OlderThu, 26 March 2009 at 10:34 am
Zac Efron: No More Musicals
Zac Efron stops by his hotel in London and signs some autographs for his waiting fans on Wednesday (March 25).
The actor has been shying away from musicals and is currently pursuing more mature roles. After dropping out of being a part of the Footloose remake, Efron is seeking to play a cemetery keeper in The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud.
The High School Musical star will also appear in a more serious role for Me and Orson Welles where Efron plays a teen in a production of Julius Caeser, directed by a young Orson Welles. The movie will hit theaters later this year.
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Zac looks hot. I am gold that Zac is staying away from Musicals.
He has to be careful not too fizzle out by the time he is 25. Those are the harder years for male actors…not too many meaty roles. And…can he sustain longevity?
What?
Why not?
I love musicals, i love you.
anyway…good luck with de movies no-musicals. XD
Gre
looks good, i don´t like musicals
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he should just do the films he wants to watch
The musical Hairspray made him the star he is today. His head has gotton too big.
Oh well, Zac stick to your refuge from the garbage dump , that is all you deserve.
what’s wrong with musicals? i don’t think he can really hack it as a song and dance man full time anyway. his singing is limited and he can’t really dance. good luck on being a very serious actor, zac.
I think Zac is doing the right thing. He really needs to stay away from Musicals.
ann
you shouldn’t talk about your mom like that.
I am gold that Zac does not want to do no more musical.
The musical Hairspray made him the star he is today. I think his head is getting too big.
Oh well, I guess he should stick to the refuge from the garbage dump. She is all he deserves .
Omg well you people stop hating on Zac.
Ann stop stay the samething over and over again spammer.
I hope that some day he will play again in musicals.
He didn’t say that he would never do another musical. He just wants to look at other things for a while. I think it’s a smart move. I love musicals also, but there are very few that would offer him enough of a challenge. He should do exactly as he is doing. Look for more mature roles so that he can show off his real acting ability. Of course, I’d go to see just about any movie that he was in.
anyone know what hotel this is in london?
people stop hating
Word is he’s VERY jealous of Robert Pattinson rise and his career and fame Zack probably envies him the Twilight series which appeals to older teens, not super young kids and young tweens like HSM. Maybe why he is going for the messy hair look now, trying to compete with Rob. I know my nieces (13-14) say Zack is old news and love Rob now.
#18 where did you hear that.
I think he’s doing the right thing. Who wants to be just a musical star? There aren’t too many musicals being made anyway so why limit your career. I think he’s smart to be doing these small, independent films where he can grow and build a body of work. Eventually people will want him to work in good movies and he can become a real actor and not just a teen idol. Good for Zac to look to the future and not just accept these stupid musical roles to make tons of money. In the long run, he could be another Brad Pitt and stick around until he’s middle age.
Old news. New pictures. Wasn’t he going to some TV show there?
i am excited for this role for him. it sounds amazing, the story has everything……heartache, drama, romance and i would think redemption WOW!
and can i just say……………………………………..
T.H.A.N.K. G.O.D. N.O. M.O.R.E. M.U.S.I.C.A.L.S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I think he needs more time fpr his BOY’s!!
he’s still an american celebrity, REMEMBER?
Good for him. I knew he was too sensible and smart a guy to sign up to any more musicals. He would have been wasting his talent.
He doesn’t need to be envious of anyone, his career is doing very well. Hype is not the same as industry respect or longevity. He’s been there, done that and is on his way up the ladder to being taken seriously.
If he wanted fame and money, he would have stuck with Footloose. But he left of his own volition. Other male hearthrobs are welcome to the space he’s happily vacating.
This movie sounds very intriguing and appears to be a moving, romantic drama. It will give him the room to show more of his range. I need to order the book asap.
yes, good decision ZAC - no more musicals !!!!
looking forward to hearing more mature and drama kind of projects for ZAC…
I Hope Zac does The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud because I would like to see that movie. Zac will be amazing in it.
I think he may do another muical eventually, but taking a few years off of the genre is definitly a good idea. And Zac’s a really humble guy he’s constantly talking about how he wants to work his way up in Hollywood I don’t think he’s jealous of anyone else’s sucess
He looks so damn yummy! I bet he’d melt in your mouth with a rich taste!
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Zac as a great movie career a hard of him. I support him with or without Vanessa. I don’t why some of you people need to hate on Zac does your lifes really suck that Bad.
