OlderAshley Tisdale Shares About High School Musical 3
Currently working on High School Musical 3, Ashley Tisdale has had her hands full with various projects, including producing a second album. She spoke to TVGuide.com about High School Musical, her previous television experiences, and her campaign with Degree Girl deodorant. Here are some of the highlights of the interview:
On High School Musical and her scariest and most exhilirating moments. “I think every single moment with High School Musical was nerve-racking and exciting as well. It was a whole snowball effect, starting with the ratings themselves, and then going into the Billboard charts and getting a Billboard Award for the No. 1 album of the year. Every single moment of High School Musical was an OMG moment. It’s been a crazy ride.”
On what we can expect from her character in High School Musical 3. “I don’t know much, because I haven’t read the script yet! But I have recorded the songs, so I do know a little bit about it. It is senior year, so there’s going to be graduation and prom, but I can’t spill much else.”
On the songs and music of High School Musical 3. “All the music is great. They’re much bigger productions this time — they’re huge — so it’s going to be really exciting.”
In an Extra interview, Ashley also commented on possible cameos. “I would love for Johnny Depp to be in it. He did say in an interview that his kids love High School Musical and he wouldn’t mind doing a cameo. We should really jump on that one.”
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I think that Zac is going to be the huge success story out of all of them - at least with the actual acting. Vanessa will probably be the biggest media darling. But it’s good that Zac is going back to do HSM3 I think. It wouldn’t be the same without him and it’d pretty much ruin the film. It’s what has got him where he is today so it’s kind of his duty to go back and finish the job of I think.
Yanni I’ll tell you why Efron is stepping back into that cheesy role……$3millon . Let’s face it, in the end I don’t care who it is the money grabs even the best of them and Disney fat cats can be very persuasive.
This role will not give any credibility to his acting but will put him in demand because all the little girls are crazy about Zac Efron. Thus they will pay to see him. He is the biggest teen heartthrob in America right now so he will reap the profits of his good looks and talent and he’s taking everyone along on his coat tails even if they have little talent. Hopefully all of this does not ruin what appears to be a really smart and good guy.
yay!! so excited! ashley rocks!
You know, it will never fail to amaze me that so many goes to a thread that state that it’s about High School Musical and then bash it, I mean, have anyone held a gun to your forehead and forced you to read, write and/or watch it? The answer is no, so if you don’t like it then don’t bother with it, and if you still like Zac then fine, I can understand that, but he clearly wants to do this movie, and he’s even said that he’s exited about it so there you have it, it might or might not got anything to do with money and the truth might hurt some of you, but these talented young stars (oh yes they are) enjoy doing these movies, they know that with all of them, it’s what got them started and their doing this final instalment with people they have come to know as family. And their doing it for the fans, Zac said that he didn’t want to be the guy that took HSM away from the fans, and I believe that.
I also don’t think that only Zac will be successful out of the bunch, and I doubt that Zac thinks so either, besides, success is between person to person and as long as the person in question is happy with what he/she have accomplished then that’s all that matters.
Zac got the role in ‘Hairspray’ because he was so popular with the younger audience because of ‘HSM’ and that’s what lead him on the path he is now, and the rest of the cast is following, and they are trying to break through in an unpredictable business, heck, some of them might do what John Travolta did, he did ‘Grease’ and ‘Saturday Night Fever’ and a few other films that wasn’t as successful, so he took a break for a few years, then he did ‘Pulp Fiction’ which got him an Academy Awards nomination and BAM look where he is today, things could happen, an actor/actress carer could end tomorrow while others keep sky rocking. All we as fans can do is support them and not bash them (which I know is hard for some) but you should at least try, and think of how you would feel if someone whom you didn’t know or didn’t know you started bashing and bad talk you, it’s really not fun.
thats great and i cant wait. i hope they are all doing great in utah and that zac and corbin will show up there soon also with them.
Wait!!! When was this interview? It had to be recent. And she hasn’t read the HSM3 script? Or maybe that was just to keep them from asking her to reveal plot secrets. Had to be.
To have auditioned along with thousands of others, got the roles and turned a DCOM into a worldwide phenomenon, my dears, all the HSM cast have talent. Nobody can tell as yet who will make it talentwise in the long run, the race is not to the swift or to the one who can create the greatest furor.
Currently, in my opinion, Lucas has the most developed talent of the lot, but it’s not obvious because of the role choices he’s making. All of them are developing and will yet develop their talents but in the end, it will come down to the opportunities they get and the choices they make and sadly in Hollywood, it doesn’t always depend on the stars or their talents for that matter.
