Zac Efron the Cover of ‘USA Weekend’
In the accompanying article, Zac touches on something he’s mentioned a lot recently, that he’s growing up and moving away from the Disney image he had for so many years thanks to the High School Musical movies. Even though his current movie, 17 Again , is about getting the chance to do things over Again at age 17, he says he was able to do the part differently: “ I saw it as a more complex part that could help me shift into adult material .”

Empire: Movie News - Efron Looks To Full Metal Panic
Don't panic! It seems that Zac Eftron really isn't done with High School yet. Following the close of his HSM days, there was hope that he would be kicking off his Sunday shoes as the senior banned from dancing in the remake of Footloose , but when he cut loose from that, it seemed that 17 Again might be his graduation from teen movies. But he is now looking at crazily titled manga adaptation Full Metal Panic (not to be confused with Full Metal Alchemist - or indeed Schoolgirl Milky Crisi

Zac Efron’s Secret Cinema Dates
Zac Efron loves early morning cinema trips. The “17 Again” star says his and “High School Musical” co-star girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens enjoy watching movies but avoid busy evening screenings so they can have some privacy. He said: “That’s probably like, the best thing to do - we just don’t go on a Friday night or Saturday night. [...]

Zac Efron's Quest for a New Image
As he continues to put his High School Musical past further behind him, 17 Again star Zac Efron appears to be making a bid for action-adventure stardom. Efron, who bowed out of the upcoming Footloose remake because he doesn't want to be stereotyped as a Musical actor , is reportedly mulling a couple of projects far removed from his singing-cinema origins. The Los Angeles Times reports that Efron is in the running to star in a big-screen adaptation of Jonny Quest , a sci-fi...

Zac Efron Wants to be Luke Skywalker
The High School Musical Star filmed scenes for his new movie 17 Again at Lucas' museum-like home, Skywalker Ranch, and now he's begging the movie mogul for a leading role in his Star Wars TV series.

Use The Force... Zac??
"High School Musical" Star Zac Efron had the chance to visit George Lucas' museum-like home, Skywalker Ranch, during the filming of his "17 Again" film. And Efron was so inspired by Lucas' collection that he is now requesting to be considered for the lead role in the "Star Wars" TV series. " There were real stormtrooper outfits, real memorabilia from the movie. There were a lot of valuable things we were wrecking in that house. That element, that nerd...

Uncle Hank Crashes Zac Efron’s Pool Party
‘High School Musical’ couple Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, former *NSYNC star Lance Bass, Queen Latifah, Nicole Ritchie and Good Charlotte boyfriend Joel Madden were among the stars who taped a comedy clip for FunnyOrDie.com with Adam Shankman, the man behind the ‘Prop 8 the Musical’ skit and producer the Efron starring ‘17 Again’. “Basically Tom Lennon plays Zac’s embarrassing Uncle Hank crashing a Hollywood Pool party,” Jake Syzmanski...

Michelle Trachtenberg Takes Us Back To Being '17 Again'
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg stopped by to talk about her role in 17 Again and in an upcoming episode of Gossip Girl. In the former, Matthew Perry plays Mike O'Donnell, a man who is pushing forty and whose glory days are way behind him: his marriage has fallen apart; he has been passed over for a promotion at work, and his kids think he's a loser. O'Donnell is miraculously given a second chance to relive his hey days when he is transformed back to his 17-year old self, played by Zac Efron....

Zac Efron Played Matthew Perry!
Zac Efron played a younger version of Matthew Perry in the new movie "17 Again" but we all know Matthew has aged well! As you can see, Matthew was in high spirits the other day while picking up his car from a local valet! Photo:CelebrityPuke.com

Zac Efron wants to be Luke Skywalker.
Zac Efron says he wants to bring Luke Skywalker to TV after playing with some of the “Star Wars” props at George Lucas’ California mansion. Zac filmed scenes for his new movie “17 Again” at Lucas’ home, Skywalker Ranch, and now he’s begging George for a leading role in his Star Wars TV series. He says, “There [...]

Do You Think Zac Efron Can Make the Transition From Teen Star to Serious Actor?
As Zac Efron gears up for next week's release of 17 Again, he's been doing lots of interviews and talking about his career. He told USA Today, "I'm definitely not the best actor in the world at this point. But hopefully, with time and effort and smart decisions, that will change." Zac's already working on his image by dropping out of Footloose and talking about admiring Leonardo's career - do you think Zac can make the transition from teen star to serious actor?Do You Think Zac Efron Can Make...

Zac Efron is back on the big screen
Teenage heartthrob Zac Efron is back on the big screen with Friends star Matthew Perry in 17 Again

Zac Efron is back on the big screen
Teenage heartthrob Zac Efron is back on the big screen with Friends star Matthew Perry in 17 Again Skip related content Related photos / videos Zac Efron is back on the big screen Related content Have your say: Celebrity The comedy is about a 37-year-old guy who who gets a second chance at life when, as the title suggests, he becomes 17 Again. Efron said: "There is so much adolescent insecurity that...

