Zac Efron Channels Robert Pattinson For GQ

Zac Efron shows off his buff body in a new retro shoot for GQ.

Sporting a quiff that Robert Pattinson would be proud of, the High School Musical hottie follows up the Twilight heartthrob's spread in the April issue with a few matinee idol poses of his own.

When he's not flashing those brilliant blues in a fitted 50s-style suit, Zac is swinging shirtless from a parking meter and leaping across a row of parked cars.

And whilst Rob attracted criticism for smoking in his GQ pictures, Zac is content to chew on a tooth pick.
The 17 Again star addresses his pretty-boy image in the accompanying interview, specifically the rumours that he wears false eyelashes.

"If somebody can find any photo that shows me wearing false eyelashes, I will give them a f***ing million dollars. That's bulls***," says the 21-year-old.

He does, however, admit to wearing make-up to "cover [his] zits".

Via entertainmentwise.com

Robert Pattinson to steal Vanessa Hudgens from Zac Efron

If rumours are to be believed Robert Pattinson is on the verge of stealing Vanessa Hudgens from Zac Efron.

It seems like Vanessa might be being considered for the role of Leah in the next Twilight flick so could soon be spending a lot of time with sexy Rob.

She usually works with Zac Efron on movies so it would be strange for the couple to be on different acting jobs.

Camilla Belle and Brenda Song are also rumoured to be up for the role so we will just have to wait and see who gets the role.

Camilla Belle has allegedly dated Rob in the past so it might be quite interesting if she got the part.

It's not know what her current squeeze Joe Jonas would think of her acting alongside Rob but the chance of being in a Twilight flick is an opportunity no girl could turn down.

At least she wouldn't be kissing Rob - Kristen Stewart is the only one for his character Edward Cullen.

Via myparkmag.co.uk

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens top world's top couples

High School Musical sweethearts and real-life lovers Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have been voted the Favourite Couple of 2008.

The sweethearts, who this year reunited for High School Musical 3: Senior Year, topped the list of the best pairings of the year .

Their relationship has been strong despite Hudgens being caught in a nude web scandal earlier this year.

The pair though are still hot for each other and two of the most sought after actors in the world.

They were photographed all over each other courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks game in LA yesterday.

"They rode the little-TV-movie-that-could, High School Musical, to box office gold and worldwide fame in 2008. And they have perfect teeth. But their love cannot last post-High School Musical, as their careers pull them apart, forever," Fox News said.

"So appreciate them now, while their love burns with the heat of a million flashbulbs. Congratulations to our Favourite Couple of 2008!".

Via news.com.au

Megan Fox reveals her crush on Zac Efron

With the ongoing financial crisis even celeb parties have had to be curtailed, so it was quite surprising that American actress Megan Fox managed to get her hands on enough booze to make her confess her crush on actor Zac Efron.

Fox was at the Condé Nast bash for the GQ Men of the Year Awards when she made the confession. “I’m obsessed with him. What you don't know is that Zac and I are the same person . . . it's like Janet and Michael (Jackson), we are the same person,” the New York Post quoted her as saying.

A source revealed that like many other media companies Condé Nast was also retrenching, and that it had cancelled this year’s Christmas luncheon and holiday parties and that the GQ party had also been cut down.

“It was at the Chateau Marmont this time and there was a good turnout, with people like Leonardo DiCaprio. But there were obvious budget constraints,” the source, who attended the party every year, said.

“Whereas they used to serve dinner, this year there were only appetizers - few and far between - and there was only one bar, making it impossible to get a drink,” the source added.

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`High School Musical 3' takes box-office curtain call with $15.3M

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" had an encore performance as Hollywood's top movie for the second weekend in a row, taking in $15.3 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC:

1. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," Disney, $15,316,072, 3,626 locations, $4,224 average, $62,034,083, two weeks.

2. "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," Weinstein Co., $10,065,630, 2,735 locations, $3,680 average, $10,065,630, one week.

3. "Saw V," Lionsgate, $9,741,578, 3,084 locations, $3,159 average, $45,469,066, two weeks.

4. "Changeling," Universal, $9,351,560, 1,850 locations, $5,055 average, $10,031,122, two weeks.

