Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.

I'm 16. I've seen High School Musical, it was pretty decent. It had good catchy music tunes. I liked it, and I usually don't like many musicals, AT ALL.

Zac Efron, I'd recently heard about the interview where he said there was "too much Disney stuff coming out," and he wanted to give something else a try.

But acting badly on set isn't very good either. High School Musical 2 will probably still be a good film. But truth be told, whether they want to face it or not. High School Musical would be thought of as something less, if it didn't have him in it. He was the headliner in it after all, pretty much. I hope he does the third one. It would make more money. lol.

This is what I think is hilarious about Hilary Duff. I might not be a star, but I saw exactly what happened to her. With everything that was going on with the fame of Lizzie McGuire, how it was pulling in great numbers for the company, and how she was such a great actress and all. Well, truth be told.

Poor Hilary Duff. People liked her as Lizzie McGuire. She went off and produced films, films that relied on her recent popularity buzz. But that buzz didn't last longer. Especially when she didn't have new Lizzie McGuire episodes to boost her popularity among the teen crowd. Her albums did good, and Disney is still pretty much her label. But truth be told, Hilary Duff was nothing without Disney. And I doubt she can go back now and make teen films. Great actresses have come from Children things.

Lindsay Lohan anyone? Exactly. This girl might be a hard partier now, but atleast she stayed with the company that made her big. And boy did it make her big. Lindsay Lohan is known by way too many people nowadays. But then what does that leave for Hilary Duff. Her music, that's a good career, I guess. But the movie business pays more. ha. But oh well, Poor hilary. She never got a chance to shine to her full potential with the disney company. which is what most young stars do. Poor Zac Efron should seriously consider though.

Didn't so many great stars come from Disney?

Justin Timberlake, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera...

Do I need to go on.

Disney is basically where a rising star has to get their career begun. And in the end, it's all worth it. But we all have to start from scratch don't we. Not just for the movie business. But in real life as well. Looks like he's lost touch of what really matters. And how he'll take care of his future as well.

Interesting article Jim. I haven't seen High School Musical but I think I may know what's happening here. Zac has probably let the whole star thing go to his head. I sure hope he changes his attitude because if he doesn't' he's gonna find that other people, people who are important to his carrer, just won't give a damn.

ok i signed on to this website just so i can say that, and i'm very sorry, anyone who can believe this load of crap is an idiot. for one this statement is a load of you know what...."Doing everything from holding up rehearsals to convincing his now-real-life girl friend Vanessa Hudgens..." the now real life girl friend part. it says that they are going out but Zac and Vanessa both said over and over and over and over again that they are NOT going out. and the reason they give why Zac is "supposedly" (which it says which also means it also could very well be false) is acting this way so that Disney wont make HSM3. ok, now tell me why Zac needs to worry about this when he is not even signed on to it. NONE of the cast is signed on to the HSM3. i cant believe how much false s**t they put in this.

just a quick note.

i have a couple friends that work for the Disney channel and we used to talk about the Hilary Duff problems.  Both of them said that Hilary Duff was a very nice person to work with and that the problems Disney had were related to her Mom.

Supposedly hilary herself many times was heard discussing with her mom the stand that she was taking.  It was her mom that eventually doomed hilary's contract with Disney.

Disney has now taken action with newer child actors to stop this from happening again.

As for Zac,  he wants to pursue an acting career away from Disney.  As of now non of the cast for HSM is set up to be in the third installment but Zac has shown little interest in it.

Wether he is is acting like a diva and provoking problems i guess i will have to ask my friends wheni see them

I don't see how acting like a diva is going to be good for Zac's career, you can only succeed and be a diva if you have real, big, huge, award-winning talent, like Elizabeth Taylor. If you don't have those qualities (and he doesn't), stop acting like a diva, and just work your way to the top. In Hollywood nothing is just given to you. You have to earn it.

Hilary Duff, you think she's out of the "fame group" now, but she's just a little less hyped now then when she was Lizzy. And I think that's good, 'cause she can pick roles now she couldn't pick when she was always associated with Lizzy, and I just know her next album will sell big for Hollywood Records. People just need to give things time, her career hasn't been that long yet. She has enough potential, just give it the time to grow.

TJ07: If the only thing you were planning on doing here is complaining and bitching, than please leave. You're not forced to read or believe this article you know ;)

First off, when I was watching the Disney Channel the other day, I saw Vanessa Hudgens' video for "Say OK", which had Zac Efron in it.  I, too, had read before that he wanted to distance himself from HSM and Disney, but if they're really an item, than that makes sense.

