High School Musical 3: Zac Efron & Corbin Bleu, Exclusive Interview!
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Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and MoniqueColeman return to the roles they created in the international smash hit High School Musicaland the record-breaking High School Musical 2, that catapulted them to the center of theworldwide HSM phenomenon.One of the untold stories of the High School Musical franchise is how talented the castreally is, says Barsocchini. Yes, theyve all become teen idols. But theyre good youngactors. Our principal cast has molded those characters into something that kids love. Thats thesecret.Ortega adds, The chemistry the kids have with each other elevates it and makes itsomething more than just telling a fun story. They are the most generous lot you could everhope to work with. They really come to work with the right things on their minds.11SENIORS STORYEveryones favorite high school sweethearts Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez—played byZac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens—still front the troupe.Im very excited for High School Musical 3 to be on the big screen, says Efron. Thisis what weve been waiting for, what weve been working towards, and it feels great becauseI feel like we earned it. Were just regular kids that made High School Musical and now itsprogressing.Efron has grown up with his character. Troy is a lot of different things, he says. Hes avery average kid going through high school, dealing with everyday choices. But the fun thingabout him is that hes got these hidden talents. So Troys got a lot to balance: his basketballcareer, his newfound love of singing, and then of course, Gabriella. Whatll happen to themafter high school? You dont know. Its like typical high school drama that we get to singabout.According to writer Peter Barsocchini, the Troy Bolton character was inspired by the greatPittsburgh Steelers football player Lynn Swan. Barsocchini went to high school with Swan;they played on the same basketball team. One day we were riding on a bus to a game and hesaid You know, Id really like to try ballet, says Barsocchini. Theres the character. Theresso much pressure on kids to be cool that its tough to do something different.Adds co-producer Don Schain, One of the big lessons from the first movie is to breakstereotypes. The power forward wants to be a pastry chef. The star basketball player wants tobe a thespian. The message to children is that you can be whatever you want to be.Troy Bolton has always planned to go to the local university with his best friend Chad,explains Borden. Now, because of his relationship with Gabriella and his relationship withthe stage, he has some choices to make....Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses film andtelevision, ZAC EFRON (Troy Bolton) is positioning himself asone of Hollywoods most promising talents as his career continuesto evolve. Efron received the coveted Teen Choice Award for ChoiceMale Hottie in 2007 and the MTV Movie Award for BreakthroughPerformance for his role in Hairspray.Efron recently wrapped production on the Richard Linklater filmMe and Orson Welles, an adapation of the period coming-of-agenovel by Robert Kaplow. He portrays a high school student whohappens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is then noticedby Orson Welles. Efron stars in the film alongside Ben Chapin and Claire Danes.He stars in the upcoming film 17 Again, a Big-like dramedy in which a 36-year-old inneed of a major life do-over wakes up in the body of a high school senior. The film also starsMatthew Perry and Leslie Mann.In summer 2007, Efron starred alongside an all-star cast in the box office smashHairspray, which is about what happens when an all-white American Bandstand style TVshow gets a soul infusion. The film won the Critics Choice award for Best Ensemble and thecast was also nominated for a Golden Globe® and SAG Award®.Efron became the break-out star of the Emmy Award®-winning Disney Channel phenomenon High School Musical. He reprised his role in High School Musical 2, whichbroke cable TV records, garnering 18.6 million viewers.His other television credits include a recurring role on the WB series Summerland, andguest-starring roles on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, ER, The Guardian and C.S.I. Miami.Additionally, Efron starred on stage in the musical Gypsy and has appeared inproductions of Peter Pan, Mame, Little Shop of Horrors and The Music Man.