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Zac Efron Now Hates Musicals

Posted by Lindy Parker

 

Zac Efron's rising fame may have him fancy free, but he's no longer Footloose...

The High School Musical graduate exited the remake of the Kevin Bacon-led '80s classic because he felt another song-and-dance flick could thwart his transition into adult roles — which means he's looking for non-musicals. Efron had script approval on the movie and dismissed the latest rewrite last week, a member of the production told the site. (TV Guide)

Actually, we can kind of see where he's coming from with this.  A Footloose re-make might sound like a good time, but before you know it you're starring in Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights.  And, even though we secretly kind of enjoyed that movie (The Orishas featuring Heather Headley? Holla!), we imagine Diego Luna wishes he had gotten script approval ahead of time.  That said, if Efron's claims to be looking for more "adult" roles, we're not sure 17 Again is going to get the job done.

"The whole idea of playing a 37-year-old guy as a 17-year-old was just the most exciting prospect for me," Efron told Gus Van Sant in Interview magazine. "I was really intrigued by the idea. I've always been kind of an old man, so to speak." (TV Guide)

Ah, we see now.  17 Again is actually an adult role.  Silly us.  Efron is so wise.  Even if we're not totally buying it, we can appreciate that when you're sitting there getting interviewed by Gus Van Sant about a movie in which you play Matthew Perry as a high schooler who eats cheese whiz from the can, you need to make it sound as gritty as possible.  

Sidenote: Is it us, or does Z.Ef kind of look like Pete from Mad Men in that picture?

Previously:

Photo of the Day: Zac Efron, Down and Dirrty

Separated at Birth: Zac Efron and the Teenage Bruce Willis

Today in TMI:  Zac Efron (and His Mom) Love a Condom

Zac Efron: Really? Star of the Year?

 


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Lindy Parker has worked as a ghostwriter, editor, dance instructor and a purveyor of dreams, one beer at a time. She now writes for nerve.com's TV blog, "The Remote Island." She loves Charles Dickens and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and also, straight-to-video releases with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It's possible she reads more teen fiction than she should. She hails from Los Angeles, her hometown and soul mate, but she lives in Brooklyn, the fling she'll never forget.

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