I understand that Zac never could have known how big HSM would be.  Maybe he thought it would just be another movie title on his resume.  You'd think that he'd be humble...Vanessa Hudgens has her music videos on the Disney Channel and she's been on "Suite Life", along with Monique Coleman, and Ashley Tisdale stars in that show, and Corbin Bleu's been on that show, and "Jump In!" was a huge success, and Lucas Graybeel sang a song for "The Fox and the Hound 2".  Not to mention that they all were on the HSM concert tour.  You'd think that Zac would see that his co-stars are embracing their Disney affiliation.  I hope that Drew Seeley is back doing most of Troy's singing- if there's another concert, I hope he'll go.  I understand some fans would get upset if Drew replaced Zac, but Drew isn't ashamed to work for Disney.  

And, I hope HSM is centered around Corbin Bleu's character, Chad.  I like Corbin better than Zac :-p  And, the first was centered around Zac...bring us some more Ryan, Sharpay, and Chad!  (I'm such a teenybopper...and I'm 22.)

Anyhoo, I hope that, if Zac is misbehaving, that the stories will circulate in Hollywood- I don't personally know him, but other companies he could be working for should know about his behavior.  If you applied to a job and they called your old job, asking about you, and they said that you always showed up late and you weren't a hard worker, the new place wouldn't be smart if they hired you.

Don't worry about TJ07.  She is just a troll who stumbled into here searching for any news about her boy toy Zac and can't stand any negativity written about him.  But truth comes down hard on those who place hollywood icons on pedestals.

Hm.

Interesting.

I read elsewhere that Efron lost the Speed Racer role due to his big, fat mouth. Apparently, he gabbed a bit too much about the role before he had auditioned.

Personally, while I'm not one for biting the hand that feeds, I can't really blame Efron for wanting out of the HSM franchise. Sure, it was a cute one-time thing, but now Disney is milking it for more than it's worth. Three sequels? You've got to be kidding me. Haunted High School Musical? Really? Maybe I'm just overly nostalgic for the old Disney Channel days ("Even Stevens," anyone? Reruns of "Tale Spin?"). I don't like anything that's come out of there in the past couple of years, save for "The Suite Life" and (honestly) HSM. But I didn't particularly feel the need for more there. And yeah, good for the other kids for embracing their Disney channel roots, but I really don't see most of them going far. Look at poor Raven-Simone. She stayed true to Disney and has significantly more talent than Hilary Duff, yet she's the one who was left out of mainstream attention.

Good luck to poor Zac Efron who is trying to avoid a dead-end career with the Disney Channel. Though he may want to re-examine his methods...

Dead end career with the Disney Channel?

Wow, some people are just ignorant. To begin with, she is working on a possible spin-off to the most popular Disney Channel show to air on ABC. She is also working on a couple of live-action projects for Disney at the moment.

Did you know that? And who said her career was dead-end, if it wasn't for Disney channel, no one would know who she was. Just like Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and pretty much all the High School Musical cast.

And the creator of the movie, said even before the first had come out that he wanted it to be a three part musical....

wow. idiot.

To the ones who talk about me, i have the right to come on here and state my opinion just like you. i dont look for articles that has negativity in them about zac. i am just wanting to know what he has been doing lately, instead of filming HSM2. he MAY have held up rehearsals but it doesnt tell why. If he did the most logical answer is that he was auditioning for speed racer(which Disney said that it was ok for him to do that) and the Hairspray event, you cant really blame him for doing that stuff. most of this is just rumors. anyways i heard that zac was the first choice to play Speed in Speed Race but his schedule was to tight because of the HSM contract. i believe that more than he didnt get the part by having a bad mouth. how does that help his career. Zac is smart and knows what is right and wrong.

So apparently you're his best friend who knows everything about him?! Everything you just said is speculation and rumor too, you know.

Some people...  

Perhaps the key to Jim's point was the parental connection overall. Lindsay Lohan is immensely talented, yet has made some bad choices recently, but look at the tree from whence the apple fell. Her father's excesses, temper and jail experience are well-documented in the media, and her mother seems to enjoy hobobbing with the Hilton set and has been quoted as saying, "I didn't raise Lindsay to stay home."

Mapping a show business career is tricky and frought with possible errors, but the child actors have to navigate not only through corporations, managers, agents, and media with agendas, they may also not have parents that put their best interests first. And they're young. I don't know if that is the case with Zac, but I have to wonder if his alleged behavior is not being prompted.

One other thought -- John Travolta had quite a bit of professional experience, including Broadway, before he even became a star on the "Kotter" show. If Efron wants to follow in his footsteps, he might want to hone his talents first. Even Speed Racer knew when to accelerate and when not to, to avoid crashing.