Having said that, can we just allow these stars actually enjoy the opportunity they have now, by that I mean filming HSM3, if you don’t like the franchise, please get off the thread and go and comment on the gossip girls’ threads.
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erica, I totally agree.
Zac isn’t the most talented.
You only say that because you saw 2 him in 2 different roles Link and Troy. But Vanessa, Ashley, Corbin, Lucas and Monique are going to do more movies and than you will be surprised with how much talent they all got. Not just zac. You can’t say he is the most talented. You first have to wait for Will, Upstairs and all those other films. Cuz you never know. Zac is a heartthrob right now. Maybe soon somebody else will come along and he will be forgotten. Not that it’s gonna happen but it can. You never know.
Erica and Naomi, well said ladies!
If these people can’t wait for HSM to be over, all they have to do is stop paying attention and for them it will be over.
BTW, that is a great picture of Ashley.
Can I just clear something up?
When I said that I think Zac will be the biggest success story - it doesn’t mean I think he’ll be the ONLY successful one. I think that the rest of the cast have a good chance of getting very far within acting/singing or whatever else they may want to do, as long as they finish up with the Disney roles ASAP.
The reason why I say that about Zac is that the roles he has chosen other than HSM, look to be incredibly good for his career, and we’ve already seen that Hairspray was.
Will looks good for Vanessa, as playing a girl with a stutter can’t be easy.
I’m a bit wary of They Came From Upstairs for Ash. It’s a kids film again. I mean, if this is what she wants to base her career on, then good for her but I’m afraid if she continues to take these kind of roles for kids, she wont be seen as a valued actress and she wont be winning awards at respected award shows. But maybe she doesn’t really want that kind of recognition, maybe she just wants to do roles that she enjoys - and it that involves doing roles for kids, then that’s good as long as she’s happy. But also a shame - as I think along with Zac and Lucas, she’s one of the best actors involved in HSM. Vanessa could be, but I don’t think Gabriella is the role to prove it, I’m sure I’ll be more convinced with her role as Sa5m.
SO CUTE I LUV ASHLEY!
Yupp, the only way you can really compare these young talented actors to each other is if they all would do the exact same role in the exact same movie, otherwise not really. Personally I think that ‘Hairspray’ was a great movie, and Zac did great in it, and he deserves all this success because he have been working hard for it, the same with the rest if the cast, I might be one of few who really, really loved ‘Thunderbirds’ and I think that Vanessa was amazing in it, and then her character Corrie in ‘SL’, wow, I hadn’t laughed so hard in a long, long time and she was incredible. Corbin’s ‘Jump In’ is another favorite, and even if that was another ‘DC’ movie I still loved the way he portrayed Izzy and he was brilliant, I have seen some stuff that Lucas have done and also some stuff that Ashley have done even if I’m not as familiar with their acting as I would say I am with some of the others, I still think that their good. I would say, and this isn’t mean, but Zac got his lucky break with ‘Hairspray’ and the same thing could happen with the rest, take ‘Will’ for example, I mean, I don’t think that there have been so much talk about a movie before it’s even started filming (unless it’s a movie based on a popular book like HP or LotR) that’s quite something, and then Lucas is working with Sean Penn.
The cast of HSM is a group of wonderfully talented actors. Anyone who watches the rehearsals from HSM2—particularly the dance rehearsals—and then bad mouths these kids are just spiteful, hateful, and full of resentment. They just want to make them look bad but the only people looking bad are the people who post such dribble. I would dare say the ones complaining would never be able to do what those kids did in HSM3—sing, act, and learn all those dance moves which they did in 3 weeks! They may not have actually sang while they were filming scenes BUT they had to “kind of” sing those songs while the acted believably in the scenes AND dance. All of you who are nay-sayers, try it sometime. Just try getting on a stationary bike and singing or talking and see how easy it is. They had to remember words to songs, dance steps, and dialog. And some haters just HATE because they know this movie will be one big HIT!
I think the whole crew are good at what they do. Personally I like Vanessa as Gabriella. The reason you think its not much of a stretch for her is because she is a good actress. They have all said this is their finally HSM so just let us who like it, enjoy it. Lucky for you there are a thousand other actors and movies for you to watch so you don’t have to waste your time here on a thread about HSM.
I like Vanessa as Gabriella too. She does a good job. But what I’m saying is is that it’s a fairly easy role to play. Gabriella’s pretty much a normal teenage girl, which Vanessa was a few years ago.
As Zac said in the Access Hollywood interview about Seventeen Again, he could have took the EASY root and played another teenage guy.