Michelle Trachtenberg Tells Seventeen About Georgina's Return on Gossip Girl!
We are all patiently waiting to see what kind of drama Georgina Sparks is going to bring to the Upper East Side when she returns to Gossip Girl on April 27. Georgina, the bad Girl everyone loves to hate, is played by Michelle Trachtenberg (she's so sweet in real life!), who is appearing with Zac Efron in the new comedy 17 Again. Seventeen caught up with Michelle to talk about Georgina's return to GG! Click "read more" to see the interview!

In Evil Aliens Vs. The Pearson Family, We're Rooting For The Aliens [Crappy Aliens]
We wish we could flush the new crop of family-friendly alien movie? The world's under attack, and only the chick from High School Musical and her family can save us all from enslavement. We're doomed.Just this once, God, won't you let the aliens win and enslave the clan of mild-mannered kids with the bratty tween sister, before we all have to learn an important lesson about family? The new trailer actually plays "Eye Of The Tiger" for the family-versus-aliens montage, but I do like the part...

Zac Efron: "I Get Sick of Seeing My Own Face Around"
High School Musical fans probably wouldn't mind looking at Zac Efron the rest of their lives. But the actor, 21, says he tires of seeing his mug plastered everywhere. "I didn't want to be famous," he tells USA Weekend. "I get sick of seeing my own face around." See what Zac Efron looked like in 2004 "I used to get so frustrated," he goes on. "For a while, I felt like I was completely lost...

Zac Efron in USA Weekend
"I'm growing up"Can Disney superstar Zac Efron escape his "High School Musical" past?By Jeanne Dorin McDowellEven by Hollywood standards, Zac Efron has been blessed in the gene department. Sitting in a booth at Casa Vega, a Sherman Oaks, Calif., Mexican restaurant, it's hard not to be mesmerized by his eggshell-blue eyes lined with long lashes and that toothpaste-white smile peering out over the fish taco he's munching on. The gray knit beanie covering his head fails to prevent every waitress...

Zac Efron Says He's Growing Up
Aww, our little man is growing hair in special places and thinking about girls. It’s time for us to sit down and have a special talk with Zac Efron. The High School Musical cutie pie told USA Today, “I’m at a transition point. My taste is changing. I’m growing...

Zac Efron Didn't Want to be Famous
Zac Efron admits he's tired of seeing his face plastered everywhere. The High School Musical star, 21, says he didn't want to be famous. "I didn't want to be famous," he tells USA Weekend . "I get sick of seeing my own face around." "I used to get so frustrated," he goes on. "For a while, I felt like I was completely lost in celebrity-land. I didn't know how to handle it. Now I know that I have to plot where I'm going, when I'm going there and where the back entrance is. It's like I'm...

Zac initially found ‘17 Again’ role intimidating
“Truthfully, in 17 Again, although it takes place in a high school setting, the character is very removed from a high school,” the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying. The film tells the story of Mike O’Donnell (Matthew Perry), a 37-year-old who falls into a river during a mid-life crisis and is transformed into his 17-year-old self (played by Efron). “Adam Shankman, who directed me in Hairspray, came up with the idea and he asked me about it,” Efron said. ...

Zac Efron & Friends on Funny or Die - See Video!
Zac Efron, along with fellow cast members from “17 Again” (among others), puts his best jokes to the test for Funny or Die. Zacaroni and cheese? ...

Zac Efron: Pool Party Video! HOT & Hilarious!
Zac Efron has a little extra time on his hands now that he's done with 17 Again....so, what is he ...

Zac Efron’s Pool Party: FunnyorDie
Here it is! Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were in Los Feliz, California, just a week ago shooting this video for Will Ferrell’s comedy site, Funnyordie.com. The synopsis reads: Zac Efron’s Uncle Hank (played by Zac’s 17 Again co-star Thomas Lennon) and his girlfriend, Randi (Nicole Sullivan), crash Zac’s pool party and they just can not [...]

Zac Efron Is 17 Again
When Leslie Mann signed up to star in upcoming comedy '17 Again' she never imagined she would soon be sprawled on her kitchen floor trying to shield her face from her 10-year-old daughter's tongue. Filming had just begun and earlier that day the 36-year-old actress had locked lips with Zac Efron, 'High School Musical' hunk and her daughter's most fervent crush. In the movie Mann is Scarlett O'Donnell, a mother-of-two whose estranged husband Mike - played by Matthew Perry - is suddenly...

Zac Efron Talks Condoms With 'Rents
At one point in Zac Efron 's new movie, 17 Again , condoms become the main thrust behind his character's speech about lovemaking, which seems somewhat appropriate, given how prophylactics have played such a part in the heartthrob's past.