5. "The Haunting of Molly Hartley," Freestyle Releasing, $5,423,315, 2,652 locations, $2,045 average, $5,423,315, one week.

6. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," Disney, $4,864,021, 3,004 locations, $1,619 average, $84,177,645, five weeks.

7. "The Secret Life of Bees," Fox Searchlight, $4,010,668, 1,611 locations, $2,490 average, $25,297,621, three weeks.

8. "Max Payne," Fox, $3,688,253, 2,564 locations, $1,438 average, $35,538,365, three weeks.

9. "Eagle Eye," DreamWorks-Paramount, $3,482,655, 2,007 locations, $1,735 average, $92,616,665, six weeks.

10. "Pride and Glory," Warner Bros., $3,363,452, 2,585 locations, $1,301 average, $11,719,094, two weeks.

11. "W.," Lionsgate, $2,384,386, 1,803 locations, $1,322 average, $22,332,195, three weeks.

12. "Body of Lies," Warner Bros., $2,304,348, 1,414 locations, $1,630 average, $34,551,015, four weeks.

13. "RocknRolla," Warner Bros., $1,872,495, 826 locations, $2,267 average, $2,496,188, four weeks.

14. "Fireproof," Samuel Goldwyn, $1,731,843, 887 locations, $1,952 average, $26,114,966, six weeks.

15. "Quarantine," Sony Screen Gems, $1,125,636, 1,289 locations, $873 average, $30,794,171, four weeks.

16. "Appaloosa," Warner Bros., $819,477, 855 locations, $958 average, $17,261,357, seven weeks.

17. "Rachel Getting Married," Sony Pictures Classics, $711,380, 133 locations, $5,349 average, $3,691,540, five weeks.

18. "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," Sony, $690,225, 679 locations, $1,017 average, $30,777,239, five weeks.

19. "The Duchess," Paramount Vantage, $623,310, 527 locations, $1,183 average, $12,331,518, seven weeks.

20. "Nights in Rodanthe," Warner Bros., $582,336, 737 locations, $790 average, $40,318,422, six weeks.

Via associatedpress

Zac Efron's Showering Pics from 'High School Musical 3' Put on eBay

Some original exclusive pictures of Zac Efron taking shower during the shooting of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" are auctioned off on eBay.

Several pictures of Zac Efron taking shower, which are taken during the shooting of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year", have been put for sale on eBay. The shots are parts of the five sets of cut and behind-the-scenes pictures from the musical movie that are auctioned off on the site for the public to bid.

Each of the sets, as reported by Just Jared, consists of 500 original exclusive photos. Each shot is a one-shot pic taken from over 80,000 photos. All the pictures feature a number of different "angles, bloopers, behind-the-scenes, promotional shots, etc," Just Jared adds.

In addition to Zac, those pictures also feature his other "HSM" co-stars, including his on-and-off screen lover Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, and Ashley Tisdale. A peek of the five sets of cut and behind-the-scenes pictures from "HSM 3" that also feature Zac's showering shots can be seen on auction site eBay.

Aside from the report, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" itself has experienced a box office success, debuting at No. 1 at the movie chart on the last weekend of October. Its whole cast, meanwhile, have been kept busy with a number of promotional appearances.

Via aceshowbiz.com

Zac Efron roped in for Pirates of the Caribbean 4

High School Musical actor Zac Effron has been roped in to star in the forthcoming sequel of the Pirates of the Caribbean 4 series, according to reports. >[?The 20-year-old is said to have been approached to star along with Captain Jack Sparrow in what will be the fourth sequel in the series – to eventually replace Johnny Depp as the protagonist.

The young heartthrob has allegedly been offered 10 million dollars by Disney to share the screen in the upcoming blockbuster film series.

"Disney knew that Zac was reluctant to do any more High School Musical“He had already said there was "no way" he'd return as Troy. So the Disney brass came up with an offer he couldn't refuse," the source added.

Efron has recently rubbished rumours alleging that he had been asked to take over Daniel Radcliffe’s role in Equus.

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Zac's a scream at High School date

The global sensation that is High School Musical was greeted by hundreds of screaming teenagers at the UK premiere on Tuesday night.