I think Vanessa is a good actress, I just don’t think she’s had a chance to prove it to the full yet - but she will get her chance and prove all the haters wrong, I’m sure.
I understand Laura, I’m sorry if you took my message the wrong way.
I completely understand what you mean. I agree with what you all said about vanessa and the rest of the cast. I think Vanessa is an incredible actrees. And she is going to prove that to everyone. You are right about the buzz about will. Everybody is talking about it. And I think her album will be a big succes to.I just hope her luck in her career.
Sometimes the girl or guy who plays the angelic lead role in movies like this fail to get the notice they deserve. The bad guy or the comic relief are usually the roles that get the most attention. Zac and Vanessa got a lot of attention because of their amazing chemistry on screen and the fact they are so beautiful to look at didn’t hurt any! LOL Ashley stood out because she is very comedic—which is a talent all in itself. I have always said however that Lucas is the unsung hero in these movies (I’m not taking anything away from Zac and Vanessa because they are the two people who made people sit up and take notice of this little Disney made-for- TV-movie) but he is a real talent. He didn’t have dance experience but look at that boy dance—he’s very enjoyable to watch. He’s extremely musically inclined—one of the best voices on those soundtracks—plus he can play many musical instruments. He’s also a pretty good little actor also as has been proven as he has not stopped working since HSM. He has worked with people like Penny Marshall and Sean Penn for heaven sakes. I think he will have a very profitable career as he will be one of those people who will be a character actor which will mean he can get a variety of roles and won’t be pigeon-holed into the leading romantic lead nor will his roles be centered on his looks or age. I commend Zac for the role choices he has made since HSM but he can clearly have trouble in the future getting roles if he is cast too much in roles where he has to play romantic leads and the good guy. If any of those roles start to bomb then his popularity could take a nosedive and then it will be a hassle for him to get the dim-witted Hollywood execs to take a chance on him for any other kind of roles even though the boy is a really good actor. The road of John Travolta’s career was previously mention on this thread and it shows just how high someone can be one moment and how forgotten someone can be the next. He also came from a very popular TV character like Zac is doing. I give John a lot of credit for laying low for a while and then coming back with a role nobody would have believed he could do to hit the bigtime once again. It takes a certain type person to keep on going. I wish the best for Zac, Vanessa, Ashley, Lucas, Corbin, and Monique. What they have accomplished thus far is incredible but makes the road ahead a lot more difficult. And people ought to think about that.
I understand what you’re saying but at this moment in Hollywood I doubt that they will be offered anything but teenage roles. When you look at most movies the teenagers are played by people in their 20’s because there are laws about what teens under seventeen are allowed to do. I’m sure all the cast will have success after HSM but you have to understand that they will probally take roles that you see as not making progress because as I stated before there are thousands of actor vying for the same roles. A working actor will sometimes have to take a lesser role.Once they have achieved universal fame then they can pick and choose roles.
Yes, tee, I agree with you. Considering the age of this gang I would see them working in some movies where they will be playing younger characters. When John Travolta and Olilvia Newton-John did Grease they were WAY past the age of High School kids yet they were playing a role for that age group. Looking back at the movie now—-even though it is a great movie—I laugh in comparing it to HSM. In some cases things are a little more realistic now in movies. LOL
Yep I agree teenage roles is what the HSM cast will most likely be playing (minus maybe Monique, considering she is a few years older) BUT what I’m saying is that you can take a challenging teenage role. For instance, Vanessa’s role as Sa5m - who is a teenager in high school - but she has a stutter, which means the role will be challenging and will prove her acting ability, much more so than the character of Gabriella.
People like Ashley have been able to prove themself more, as Karen said, because playing the mean girl has more depth to it than simply playing an average teenage girl, who is nice to people - which is what the majority of teenage girls are.
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#32 So you know Zac personally do you? You know for a fact that this is all about the money for him? That he feels no gratitude towards the fanbase that paved the way for all the opportunities he’s recieved? If the answer to any or all of these questions is “No” then I respectfully suggest that you refrain from “telling” us anything.
I have to say I question this $3 million business. This movie is budget at $13 million and I calculated one time that if you take away Zac’s $3 million dollar paycheck that leaves $10 million dollars then figure in the raises for Vanessa and Ashley and I’m sure for Corbin, Lucas, Monique and the rest of the Wildcats, what with is a budget that completely went to paying the cast. With virtually nothing left over for the other expenses that go into moviemaking. So as I say I really question that figure.