Zac is amazing Actor and I think Staying away from Musicals are the best thing for him right now. Zac is no longer a teenager he is grown up and people need to deal with it. and Please stop calling Zac a Cheating. From what I have seen Zac really loves Vanessa with all his heart same as Vanessa. I don’t know How Vanessa would feel if she read some of thing you people say about her boyfriend. How would Zac’s mom and dad feel about you people hating on there son.
If you are fans of Zac and Vanessa you need to support him and her. If you don’t like Zac or Vanessa please don’t comment or post.
If Zac does not want to do no more Musicals then I support him.
#6 & #11–Anne:
You are just the one-comment wonder aren’t you? Don’t you think by now people have you figured out?
Good move Zac, a good move indeed. I think this new role as cemetary keeper will be an interesting one for him.
ohh he`s so sweet i really support both of them i wish the BEST FOR ZANESSA they are really cute toghether and i`m sure that they love each other but their jobs are very difficults sometimes but that doesn`t matter I LOVE THEM!! and the`ll be together very soon
#32 I totally agree with you this is a good move for Zac.
#33 I agree
love him!!!!!!!
nooo pleace he is great in the mucsical
WHATTTTT…Zefron and musicals go hand in hand !!
becky I know where #18 heard that, up her ass! I have nieces the same age, older and younger and they think joke about they think he’s hideous and they still love zac. he looks so hot in those aviators.
oops that was a typo in there but anyway it’s a good decision and he’s just being realisitic. everyone
More power to Zac. Good for him. If he’s not doing Footloose, he surely won’t be doing that gnarly Hairspray 2, which would be a thousand times worse than Footloose.
I am so gold that Zac wants to stay away from Musicals. I can’t wait to see 17 again and Me And Orson Welles. Zac needs to grow in his movie career beside always doning musicals all the time.
I’m not a young tween or Team Pattinson fan but one quality about him I do admire so much is his modesty and subtle behaviour.
What makes him so attractive is that he’s completely unaware of how charming and good looking he is. He doesn’t care about how he looks or all the female attention he gets.
Rob has millions of fans who adore him all over the world but he has not taken advantage of his heartthrob status by cashing in on being a sex object and isn’t concerned about being the envy of ever women. He keeps the focus on his career and his next gigs. That’s why he’s getting serious roles and people aren’t annoyed of him. He manages to keep the focus on his work and not on sounding cute.
Maybe Zac should spend a day or two with him and learn to be just as coy. He sounds like he’s really full of himself. Too much self confidence is not an attractive quality.
Too bad for him. Gotta say I loved him in HS and musicals draw many different peoples young and old. He would have been perfect for Footloose. Maybe he’s getting too big for hm own britches.
Brad Pitt….are you serious? He doesn’t have the chops or the talent. Just like your typical rich Disney star who thinks he’s better then he is. He will be yesterday’s new in a few years.
Just because Zac decided not to do anymore musicals at the present time but to focus on different style movies doesn’t in any way show him to be full of himself. What it does show is how some people will use anything he does to try to be negative towards him.
awww but i think that footloose would’ve made him even more famous.
good thinking, burn that bridge. what else can u do, pretty boy? know ur target audience, stupid. don’t delude urself into thinking u can actually act. how about a rap career next? before u know it, u’ll be faking an injury on dancing with the stars.
Pictures of Zac at the UK premiere here:
http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff172/vanashbrenique/Zac/17%20Again/London/
The dude is looking good. Love his hair that way.
zac looks really good in the uk premiere pics. like his hair slicked back that way. and the gray suit is very becoming on him. also, he doesn’t look as tired. :)
I’m liking Zac’s look here as well. He looks like the movie star he is and much more grown up.
The slicked back hair is working well for him. It reminds me of old Hollywood.
Zac is more humble than most guys his age can ever be. RP are you kidding, that guy is so far up himself he has yet to find a way down. All he can talk about is how crap an actor he is, and how he doesn’t shower. Thrilling. All the self depreicating English crap gets very boring, very quickly.
Zac is talented, immensley so. He is taking his time, and picking out his next project with care. HSM made him known, but he has never cared about the fame, he cares about the work. Hence why he turned down the easy option of Footloose, and I could not be more proud of him. In one swift move he has shown that it is definatley not about the money, nor the fame, it’s all about the work and being happy with what you do, and that is why Zac, and V will be fine. Besides that, before HSM he was always in drama roles, it’s what he is good at. If Death and Life is on the cards, he will be an amazing Charlie. Yes he is good in musicals, but he can’t help that. He is multi-talented, and obviously so, he just wants to try other things, and suceed he will. Everyone starts somewhere. I don’t think Leo is anything to shout about, and don’t start me on Brad, Zac has said he admires people like Brad and Leo, but he has never stated that he thinks he is like them. He knows he has to work on his craft, and he is more than committed to doing so. He is dedicated and hard working, he has such presense and the ability to go so far in whatever he chooses to do. Both he and V are good people, dedicated to one another, their families and their job. They are two amazing young actors, truly wonderful to see them learn and grow.
