Oct 19 2008
A Look At - Zac Efron
This week, I am taking a closer look at the career of Zac Efron. I would say life and career, but Zac really is just beginning his life. The actor happened to turn 21 just yesterday, so as far as life goes he has a long way to go. He is one of the fresh new faces that have hit it big in recent years, and he can thank High School Musical for that. The last movie in that trilogy comes out on October 24. It is senior year, so we will be saying good-bye to this crew of high schoolers with Zac as their leader.
That doesn’t mean we are saying good-bye to Zac though. He is already looking ahead to his future, and he has big plans. Just a couple of weeks ago, he was featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s Photo Issue, and inside he talked about the future. He wants to learn about acting from some of the best. One name he mentioned was Johnny Depp. Zac knows he has a long way to go when it comes to acting, so why not learn from some of the best out there. He has a long life ahead of him.
He might get his chance to learn from Johnny Depp in the near future. Zac is in talks to appear in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie with Johnny Depp. This would be the fourth movie in that wildly popular movie, and the rumor is Disney is setting things up for Zac to take over as the lead if Johnny Depp decides he no longer wants to be involved with the Pirates at some point. They want to bring in Zac now just to have him known and ready to slide right into the lead spot. As of this weekend, he is also in talks to take on the lead in a live action American remake of a anime movie series, Death Note.
Another role Zac is in talks to come in as is in the Footloose remake. Kevin Bacon has actually given Zac his blessing to come in here. This one looks to be set for a 2010 release if it happens. No, we will not get me started on the whole ‘its another remake, ugh’ debate. Footloose was one of my favorite movies growing up, and I can actually see Zac Efron in that role and movie. He fits unlike Orlando Bloom in the Saturday Night Live remake. Bloom does not fit. No way. No how.
As with any movies these days, casting is important. Efron in a Footloose remake actually works in my head. What do you think? Does he fit? Are you a fan of Zac Efron or is he new to you like he is to me? I’ll be honest here. I’ve never even seen High School Musical, but he is hard to miss with how the cast is all over these days. Check out some pictures of Zac below.