The third instalment of the American movie was unveiled at the Empire cinema in London's Leicester Square, and fans braved the elements to see their heroes in the flesh.

Zac Efron, 20, who plays school basketball captain Troy Bolton, got the biggest cheers of the night.

He was joined on the red carpet by female co-star Vanessa Hudgens.

Miss Hudgens, 19, hit the headlines for the wrong reasons last year when nude pictures of her were published on the internet.

High School Musical 3 opens in UK cinemas on October 22, and advance ticket sales have topped £500,000.

Via ukpress

High School Musical 3 Breaks Records With the Biggest Advance Bookings for a Movie in Cinema History!

With 3 weeks to go before High School Musical graduates to the big screen, High School Musical 3: Senior Year has broken records with the fastest and biggest advance sales ever in movie history, beating previous record holder "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "The Lord of the Rings" and all the Bond films.

Audience demand to see the first major cinema event in the phenomenal High School Musical franchise has ensured that some performances are already sold out, with still 3 weeks to go before the film is on general release.

As of 1st October, cinemas across the UK have already taken advance bookings to the total of half a million pounds. Odeon Cinemas, the UK's largest chain puts their total in advance bookings at GBP245, 205. This beats Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the previous all time record holder, which had taken GBP227k at the same stage of booking and which went on to gross GBP48.3m.

Rupert Gavin, CEO of Odeon & UCI Cinema Group says: "This is a phenomenal and record breaking start for High School Musical 3. Our cinemas have been inundated with calls to pre-book tickets for what could be the year's biggest kids and teen audience movie. With schools breaking up for half term just as High School Musical 3 opens, we at Odeon are bracing ourselves for a huge first week run."

Meanwhile fans are preparing for the arrival of all the stars of the film - Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Britain's own new wildcat, Jemma McKenzie-Brown - who arrive in London on Tuesday 7th October for the UK Premiere in Leicester Square.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR is released only in cinemas on Wednesday October 22nd2008, throughout the UK. Certificate U (tbc). Running time: 111 mins

Via prnewswire.co.uk

Ashley Tisdale Spills Secrets on Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and HSM3

Ashley Tisadale is talking and the blonde starlet from the High School Musical films sits down with Us Weekly magazine this week to talk about Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron and she spills some HSM3 secrets to the magazine, including a few hints of what the sneaky little Sharpay might just be up to this fall.

Tisdale tells Us Weekly the third installment of the blockbuster High School Musical movies (due in theaters October 24) is a "more amazing, more exciting and much bigger production" than the first two. Her character, Sharpay, will once again try to come between Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens).

"She is a manipulator, a villain and a drama queen," Tisdale, 22, said while promoting her Degree Girl contest (in which she'll give away a trip to a future concert). "And she always has her eye on Troy. It's Zac Efron - who wouldn't?" Tisdale adds that beau Jared Murillo, 19 - who had a bit part in the sequel (they began dating in February 2007) - won't be back this time.

Too bad: Since it's about their senior year at East High, the movie "will probably include prom and graduation," she says. Bring on the big dance numbers!

Via nationalledger.com

Zac Efron: 'Hollywood parties not my scene'

Teen heartthrob Zac Efron is determined not to be drawn in by the Hollywood party scene - insisting he can have fun without going to wild clubs.

The clean-living High School Musical star would rather lead a grounded existence, and is repulsed by the thought of joining the debauched Hollywood party circuit.

He says, "I don't find myself drawn to that scene. I think acting is a tradition that far pre-dates celebrity and, today, the two are just meshing. It's not even that I've made a conscious decision not to party.

"I don't think clubbing is a choice you make. You can have fun with friends without part of that scene."

Via chinadaily.com.cn

Zac Efron saw a ghost and ran

American actor Zac Efron was scared out of his wits when he apparently spotted a ghost on the set of the new movie 'Me And Orson Welles'. The 'High School Musical' star, who was the highest paid teenage actor and who has his own SAS guards to keep him safe from screaming girls, was quite shaken with the experience.