lol just saying -
You are completely transparent with your agenda. Stop trying to act like you know anything about how either of them are. Such sweet ignorance. And such self righteousness too, seeing as how you think you can speak for millions of people and the industry itself. It sure is funny how despite all senseless **** you have been saying about Zac you just can’t help being obsessed with him. Following his every word, every move. Go do something with your life you pathetic warped weasel.
This is an excellent move for him. He has a lot of good things coming for him in the future. Good guy and talented.
I think it’s a good move for him too, for now. He really wants to develop his acting skills and move into more dramatic and adult roles, so that’s what he needs to focus on. The only way to gain respect in that business is to work, improve, and stay humble. I think he’s got what it takes.
But I gotta say, I will certainly miss his singing and dancing. He’s gotten pretty good at both!! At some point, he may go back to a musical, but it’s best for him to keep his focus right now!!
Dear Zac,
Robert Pattinson is objectively ugly. No one has realized that because as the philosopher Kojeve believes, we desire what others desire - it is the desire of prestige. As soon as a few people realize he is ugly and stop wanting him, so will everybody else. Do not look to Pattinson for recognition - you are only looking at your former self.
Look not at Chase Crawford, who is way hotter than you. You’ll only hate yourself.
Look at Johnny Depp, You want longevity? Follow Depp - learn Depp - make Depp a character and become Depp through method acting. Then you will know the secret of success, of transition from hottness into hot actor.
Good luck.
WICKED WENCH
Logic-figure out what it is & use it. Life-get one.
…I don’t get why some people are comparing Zac Efron and Robert Pattinson together…this IS a Zac Efron post, right ? …Yeah it is.
I’d like to say that I have been a fan of Zachary David Alexander Efron since the beginning. When I first saw him in Summerland, I have been a fan. And I’m not letting go of him, I think he’s actually making a good choice, he’s been doing musicals since he was in middle school so he’s just probably taking a break from them, who knows what could happen in the future. Whatever decision he makes, I’ll always support him cause he’s that amazing.
…And uh, #18, why the HELL would he be JEALOUS of Robert Pattinson !? That’s freakin stupid. If anyone’s jealous, it’s Joe Jonas. Joe’s wearing Zac’s beanie and wearing Robert’s clothes, so that more kiddie girls will go gaga over him just like Zachary and Robert. Yes, even though this post has NOTHING to do with Joe, I’m stating my opinion.
Good move on the part of Zac. I suspect that he took on HSM 3 because firstly, Vanessa was in it and Secondly, the rest of the cast depended on him. He has come to his senses that he needs to break away from musicals for now to be taken seriously as an actor. Footloose is a remake and I think anyone filling in Kevin Bacon’s shoes has to measure up which is a tough act to follow. How much can one alter an already successful script.? I’m not surprised at all that Zac was disappointed with the outcome.
Number 18 for your information Zac isn’t and never has been jealous of any other actor,he thinks all of them are awesome actors and none of them are anybetter of a person than he is and he never says they are. He is an awesome young man and if you knew him as well as Nessa as I do you would know that,but oh I forgot you DON’T know them or talk to them so you need to knock off your badmouthing him. If he wasn’t as good an actor as he has become he wouldn’t be getting all these fantastic movie offers,but he IS getting them so I guess that says alot about him! RIGHT? For all of you that don’t like Zac or Nessa,why don’t you stop even commenting and keep your foul mouths and rude and down right filthy name calling to yourselves. I’m a 55 year old mom and I personally know these kids and talk to them all the time when they aren’t filming a movie or whatever. It’s your loss not mine,but knock off the slandering and name calling! GROW UP!!
Nessa and Zac are the two main characters that help make HSM the phenominal success it became and still is. Now they are all moving on to bigger and better more adult roles. Just be nice on here there are young kids that read these comments,remember that ok?
talk about an ego, zack feels like he’s just been replaced, oh poor baby, he should be happy that he is where he is b/c he could be a pigmie in africa.
He is sooo much better that HSM and Vanessa Hudgens.
ZAC!!!!!!!!!!! S-T-O-P PRETENDING AND ACTING LIKE YOU’RE HOTTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU’RE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU’RE UGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYY “GIRL” ZAC!!!!!!!!!!
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