Tue, 13 March 2007 at 10:24 am

Zac Efron is Speed Racer

Go, Speed Racer! Go!

High School Musical’s Zac Efron is in talks to star in the lead role of The Wachowski brothers’ (V For Vendetta, The Matrix trilogy) adaptation of Speed Racer, the live-action adaptation of the Japanese cartoon series.

Zac, 19, was even granted permission by Disney to leave the High School Musical 2 set for a day so that he could attend the Speed Racer callback audition. I think this role is perfect for Zac. If Warner Bros. is smart, they will snag him!

Speed Racer is scheduled for a May 23, 2008 release.

Zac already has a feature film Hairspray with John Travolta set to drop July 20.

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# 26

hey @ 04/16/2007 at 7:36 pm

u people need to get a life

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ZAC EFRONS GURL @ 05/03/2007 at 11:49 pm

zac is so umm omg the things i would do 2 him

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# 28

Diggy @ 05/09/2007 at 10:36 pm

I’ve only seen zac on high school muzical
I just read about u seemz ur an awesume & funny
guy in real lyfe I luv that

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# 29

natalia @ 07/15/2007 at 12:30 pm

czesc jestem twoja fanka i podobasz mi sie bardzo(mam nawet drzwi oklejone twoimi zdjeciami) oraz wszystkie twoje piosenki.bardzo chcialabym sie z toba spotkac.zawsze fajnie wychodzisz na zdjeciach.fajnie sobie obcioles wlosy do teledysku Vanessy Anne Hudgens Say ok…co jeszcze powiedziec?mam nadzieje ze High school musical 2 bedzie rownie fajowe jak High school musical 1.nataliaz polski

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# 30

natalia @ 07/15/2007 at 12:39 pm

siemka…jestem twoją fanką i bardzo podoba mi sie twoj styl…na wszystkich zdjeciach tak uroczo i ślicznie wychodzisz…chcialabym sie z tobą spodkać no ale wiem ze to jest nie mozliwe chociaż tak bardzo bym chciała to bylaby dla mnie wielka frajda…jestem z polski wiec pewnie mnie nie zrozumiesz czytając to…no ale chociaz ciesze sie ze to napisalam…mam cale drzwi obklejone twoimi zdęciami…chcialabym mieć twoj numer telefonu i gadu-gadu, ale jaka szkoda ze mieszkam w polsce… natalia

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# 31

steph @ 07/15/2007 at 10:51 pm

ooo baby zac eefron is soo cute and vanessa is so lucky so she should treat him right

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# 32

virgii @ 07/16/2007 at 10:41 pm

go zac go!!!!
yo can do it!!
it is the best think that i listend!!
i love zac anda i love speed racer!!!!!
kiss!!

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# 33

Emily @ 07/20/2007 at 12:33 pm

Zac Efron is nothing compared 2 my bf. my bf is the sexiest thing alive!

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# 34

vanessa carroz @ 07/26/2007 at 5:26 pm

Bueno solo quiero desirte que aprecio mucho lo que haces como actor y cnatante y que te admiro mucho mucho mucho por tu talento…mira quiero desirte que te ves super padre en latele y que eres super lndo…te quiere ful vanessa paola de Falcon-venezula te queremos mucho por aqui…besos bay..!!!

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# 35

*little girl* @ 09/09/2007 at 9:23 am

I love you ZAC!!! i love your movies…..v sloveniji smo vsi tvoji oboževalci oziroma oboževalke…raaadiii tee maamoo…..we love you so much…..HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!

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# 36

ANGELAS @ 10/09/2007 at 8:34 pm

CLOUD YOU GIVE ME YOUR CELL PONE NUMBER CALL ME AT 7863339582

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# 37

brie @ 11/17/2007 at 5:00 pm

i’m zac new grilfrind me brie difani

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# 38

brie @ 11/17/2007 at 5:02 pm

i’m zac new grilfrind you guys should see him brie difani

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# 39

brie @ 11/17/2007 at 5:02 pm

i’m zac new grilfrind you guys should see him brie difani

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# 40

leticia @ 11/22/2007 at 11:49 am

EU AMO O ZAC!
(I love ZAC)

Sorry, i’m brasilian

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# 41

TALA @ 12/20/2007 at 1:18 pm

I LOVE ZAC EFRON SO MUCH I HAVE LIKE 100 PICTURES OF HIM HE IS CO CUTE

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# 42

dfcvfebghrgbgerfghgvgfdygyvtf @ 01/17/2008 at 1:44 pm

hello ain lo que ilovee im you you are miusic e the mi

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# 43

hollywood loverrrr @ 03/15/2008 at 8:12 pm

:[
too bad he’s not in the movie…
he’s racer x to the t.

i love the rehearsal cam on hsm2!

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# 44

KIM @ 03/25/2008 at 7:15 pm

Too bad he lost the part to emile hirst but zac would of been awesome in it aswell can’t wait for seventeen again and me and orson welles and hsm3 zac.

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# 45

arli @ 04/05/2008 at 5:33 pm

pues

kreo k zac es super lindisimo
es el chavos mas guapo del todo el planeta

LO AMO!!!!!!

kienes kieran pasan ami flog dedicado a zac,vane y zanessa

http://www.metroflog.com/ITZIT

bye

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# 46

suzette @ 05/09/2008 at 2:09 am

we all know now that emile hirsch beat him.
i love zac don’t get me wrong but i prefer a lot more emile in acting

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# 47

theresahedden92593michael'sgir @ 05/14/2008 at 10:38 am

I think that Zac Efron is a real hottie!

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# 48

Kaori @ 05/15/2008 at 6:05 pm

I love Zach and all..but I really think Emile Hirsch did a wonderful job as Speed. Zach just doesn’t seem to be…the right person for it though I love all his work.