HSM2 is filming in St George, UT, not St Lake City (is that supposed to be Salt Lake City?)

Zac needs to watch it and not be a prima donna as Jim said Hollywood is a small town and execs and others talk a lot.

Ok . . . call me crazy.  Our family missed the whole "HSM" nuttiness.  (I know, I know.)

Until that is that we decided to buy a copy a couple weeks ago and see what the craziness is all about.  Wow.  My kids have been glued to it ever since.  It's pure sugar - which I guess is good in pre-teen drama and koolaid.

Respect the Mouse I say.  Disney has an engine to generate stardom for young talent.  They've been in that business back to Annette and Big Roy.  The (I cringe even using this word) synergistic abilities of Disney are almost unparrelled.  I say cut 'em loose!  Build the franchise around Corbin.

I can't wait to read about this in Teen Beat! (rolls eyes under the couch)

One thing I did want to say is that Shia LeBouf is the single most terrible actor and weakest screen presence of his generation.  And the fact that he takes the same type of role in everything he's in won't help him get any better either.  He seems able to ruin anything.

Jim, why do you continue to write fluff articles like this?  You must have reached the bottom of the barrel for some news, eh?  Honestly, you haven’t cited any sources, references, instances…anything in this report.  Its all based on complete hearsay.  The “…well, word on the street is…” type of stuff that you publish around here gets pretty annoying and just shows the world what a terrible “journalist” you are.  As far as you know you could be actually spreading vicious gossip and rumors around and tarnishing this young guy’s reputation….and all because there was no actual story to write?  Since this seems to be a trend around here, just me just continue it by adding that I’ve heard the complete opposite on Mr. Efron from numerous sources:  that he seems to be a very smart, friendly, and professional fellow.  The few interviews I’ve seen with him confirm what I’ve heard and he actually appeared to be quite down-to-earth.  

Jim, frankly, you’re not some hot Hollywood journalist and you should stop trying to be….you’re just making yourself look silly.  Stick to theme park history.  

Many journalists don't list sources 'cause... drum roll... they lose their sources when revealed! Oh, that's so genius. You couldn't thought about that on your own?

actually they do, they state who said what.

In-house news journalists, like Jim, actually don't. And many other too. "From source within the company", "someone who has worked with -humhum- has stated", "a -humhum- crew member on the "Humhum" production said"...

So the rumors are also that Vanessa has been quite snooty.  Everyone here in St. George is pretty dissapointed about her attitude.  I can tell you personally that Corbin is awesome. We ran into him on the back lot if you will and he spent 40 minutes with us and was extremely gracious to us. He gave autographs and hugs to everyone.  They say too that there is a lot of smoochy smoochy at the pools between Zac and Vanessa.  The word too is that Ashley Tisdale is incredibly sweet!  That is the real deal from right here in St. George plus I can see all the filming from my back windows of my house. Tis really cool!  What a bummer if Zac is acting this way. You must always be thankful for who gave you your start.....

The Disney child stars with real hutzpah are those Sprouse twins.  Did you see Asia Argento's "The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things"?  A bold choice of films for a couple of kids, BOLD!  

Hm..I don't know if this is all true or reliable. I live in St. George and have been pass the park they film near and some of the cast member would come out and hang for a while. Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Monique Coleman came by to talk with us for a while and I don't notice any bad behaviour. Out of the bunch I met, Vanessa Hudgens was the sweetest ever. She gave me and my friend a hug and we chatted a bit. So I don't know what people are complaining about her; or maybe people just love to lie. Both Zac Efron and Monique Coleman were nice people too.

Jim, are you sure you aren't against Mr. Efron? because all you've written sounds a little bit exaggerated and you seem like you're against him.

Well, all I got to say is that they are nice kids, well the only ones I've met were Zac, Vanessa, and Monique. They were nice enough to come out to say hello. The others didn't come by us at all, they all went inside their place.

Wow, a little bit shock in reading this. I just registered to ask, Where are your sources Jim? and also wanted to give a comment about it.

This is so weird because I've met the cast before because my younger sister is like a huge maniac fan of High School Musical. Zac's attitude was by far one of the best out of the bunch, unlike Ashley Tisdale who had a concieted kind of attitude. Well, this is what I know; if you guys want to know their personality when I met them, I'll tell you the truth.

Efron; he was such a nice guy. he gave my sister 3 autographs. One on her t-shirt, one on the CD, and one of his poster.

Hudgens; a sweet sweet young lady. she bonded the most with my sister because they were talking about clothes and jewellery. (i don't know why people are making up rumors, saying she's rude. She's by far one of the nicest people I've ever met.)