Also I’m tired of this “riding his coat tails” nonsense. All of the Wildcats have done their own thing since the first movie and have met with some successon on their OWN. Nobody is riding anybody’s coat tails. NOBODY.
Anyway to bring this back to Ashley since she’s the subject this thread I found the interview interesting. She seems to be really gounded and has a good head on her shoulders. Like Malia I found it curious that we’re just weeks from the start of filming and she hasn’t the script yet. That was probably just a way to avoid answering any detailed follow-up questions.
I so agree with you both, karen and Tee.
About Vanessa, I must be one of the few that think she did a fantastic job with Gabriella. The character itself along with Taylor and other characters were not well developed by Disney. I blame them squarely for that, however, Vanessa gave that character essence and personality. When I started respecting her as an actress was when I got to know more about her and discovered how different her real personality is from Gabriella. She is quite outgoing, very confident and self-contained with a flash of sass and spontaneity. Yet she was so able to portary Gabriella with such subtle acting that kids all over the world fell in love with the character, just check how many fanfictions her character has inspired. Gabriella is not Vanessa and is not Sharpay. She is a distinct character that was so well portaryed that people are still struggling to differentiate the character fron the actress. Where I come from, it’s called talent with a capital T!
I have heard people say the character is boring. Depending on your personality, you find her boring because ordinarily you wouldn’t hang out with someone like gabriella in high school, so the fact that you find her boring points to how well Vanessa has portrayed gabriella as the bookish, boring, shy wallflower which Vanessa is definitely not. On the other hand, those that love the character are those that ordinarily would hang out with that kind of person or identify with her. Which ever way you look at it, with subtle acting (which is harder to pull off as it does not involve drama or over the top acting), Vanessa has managed to bring a scripted character to life. Whether you hate Gabriella or love her, you are responding to a personality that can be recognised in high schools across the world thanks to Vanessa.
Sorry, I had to do a ;ittle rant here. In my days acting skills didn’t have to do with what type of character you were given, it had to do with how well you became that character on screen that the audience only sees the character and not the actor/actress and responds to the character.
The real difference between actors of the past and now is that now there are so many of them and unfortunately they are a dime adozen. The only ones who will truly survive are those with real talent and ability to take it to the next level. Time will tell who of this gang are really talented enough to make it in the grown-up world where celebrity does not equate with talent.
Karen as a John Travolta fan, you need to get your facts straight. He has had enormous success in many roles and chose to remove himself from Hollywood and only do role he deemed challenging and appropriate. That’s what REAL stars have the liberty to do. I believe his passion for his family and the three jets he has parked in his back yard qualify him as a huge success……..I’m just saying.
Okay…for the last time…
Vanessa is my favourite out of the whole HSM cast and I DO think she’s a good actress. I DO think she plays the role of Gabriella as well as the role could be played but what I’m saying is is that the role isn’t as challenging as the role of Sharpay, or the role of Sa5m in Vanessa’s new film - Will.
Because she is my favourite out of the cast, I obviously want her to get recognised for her abilities and talent and for this to happen, I feel that she needs to take on more challenging roles than Gabriella - who, whilst she does play well - is not the most complex character around. I’m proud of Vanessa for taking the role of Sa5m as I feel this is a role that:
1. Will be hard to play
2. Seems a lot more complex as a character
3. Will break Vanessa’s image from the whole giggly, innocent girl characters which if she’s not careful, she could be stuck with just like Ashley could get stuck with the mean girl roles.
I’m not saying there’s anything WRONG with these roles, I’m just saying in order to prove herself as the talented actress we all know she is, she may need to break away from them once in a while which she IS doing. I’m not critising her at all - I’m a huge fan and as I said, I’m proud of her for taking the role of Sa5m.
Naomi
I agree with you, I think that she did a fantatsic job s Gabi, actually, I think she’ve done a fantastic job in every movie/project she have done, she have already proven that she can poytrait characters that are funny, serious, smart, kind, girly, heck, she even did a lot of cool stunts in ‘Thunderbirds’ so she can do that as well.
I also and espcaually find it funny how many bash her and call her bad names and then say that she doesn’t have any talents, I mean, Gabriella is far from any of those words they call her, so why do they claim that she can’t act?
Billie
I think that what Karen, and I, meant when we mentioned John Travolta is that it took him a while to step out of the ‘hot guy’ roles and take on more grown-up roles, that’s it, and that he’s a great example, along with like Leo DiCaprio that it’s possible but it’s hard and it’s easy to give up, and we’re not implaying that he didn’t do other roles, I just meant that with ‘Pulp Fiction’ he played a new kind of role that was so far away from the characters we’re used to see him play.
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