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Zac Efron Goes Thriller...And Sci Fi...With Two New Projects!!
Merrick here...
Zac Efron is pressing forward with efforts to live down the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALs with two new films - one's an adaptation of a Brian Michael Bendis graphic novel called FIRE (available HERE
), the other represents the merging of two separate projects into a single film.
The plan is for Efron to play a college student who is recruited by the CIA, only to find that he has been trained for a program that creates expendable agents
[EDIT]
Efron has made a separate deal at Warner Bros to star in a Back To The Future-like film that melds two projects. One’s a pitch from writers Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and the other is a WB project called Algorithm that the studio was already developing as a directing vehicle for Nick Stoller, the Forgetting Sarah Marshall director who just wrapped Get Him To The Greek.
...says Deadline HERE.
These projects aren't Zac's first move away from musicals (not only was he in HSM, but the HAIRSPRAY film). Efron was recently a lead character in Richard Linklater's ME AND ORSON WELLES, and he's supposedly in place to play Johnny Quest in a live-action version of that series (whatever they end up actually calling it). They'd better hurry with that one, though - he's gonna be getting too old to be a "kid" soon, if he isn't already.
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The plan is for Efron to play a college student who is recruited by the CIA, only to find that he has been trained for a program that creates expendable agents
[EDIT]
Efron has made a separate deal at Warner Bros to star in a Back To The Future-like film that melds two projects. One’s a pitch from writers Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and the other is a WB project called Algorithm that the studio was already developing as a directing vehicle for Nick Stoller, the Forgetting Sarah Marshall director who just wrapped Get Him To The Greek.
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Don't hate me.
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Lose the Che and Michael Jackson ads. A mass murderer and child molester have no business being sold on this website.
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That would really be a nightmare. Also he starred in 17 Again, which was not a musical. Surprised that wasn't mentioned. Not that anyone gives a fuck, but if you're going to list all his non-musical films it's kinda strange to not list the most obvious one.
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are they just the same thing?
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we all know it.
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... after my girlfriend nagged me for weeks. The scariest thing though was that I actually enjoyed it! Efron was pretty good!?!
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you should change the site's name to reflect my tastes
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Has it been a quiet day? I've got nothing against Efron, for what it's worth he's an ok actor. But if they do something REALLY stupid like cast him as Marty McFly in a Back To The Future remake / sequel, the hate brigade will really be onto him.
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If it ends up being heavily influenced by the Doug Wildey-designed original series, it'd be worth our interested. But you KNOW the suits will fuck it up and base it on the lame reboot series they did back in the 90's.
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I don't hate the dude, honestly. I know where he started, and that he's the quintesential heartthrob that makes the pre-teen girls and some guys wet, but his recent choices have been pretty impressive. I've seen him interviewed and I think he's starting to go into Timberlake mode, where he knows how he's viewed and can skewer it.
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Yeah, it's nowhere near as good as "Big" or even "13 going on 30" it's playing in the same park. I think Efron has some chops. I was surprised at how well he channeled Matthew Perry.
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One man's "murderer" is another man's "freedom fighter". The Catholic Church has murdered more people throughout history than any other organization on Earth (even more than the Muslims), and yet no one calls the Pope a murderer.
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Self-S&M has gotta be a new one for the books.
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Or to even read this article more than necessary to see which films to avoid.
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"Here's the concept in one word - fucking"
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disney was never going to let go this hair style
Take the hit
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He overthrew a dictator who was far more brutal than anyone on his side for the sake of the poor. And how long, do you think, would a real life Robin Hood exist before he was assasinated and subsequently slandered with mis-information by the "God-fearing" CIA?
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while governor. Yet he's not considered a mass murderer like Che. At least Che was part of South American coup in the 60's where executions were the norm. Dubya was part of free and democratic society in the 1990's.
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It's good he's trying to do deeper worq. Don't personally care for him, but I remember seeing a trailer for bandslam (on the twilight dvd no less) and it was even worse than twilight. Vanessa Hudgens his gf utteting "lets start shredding!" and cut to some fatboy shrugging and saying "holla!" And then they start playing "everything I own" by Bread. So while her biggest claim to fame will be a disposable cd and some naughty cell pics, at least zac's trying to segue into more respeqtable worq. What can u expeqt when hudgens' charaqter is named sa5m and the uh, 5 is silent.
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Don't you agree?
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Yes, it's true. Zac played a young Simon in a flashback scene. At least this dude has some sci-fi cred under his belt....
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i.e. it will suck.
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In a recent interview he actually said he'd love to play Marty McFly in a remake of Back to the Future. Ugh.... just the idea of a remake sickens me enough, let alone the idea of him cast as Marty.