Grabeel; very cool guy. he asks a lot of questions though, but he was polite. Also giving out his autograph. ;)

Tisdale; out of all, she had a major attitude going on. Well, she drifted off later on. That's why I find it so funny that people say she's the sweetest, yet they have never met her before.

Bleu; funny funny guy. he had a smile on his face the whole time. very sweet too. When my sister commented on his hair, Corbin would always go "aww thank you"

Coleman; very cool. I actually talked to her more than my sister did. I guess we connected more. She is so funky and energetic!

Overall, that was my reaction when I met and talked to them.

I don't fault Zac for wanting to branch out and do other films but I agree he has to 'pay his dues' so to speak and work his way to the top and have patience.  Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera are perfect examples of what you can do with the help of Disney.  Hilary Duff has been having a pretty good career for herself as well even though she wasn't with Disney for the spinoff ordeal.  I think Zac probably is thinking to himself that people his age and Hollywood elite think of Disney as silly and childish and he's growing up and wants to reach out to other kids but I think he's underestimating Disney.  There was this guy lately at my church who's about the same age as Zac (just two/three years older) and he admitted a few weeks ago he saw the "High School Musical Tour" and really seemed to enjoy it and said the songs were very catchy.  I was actually surprised because this person doesn't seem like the type to like HSM.  If I was Zac I would be playing this thing up.  It would be great on the resume and I'm sure the pay check is nice too.

Someone can have a really great attitude towards their fans and audience because they want you to follow their careers and than be different when they are working and/or a lone as in out of the spotlight and they might just like people as well.   When a person is on set they could act a different way because they don't have to worry about the audience member being turned off with their attitude.  I also agree that Hilary is doing better now without all the Disney buzz and I'm really interested in hearing her new album and seeing how she has grown as a singer vocally and with choosing the songs that are on her new album.  I also take it as Hilary's Mom being the problem and that's what is sucky with being a young actor because your parents have to be involved with your careers and sometimes that can go bad for your career with certain decisions.   With high school musical I don't think it's necessarily about Disney but it's about the movie itself that people like.  It's just Disney picked it up and all that.  Efron and the rest of the cast would have to pay tribute to Disney if they were more involved with the company but so far I've only seen at least Efron not be too close with Disney so he doesn't really have anything to pay back to them like say Ashley Tisdale and Corbein Blu does.

(As a sidetrack, Hilary Duff's new album "Dignity" is her best work yet, seriously great album with upbeat music and serious lyrics. Average rating in iTunes: 4.1 out of 5.0)

For the record, I think it is perfectly fair to take information from an unamed source with a grain or more of salt.  I think people should also be aware of their own biases and the effect that could have on their opinion of the news.  ("Oh no, nothing bad about so-and-so could ever possibly be true!")  But when people give out information anonymously, even if they have a very good reason to withold their names, it means there's no way for the public to analyze the credability of the information and little or no reprecussions for the source if it turns out to be wrong.

In this case, there are any number of possible interpretations.  It could be totally true that Zac Efron is acting badly on the set.  It also could be true that he's a wonderful guy to his fans while still being tough to work with.  Or it could be something else.  The source may have a grudge against Efron (for good or bad reasons) and want to spread slightly or totally trumped up allegations about him.  Or maybe someone at Disney found out that Efron's not interested in going through the usual Disney star route and wants to spread the story so they'll have an excuse not to use him in upcoming HSM sequels.  It's also possible that none of these are true, but when you don't know where the information originated, anything could be true.

I do find it a little odd that the answer to the question posed in the title of the article is probably "no".  By the article's own admission, Efron was not a frontrunner for the Speed Racer role.  So the point of the article appears to be "No, he probably didn't lose the role because of his bad behavior, but look!  He's behaving badly!"  Weird.

I know the post mentioning Hillary doesn't have as much talent as Raven was a ways back, but I just stopped laughing now. When your talent barometer has a measuring point marked "Raven", that's got to be one of the world's longest barometers.

He's a nice guy, no he isn't, yes he is, no he isn't - enough. A successful Hollywood carreer has very little to do with how nice someone is. Many absolute morons are somehow able to function very successfully in the entertainment industry. It matters who you know, and what breaks you get along the way. Skill level and personality - maybe 5% of the overall picture.

Haha TJ07...

You're Wrong. If Zac was smart, he would have never gotten this article written about him. In short, Zac's a prettyboy. His career is fueled by screaming preteengirls and nobody else.

When HSM came out, I put together a list of the main actors. Who would go far in the world. Here it is.

