August 2007

Zac Efron Teen heartthrob Zac Efron is certainly taking his sudden celebrity in stride. more » Vanessa Hudgens … It took just one movie — High School Musical — to catapult Vanessa Hudgens to teen fame. more » Ashley Tisdale “There are so many different sides to [Sharpay] in this movie.” more » Corbin Bleu … Most teens know Corbin Bleu as one of the hottest new actors and singers on the rise today. more » Will there be a High School Musical 3?Executive producer Bill Borden said when HSM was originally pitched it included story arcs for three separate […]

Sharpay definitely turns it up a notch in HSM2. How fun was that? There are so many different sides to her in this movie. She’s definitely worse in this movie — obviously — she’s trying to take someone’s boyfriend away from them and that’s not always nice. There’s also a very vulnerable side to her that you haven’t seen and how she acts in front of her parents — she acts like a little princess, like she’s the sweetest girl in town and when they are not around she’s very conniving. She’s trying to seduce Troy over to her side […]

While you might not know he’s an avid collector of belt buckles (he’s got 90 of them), most teens know Corbin Bleu as one of the hottest new actors and singers on the rise today. The Brooklyn native topped the success of High School Musical with his lead role in Jump In! and then followed it up with the release of his solo album “Another Side.” And, there are no signs of slowing down. I understand you celebrated your 18th birthday on the set of HSM2. How did you celebrate? It was so crazy actually; the last three birthdays I’ve […]

With just a handful of feature film credits, including the critically acclaimed Thirteen, and a host of recurring TV-role credits on her resume, it took just one movie — High School Musical — to catapult Vanessa Hudgens to teen fame. “From the beginning I always wanted to sing and dance,” Hudgens tells us. And today the 18-year-old actor and singer is doing just that. This past year has to have been such a whirlwind for you — with the success of HSM, the concert tour and the release of your album V. What’s been the best part of all of […]

Teen heartthrob Zac Efron is certainly taking his sudden celebrity in stride. Tanned and casually clad in jeans and a plaid shirt, Efron politely greets me at the Beverly Hills Hilton, ready to begin what’s going to be a very long day of press on Disney’s sure-to-be-successful High School Musical 2. Humbled by his popularity, he remains grounded, focused and true to his passions. Here’s what Efron had to share with us. In “HSM2” you will be doing all the singing, what did you have to do to train for that? [The singing voice of Troy Bolton was voiced by […]

Ready for the return of a drama about certain families that involves adultery, treachery, murders of family members by rival gangs, love affairs, plots to create power shifts, turf wars and more? No, The Sopranos hasn’t come back. These real-life “mobs” are the heroes, heroines, villains and those of murky intent found in Animal Planet‘s cult hit Meerkat Manor, debuting its third season Aug. 10. Already a part of pop culture, with references to the ‘kats made on shows such as Rescue Me, Jeopardy!, Brothers & Sisters and The Class, the series offers all the combined cuteness and hard-edged reality […]

Eric Johnson isn’t what you’d call a slacker. As we talk, it’s only a little before 7am his time, and he already sounds upbeat, focused and ready to attack the day — which is fitting for a guy who’s taken on the title role in SCI FI‘s new Flash Gordon series (premiering Aug. 10). And even though he’s already many weeks into production, he maintains that for him, this new adventure just gets more and more exciting. “I was a little worried that after we got into the realities of making this show, that the enthusiasm would wane,” he says. […]