Apparently, he and his co-star Claire Danes are convinced that they saw a ghost while playing a scene in the Gaiety Theatre, which is one of the most haunted places in the country, the Sun reported. The crew on the set have been having a good time at their expense, seeking out every opportunity to pull their legs about the figure that they saw outside the window.

Via oneindia.in

Dressing Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron For High School Musical 3

There a lot of jobs out there that we don’t envy, but having to pick the wardrobe for Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron in School Musical 3: Senior Year is not one of them.

Caroline Marx is getting paid to do exactly that; she’s the costume designer for the upcoming HSM 3 movie.

Marx recently discussed her plans to dress up Hudgens (Gabriella) and Troy (Efron) for the onscreen prom with the New York Daily News. And it turns out that her plan is to give fans the ability to rent the same gear as the stars of the movie.

“I want to team with David’s Bridal and their tux rental company After Hours, which was actually just bought by Men’s Wearhouse,” she explained, “and create two looks, a girl’s and a guy’s, that you can go rent. I want to do like a really cool tuxedo with those slim lapels.”

That’s what we call synergy.

If it all works out like she plans, look for a lot of couples to be copying the prom versions of Troy and Vanessa this autumn.

Via portableplanet.co.uk

High School Musical’s Zac Efron Hearts Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron loves his High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens; these days the couple hasn’t bothered to cover up their relationship like they used to in the old days.

So it comes as no surprise that Efron has bought another gift for girlfriend Hudgens.

Now Magazine is reporting that he recently gave her a heart-shaped ring with a diamond in it, designed by Paloma Picasso. Conflicting online reports state that there is no diamond in it and that it’s simply a $325 silver ring.

Either way, “It’s adorable and age-appropriate for Vanessa,” the magazine quotes a friend as saying to In Touch Weekly. “It’s from him, so she loves it.”

However, there is no indication that the two are engaged. Hudgens recently said in an interview that she’s “way too young” to get married.

Via portableplanet.co.uk

High School Musical: Zac Efron At The SAG Awards

Last night, TNT and TBS simultaneously broadcast the SAG Awards, the only awards show that celebrities actually showed up to this season, due to the ongoing WGA strike. Zac Efron was the only High School Musical star to be invited but for good reason. The 20-year-old actor was nominated as part of the Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture for his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray. Though he ended up going home empty handed, Efron was a presenter at the ceremony with Debra Messing. The two awarded Edie Falco for her outstanding performance in the HBO series, The Sopranos. E! News caught up with Efron on the red carpet before the event, where he spoke about his favorite movie of the year, his career, and what keeps him grounded.

With all the published reports of young celebrities getting themselves into trouble, E! News reporter Giuliana Rancic wonders how Efron manages to stay out of trouble. Easy, he says. "Lately, I’ve been working a lot so I don’t really go anywhere. I just stay in and practice my scenes for the next day," he admits. Despite his wild popularity, Efron has managed to stay grounded, visiting home any chance he gets. "If I have three consecutive days off, at all, I drive to San Luis Obispo to hang out with my mom, dad, and brother and see some friends," he said.

While some actors try to shed their teen pop idol image as they mature, Efron is nothing but grateful for the success that High School Musical has brought him. “I have so much fun doing what I do. I’m really blessed," he told E! News. "There’s really very little in Hollywood that separates me from a lot of other guys who look just like me. I thank God for High School Musical and how many doors it’s opened. It’s been incredible.”

No Country For Old Men was the film that really got Efron’s attention this year and the guy has good taste. Actor Javier Bardem won last night for Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role and the cast was honored for the outstanding performance in the movie as well.

Via buddytv.tv

Vanessa Hudgens Talks Zac Efron, Marriage and Kids

Are Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens too young to get married? Many fans already have the pair together for life and while that may be the eventual result don't expect wedding bells for Zanessa anytime soon. "I'm way too young," says the star who admitted to Tyra Banks that she "freaked out" when she met celeb crush Matt Damon.

And forget kids. “Right now, I do not like kids at all,” she tells Us Weekly magazine in this week's issue. “I love my fans and everything, but when you have little kids following you around all day, it like ‘Oh God, kids!’ Maybe when I get older that will change.” As far as Efron’s recent hospitalization for appendicitis, “He’s doing good,” says Hudgens.