1. Corbin Bleu. This guy can act, and the girls like him. He'll go far.

2. Ashley Tisdale. She's not a bad actor, but she can't sing. She will go relatively far.

3. Vanessa Anne Hudgens. She's pretty, and a slightly better actor than Efron. She can also sing better than Efron.

4. Zac Efron. The girls like him. That's about it.

5. and 6. The girl who was Corbin/Chad's girlfriend and the guy who was Ashley/Sharpay's brother. Neither of them look that good, and neither can really sing.

This is bull!!! If Zac was a ass hole then Vanessa wouldn't date him and I wouldn't have a major crush on him...I am standing up for Zac Efron and the rest of the cast saying this: Don't post stuff unless you actually know what your talking about....actually interview the cast and don't make up stories!! Cause everyone perfectly knows that Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are not dating...maybe they are and maybe they aren't. I on the otherhand know the truth because I am overly obsessed with this movie..I read everything about it and everything about the cast! I think you should take this down...because you know what....its bull crap!!

To make it simple, I think this article is a bunch of bull. Yes, I do think that Zac's career is based on preeteen and teenage girls admiring his looks, but I highly disagree with this article about zac being a snot and such.

Now, I have talked to Vanessa personally, and she has one of the sweetest personalities ever....If Zac was like this, I really don't think she would find an interest in him.

I understand where Zac would want to branch out his career, away from Disney as well...but the cast all says that their all "really good friends" and that they "missed Zac" when they were on tour with Drew...Do you think Vanessa, Ashley, Corbin, Monique and Lucas would say this if Zac was really this big of an ***?

i don't think so.

Damn, Zac groupies.. ( :P )

zefronobsessed said:

"I think you should take this down...because you know what....its bull crap!!"

How do you know that? And you're contradicting yourself..

zefronobsessed said:

"Cause everyone perfectly knows that Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are not dating...maybe they are and maybe they aren't."

First it's "everyone knows that they're not dating" and a few dots later it's "maybe they're dating"..

duhitsamanda said:

"but the cast all says that their all "really good friends""

Really.. And you believe that.. You seriously haven't seen movie, television series, etc interviews have you? Cast members are always lovie-dovie about each other, it's like "etiquette for dummies".

"to convincing his now-real-life girl friend Vanessa Hudgens"

They arent together...they never were. they are doing a hting called acting wich most actors do very well. Venessa has told numerous mags that they arent together that was later followed up with a blog on her myspace.

Wow. This woman needs to look into a little something called rumour mongering...give me a break. Where are your facts? You don't have any. You say Emile has the upper hand for Speed Racer because The Hollywood Reporter says so?? You know what? I say Faye Dunaway has it! My cat just sent me the message telepathically. Where are you getting that Zac has been a jerk on set? Are you there? Has someone run into your arms crying because "Mr. Efron was mean to me and he made his "girlfriend" Miss. Hudgens act the same way waaah"? No? Well than stop acting like a child and spreading rumours about someone who actually has a chance at a good career.

Look at he number one movie in Zacs IMDB account. IMDB is more credible than the Hollywood Reporter and my cat  PUT TOGETHER! Imagine that!

Anyone who has just read this article needs to hear what I have to say. Zac Efron is an amazing actor who has all odds working for him. things are going wonderful in his career. It is a load of crap to say he is acting badly on set and is convincing Vanessa Hudgens to do the same! think about it people, Zac and Vanessa have not even said they are dating yet and if any of you are fans of Zacs then you know he is way too good of a person to act like this. Plus no one has been on the set of HSM2 except for the cast and crew,so the person writing this article has no resources to say what the cast members are doing. I think it's crazy to write something like this and whoever did this should be seriously ashamed!!! I myself am a HUGE fan of Zacs and i know i am not alone. So to all the other fans out there, please don't believe this stupid article. If you do, just think about something for a second. You all loved Zac after seeing him in HSM and we all made his success grow even farther. If you believe this then you are not the loyal fans Zac thought he had! He is trusting us to keep his popularity because without us, he wouldn't be as big as he is now! You can't believe everything you hear and it is RIDICULOUS to think all of his fans are going to leave him because of one stupid article!!! To all the people on this site vouching for Zac,funkygoonie,lottolovin,duhitsamanda,zefronobsessed,lovelyangel,taylorb,,falfa31 and tj07, thank you for not believing this and standing up for Zac! By the way TJ07, I am so happy I have someone else hear who wont believe crap about Zac ever, and Im totally obsessed with him too!! And to all the people leaving nasty comments about Zac, that must mean that u are not fans, and if you are not fans that means you probably haven't read all the articles about him and watched all the interviews he has been on,which means you know nothing about him and have no right to be reading this article or commenting on Zac at all, so please just shut up!