Zac Efron Wants To Do A High School Musical Reboot Movie

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Zac Efron has revealed that he is open to returning to the High School Musical franchise, stating that he would happily return for a reboot film. Efron starred as high school basketball star-turned-musical lead Troy Bolton in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie. The actor continued to portray Troy in the film's 2007 sequel, High School Musical 2, and the trilogy's concluding film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, in 2008.

Also starring Vanessa Hudgens, the original movie became a pop culture sensation. And the franchise continues to this day in the form of Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. While Efron has starred in more mature productions like Blumhouse's Firestarter, theBad Neighbors series, and even portrayed serial killer Ted Bundy in 2019's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, the actor is still open to returning to Disney's popular musical franchise.

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As reported by the New York Post, Efron revealed his enthusiasm to return to the series when promoting Firestarter to E! News ahead of its May 13th release. In that movie, he plays father Andrew Mcgee in a reboot of the 1984 adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name. In the interview, the actor stated that he would gladly return to the High School Musical franchise if the opportunity arose to reunite and work with the original team. Efron also revealed that he was still incredibly fond of his time on the franchise. Check out Efron's full response below.

«Of course. I mean to have an opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. My heart is still there. That would be incredible. I hope it happens.”

Efron's co-star Corbin Bleu