Vanessa admits that even though she made $2 million last year, thanks to the Disney juggernaut High School Musical, she just wants to be normal. "I miss being able to walk around in sweats 24/7," the much photographed star tells Us. “You don’t want to get caught wearing a nasty old shirt!”

Us has all of the young stars in a feature this week and notes that the fresh-faced singer-actress is excited to be a part of the latest crop of starlets (including BFF Ashley Tisdale) to take over. “It’s time for a new generation,” the California native, currently in the market for her first house, says. “To be part of that is really cool.”

Via nationalledger.com

Zac Efron getting schooled in "Welles"

"High School Musical" heartthrob Zac Efron will star in "Me and Orson Welles," director Richard Linklater's adaptation of a coming-of-age novel.

Set in 1937, the story revolves around a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a bit part in "Julius Caesar," the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.

Newcomer Christian McKay will play Welles. Ben Chaplin ("The Water Horse") has been cast as English film and stage actor George Coulouris. The independently financed film is based on the novel by Robert Kaplow.

With "Orson," Efron continues to show that he is more than a one-trick pony by rounding out his acting curriculum vitae beyond his "High School Musical" identity. The actor will return to shooting the role-reversal comedy "Seventeen" after he recovers from his appendectomy.

Efron will then shoot "Orson," a more mature piece of work, in mid-February and March in such locales as New York, London and the Isle of Man. He then returns to the franchise that launched him to fame, filming Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" feature in mid-April.

Via reuters.com

High School Musical gang is headed for the big screen

All six stars have signed on for "High School Musical 3," a flick bound to bring teens and tweens flocking to theaters in droves this fall.

The new installment of Disney's blockbuster musical will find East High seniors Troy and Gabriella, played by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, dealing with the prospect of separation as they head to different colleges.

Musical numbers ensue.

Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman also are on board for "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," slated for release on Oct. 24.

Meanwhile, female fans are on pins and needles over the condition of heartthrob Efron, who TMZ.com reported was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles suffering from appendicitis.

Don't worry kids, he'll be just fine. His rep told TMZ, "He had his appendix removed and is recuperating."

Via nydailynews.com

Zac Efron Hospitalized

Zac Efron was rushed to the hospital to undergo emergency surgery. The 20 year old actor was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and suffered from appendicitis. He underwent surgery and is currently resting and recovering at the hospital. A rep for Efron said that he is feeling much better and released a statement today, saying, "He had his appendix removed and is recuperating."

Yesterday, High School Musical fans everywhere rejoiced upon hearing the news that the entire would officially be returning for the third and final installment of the film. Director Kenny Ortega is returning for the feature film, entitled High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

Last week, Ortega scored a Directors Guild of America award nomination for his work on High School Musical 2. The director couldn't be happy that the entire original cast has been assembled for the third movie. "I am the luckiest guy in the world, and I know it," he said in an interview with E! Online. "This will be our last time together, and I love working with these kids so much. It's going to be great."

In the most recent issue of Details magazine, Efron commented on the mammoth success of the High School Musical series. "It's weird, I don't feel like I deserve any of the attention," he said. "There's really nothing but one audition for a Disney Channel movie that separates me from 2,000 other brown-haired, blue-eyed guys in L.A., you know?" In that same interview, he addresses gay rumors saying, "Honestly, if the worst he can say about me is that I'm gay, then I think I'll be fine. I can handle it."

The movie is set for an October 24 release date and will feature Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman. The plot will revolve around Troy's relationship with Gabriella and their decision to attend different colleges.

Via buddytv.com

Back to School for High School Musical

The perky ensemble cast of Disney's High School Musical films have all signed up for the third installment of the ludicrously successful franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. And this time it's coming to the big screen.

There were question marks over the involvement of some members of the teenage cast, with some actors apparently demanding a bigger cut of the huge profits the film is guaranteed to make.

But don't fear, for schoolgirl fave Zac Efron, as well as Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and the cheeky Monique Coleman have all now signed up for the production, entitled High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

The film will again revolve around Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Hudgens), who this time around will be facing possible separation as they head off in different directions to college.

Via ign.com