'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' 10/24/08

[ALIASd]

'High School' cast graduates after big-screen sequel

Updated 1h 57m ago

Photos by Disney Enterprises
Making sweet music: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are
a couple in High School Musical and in real life.


Dream girl: Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) is the center of
attention in the dream-sequence number I Want It All,
which took three days to shoot.


Swan song: Lucas Grabeel, left, Jemma McKenzie-Brown, Monique Coleman, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens return to Salt Lake City's East High -- which on-screen is set in Albuquerque -- to film the third High School Musical.
A fourth is in the works, but the main stars aren't expected to be back.


By William Keck
USA TODAY
July 8, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY — School's out for summer. Out for good, actually. At least for Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel — the six principal players in Disney's High School Musical franchise.

Shooting just wrapped for their big-screen grand finale, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, due Oct. 24. While a fourth film is in the works, no one expects the primary players to return.

But for much of the spring and summer, the actors were together again at East High, where the original Disney Channel movie took off in 2006 and became a pop culture sensation, fueled by drama and dance numbers from Efron and Hudgens' sweethearts Troy and Gabriella; their pals Bleu and Coleman; and twin rivals played by Tisdale and Grabeel.

For the third time, set designers have transformed Salt Lake City's East High School into Disney's version of a freshly painted slice of academic Americana. Outside the main entrance, a red banner proclaiming "Congratulations Wildcats: Back to Back Champions!" has been hung.

Broadway-grade red curtains hang in the auditorium for the musical numbers. And in the gym, Troy's basketball jersey has been retired, displayed up high next to those of his father and best pal, Chad.

The first HSM was shot for $4.2 million, the second, $7.8 million. Though there's more to work with for Senior Year (no one will say how much), the sets are still kept in the simple style of actual high school musical productions. Even a fantasy sequence features palm trees and flames made of paper.

"We always try to keep a naiveté," explains Kenny Ortega, who has directed all three films. "There is more scale and detail in High School Musical 3, but it's still our world — young people wishing and aspiring."

It has been a struggle to keep filming to its 45-day schedule, necessitating shoots that have lasted up to 18 hours. But the young actors aren't complaining. With summer temperatures on the rise, they have been hanging out in a inflatable kiddie pool outside Efron and Hudgens' trailer or in Tisdale's trailer, where the big draw is Guitar Hero on her Wii — a particular favorite of Efron's.

Full article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/...usical-3_N.htm


'HSM 3' moves ahead - 11/3/07
http://micechat.com/forums/showthrea...ead-82333.html

[DisneyPro]

Interesting... With the Sucess of HSM 1 and 2, let's hope magic number 3 can finish the HSM movies strong.

[tinkermonkey]

Thanks for the update. Now we just sit and wait to hear about when/where the premiere is for this one. We actually are in DL from the 18-25th, so my daughter is hopeful for something fun going on that week due to the release date on the 24th! (Dad is just hoping that Indy is open that week...)

[stitchon]

Originally Posted by DisneyPro

Interesting... With the Sucess of HSM 1 and 2, let's hope magic number 3 can finish the HSM movies strong.

Let's hope they finish them off for good!

[DisneyPro]

Originally Posted by stitchon

Let's hope they finish them off for good!

Just what I was thinking... lol

[<3WillTurner]

sigh.
honestly?
god, hsm is getting so tired.

[ALIASd]

Hey, they keep paging you two for the "Hey, It's show BUSINESS" roundtable meeting in the dimly-lit, dusty cubicle in the basement of the R.O.D. building at the studio. Don't be late for the follow-up, "License to print money" meeting either.

[<3WillTurner]

mmmph.

[ALIASd]

'HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR' trailer premiere 7/13/08 on Disney Channel

The trailer for High School Muiscal 3: Senior Year will premiere @ 7:55PM ET/PT on Sunday, July 13, on the Disney Channel. The online launch kicks off on Disney.com July 14 @ 12:01AM ET.

“We’re paying homage to the fans by debuting our first look on the very network that launched the franchise,” said Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. "'High School Musical’ is a worldwide phenomenon and as such, it is important to pursue a nearly simultaneous launch of the first look to fans everywhere, employing our online venue, Disney.com, as well as our international Disney Channels and Jetix platforms.”

Hosted by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, and including the song “Now or Never” from High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the trailer features all new footage from the highly anticipated movie, which is slated for release Oct. 24, 2008.

The High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack from Walt Disney Records will be in stores Oct. 21, 2008.

[ALIASd]

Trailer at:

http://disney.go.com/index

[Joshrzmeup]

Watched the trailer, and it didn't make me want to go see the movie. At all. In fact, it made it look kinda boring, imo.

[Dan - Tasmic!]

Here's the trailer:

YouTube Video

[Kritter]

Is Zach Effron always crying when he sings?

[stitchon]

I'd cry too if I had to be in that movie.

[Kritter]

Originally Posted by stitchon

I'd cry too if I had to be in that movie.

or even watching it... haha