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I'll admit, I rooted against Efron from day one. But he's doing some interesting stuff, making some different choices than the expected ones, and actually has some charisma on screen (I don't think I've seen him in anything that required much acting ability yet). Watched 17 Again on a 20 hour flight, and maybe it was the sleep deprivation, but it wasn't awful and he was charming.
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Think he actually seems like a genuinely nice guy and like a previous post says, he knows how he is perceived and is working it well. He had a cameo on Entourage that was friking money. I actually think hes got the makings of a young Tom Cruise if he does it right and ....are you listening Zac?...Stay awaaayyyyy from the spooky scientology.
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Because holy shit does Depp look like him in those Wonderland posters.
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No one gives a shit what you think, Dickbag.
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ZAC EFRON FOR DEATH NOTE!
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I wonder if it'll have the robot giant spider with the death-by-suction-cup weapon? At least, that's what it looked like to my recollection of the series.
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Marty has killer abs and decides to let his Mom blow him before he goes back.
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Zac Efron in ARMY OF TWO.
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Jan 28, 2010 2:27:03 PM CST
Shouldn't this guy be remaking Dirty Dancing or something?
by liquidlunch
Efron will never live down the High School musicals, and should not be cast in genre movies other than musicals or chick flicks. Stay the fuck away!
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...bought the series last year. It was really better than I remembered as a kid. Sure, parts were hokey, but it wasn't nearly as stupid as a lot of cartoons to come along later. And Race actually had a couple of women. Still, while at the time I thought they should make a good live action movie on this, Jonny's like 12. Don't see Zach Efron in it. Saw the guy on SNL though. Seems okay.
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he gets to bang Vanessa Hudgens every night.
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Pretty much the only thing I've seen him in was "Hairspray" though.
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No men in their movies
Just hair styles and product placement for feminine hygiene products
Guys who are interchangeable with the chicks in media now
All they're lacking is silicone boobs
Zero body hair, facial features that are very feminine
Yeah, we bread a generation of lesbians
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To be honest I haven't seen really any of his work, except for maybe small clips here and there. I don't have anything against him really...I guess I understand why he did those movies, but I see nothing redeemable about them. And what is so admirable about his non-Musical choices? 17 again? Generic action film? Generic sci-fi film? They could be good, but it will depend on how mainstream the roles are/ how shitty the movies are. It really just sounds like he's gonna be another Shia.
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I'm not proud, but it was entertaining stuff.
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Backstreet boys and N Sync? New kids on the block? Michael Jackson in his prime? Hell even Elvis wasn't exactly prime cut man beef in his early days.Stick feminine pretty boys in anything and you'll get a bunch of teenage girls running around with wet panties all day.Even an animated mecha action war series like Gundam Wing had a mostly Teen girl fanbase back in its prime.
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can't deny it. love that dude from reno 911. "I'm want to enroll my Son."
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And that people cannot distinguish for the life of them good acting and vanilla manufactured line readings. Honest to God if David Cassidy came out today he'd have a huge career on his hands and goons on aicn would be singing his praises.
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Look at him. He is literally a live action version of those bishonen pretty boys in every anime conceived. Not being negative, but it's the look he has.
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just because it pretends it doesn't have a limp wrist
Doesn't meant it doesn't
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I can't help but smile at someone who brings up Agent Cody Banks then calls everyone else a loser. Cheers sir!I have no problem with Efron. I have literally never seen one thing he has done but know what....throw a blonde wig on that kid and I'LD fuck him. That Vanessa Hudgens is one lucky girl...or the opposite of that...whatever.
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Jan 28, 2010 7:13:39 PM CST
I thought this article was going to say SPIDERMAN 4
by gibsonusa returns
you know it.
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Anyhow, I'd prefer Efron over Lautner as Parker. But let's hope neither happens.Oh! And no Shia either.
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For real I never heard this. Sony can not be that stupid to cast that Lautner kid as Spidey? Jeez i know it won't happen, so I'm ok.
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I agree that he should have played Speed. I'm pretty sure he would have taken in the young female audience and forced their parents along. No disrespect to Emile, who was good.
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I think Zac Efron could either play a young Spidey or a young Supes, like a pre-fortress Clark Kent, but since we've that several times now, it'll probably never happen. I would take him as Spidey however, especially since the reboot is calling for a High school aged Peter Parker
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Where ?
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George Washington = Mass Murderer You're welcome.
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Efron as the Venture-version of Jonny Quest would be kind of awesome.
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Here on planet Earth.Let me phrase it differently for clarity so you understand... I'd prefer Efron over Lautner as Parker.
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...uh... NO!
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I once read that he was going to star in a movie based on the anime Full Metal Panic
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