Ok, I’m sort of compressing news bits here. Zac Efron, due to the huge success of High School Musical 3, may just have sealed himself as the blockbuster movie actor that we him to be. I really think he’s a great actor and that people see more of his superficial features than his talent. (and Shia La Beouf… pffft)
Partly due to his new movie hitting #1 this week, another movie has been prepped up for Zac. Variety is reporting that Paramount is fast-tracking ‘Footloose’ which may grant Efron a 500K paycheck.
After watching Zac Efron and director Kenny Ortega deliver a $42 million opening weekend for “High School Musical 3,” Paramount Pictures has fast-tracked “Footloose,” hoping to get the film ready for Efron and Ortega to start production next spring.
The studio has brought on “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” director Peter Sollett to rewrite the Jon Hartmere script and hired Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to join Dylan Sellers as producer.
Unlike “HSM3,” “Footloose” will aim for an older teen and adult demo. Efron is just about set in a deal that will pay him a mid-seven-figure salary and give him script approval.
Also in the news, and this is different from the movie… Efron said he was speechless after getting a call from Michael Jackson.
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