teen Vogue's October issue, they picked none other than High School Musical star Zac Efron to grace the cover. The theme of the issue is young Hollywood, which is fitting since Efron's much anticipated High School Musical 3 will debut at the end of next month. After that, he'll star in the movie Seveteen Again with Matthew Perry, which is a reverse of the 80s film, Big. "To be on the cover of the young Hollywood issue is a big honor," Efron said in a behind the scenes video on Teen Vogue's website. "I'm glad that someone is honoring the new and up-and-coming stars. I think there's a lot of new talent coming up. I'm proud to be representing!" Read on for a sneak peek into the issue and Zac's interview!
September 3, 2008
No one can blame Ashley Tisdale if she wants to spread her wings and take on more challenging roles now, right? With the success of both The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and High School Musical, the 23-year-old actress feels that it is time to move on with her life. She hasn’t told us what she is planning at the moment, but we already reported that she is ready to leave The Suite Life behind. Moreover, she is currently busy promoting the third of the High School Musical flicks.
In fact, Ashley Tisdale and HSM co-star Zac Efron recently headed out to the El Capitan cinema on Saturday to surprise some 1000 fans who were there to view the new sing-a-long version of High School Musical and High School Musical 2 and catch a sneak peek of the third installment, which is set to be released in October.