Zac Efron and Justin Timberlake are reportedly both eying the same role in the possible film adaptation of the hit Tony-winning Broadway musical Memphis, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Both actors traveled to the Big Apple to check out the show — Zac Efron twice — and are reportedly interested in the lead role of ’50s-era radio Huey Calhoun, based on the real life of Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips. Oliver Stone has been spotted taking in the musical this past spring, and his rep confirmed that the director met with one of the show’s writers, keyboardist David Bryan, about doing a film adaptation but nothing has surfaced past that. Meaning no studio, writers or development is happening yet.

I think Memphis natives will be particularly interested in the project not just because of the historical context or even the namesake but also getting Timberlake in the film because he is in fact a native of the Memphis area (from Millington). Efron seems to have a tough schedule coming soon and his commitment to non-musical roles may deter his interest in the musical as nothing more than just a fan.

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Disney’s “High School Musical” premiered on the Disney Channel in 2006, and introduced us to a number of characters that will stick with us for the rest of our lives, including:

- Troy Bolton (Zac Efron)
- Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens)
- Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale)
- Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel)
- Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu)
- Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman)
- Olesya Rulin (Kelsi Nielsen)
- Alyson Reed (Ms. Darbus)
- Bart Johnson (Coach Jack Bolton)

Take the poll below to let us know which HSM character is your favorite!

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Zac Efron tells Graduates what happens after high school.

We told you last year (hey – look how topical we are, being down with 2009 and all that) that there were plans afoot to turn Mariah “Probably Pregnant” Carey’s life into a musical and now reports in Britain claim that superstar singer Leona Lewis could take the lead role.

“Mariah secretly likes the idea of Leona playing her. Not only is she exotic, she’s the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah’s eight-octave vocal range,” Metro reports a source as saying.

Yeah, yeah, we kind of see what you’re saying here, and it would surely be a stupid move to have Ashlee Simpson try and perform those type of vocal gymnastics. But Leona is well, so, so, *whispers it* bland. We’re not sure she’s got the right edge of crazy to bring Mimi’s magnificence to the stage. But then again, they’ve also mentioned Eva Longoria (?) and Vanessa Hudgens (???) as other possible stars to take the role. But our resolution for 2009 (along with promising not to think a day without a drug story means Amy Winehouse is getting better, and trying very hard to not think mean thoughts about Peaches Geldof) is to be more accepting, man, so let’s see what happens here. In the meantime, we’d like to come up with some equally outside-the-box casting suggestions for Tommy Mottola. To start, how about Russell Brand or Zac Efron? No? [Photos: FilmMagic, WireImage]

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One of the final songs from Disneys High School Musical 2 featuring the entire cast from the film.

via omg.yahoo.com Former “High School Musical” stud Zac Efron cheered the Lakers on to victory during Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Thursday…

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In a recent interview Vanessa Hudgens said that she would love to have a cameo in the upcoming movie “Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventures” both being executive produced by and starring Disney’s Ashley Tisdale, but from the interview below it sounds like Vanessa is super busy promoting her own movies right now and may not have time to appear in A.Tis’ “Fabulous Adventures.”

Although, the good news is that Ashley spilled the beans that there IS a cameo appearance from one of the stars of “High School Musical,” she just wont let us know who it is!

Any guesses?

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Zac Efron, who turns 22 Oct. 18, likes his new film Me and Orson Welles a whole lot more than his earlier work.

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There is something to be said about teen flicks and something else altogether to be said about Musical, teen flicks. I am not much of a musical type person and the movies I tend to like lean more towards serious and heartfelt, but I have to admit this is the type of movie that manages to squeeze in jingle-type songs, famous young actors and a gazillion morals all into less than 2 hours. It is quite impressive.I believe one of the reasons teen movies are suitable for…well, teens, is because there is always some hot young thing to drool over in order to snag their attention, and just in case you did not read the blurb before you watched it, the movie recaps everything under the sun that you could possibly want your kids to know – always be yourself, stand up for what you believe in, support your friends etc.High School Musical is all about Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), the young basketball captain and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the child Einstein. On New Year’s Eve the two are forced to sing together but manage to exchange phone numbers afterwards. When the school year starts Troy is surprised to discover that Gabriella is a new student at his school in Albequerque, New Mexico. The drama teacher, Ms. Darbus announces auditions for the upcoming Musical and Gabriella and Troy decide not to audition. Gabriella thinks she needs to focus on her studies and Troy thinks while Gabriella thinks his singing is good, his showerhead is the only thing that is very impressed with it.As school life goes on, Troy tries to focus on his basketball and Gabriella on her science club but I guess it is not that easy because they both decide to admit their interest in singing and start to consider auditioning for the Musical. Troy’s friend Chad is not too impressed with Troy admitting to such a feminine tendency such as singing and uses the basketball team to bully him into forgetting the whole thing. Meanwhile others around the school take Troy’s example and admitting to inner-most desires such as cooking, or dancing, instrument playing and more.Troy and Gabriella, after a few embarrassing moments, audition for the musical. They quickly find out that they are being called back for a second audition. The basketball team needs Troy to win and the Decathlon team (Science club) needs Gabriella to win. The two teams devise a plan to separate Troy and Gabriella and ensure they do not go for the callback audition and everything goes down hill from there. Gabriella gets angry with Troy, Troy gets angry with the team and his dad, the Decathlon and the Basketball team feel bad about what they have done and no one is happy. So while this movie is still young and undeveloped in terms of acting abilities (and that is only my opinion of course), it still manages to pass on a few messages. Be yourself no matter what. Stand up for yourself and for what you want. Be confident and true to yourself. Support your friends in what they want instead of trying to fit them into your own molds of what they should be like. Accept the fact that people are different. Be honest, lying will catch up and bite you on the ass. There is no end to the things you can learn from a movie.

Verse 1: Everybody’s always talking at me Everybody’s tryna get in my head I wanna listen to my own heart talking I need to count on my self instead Hook 1: (Don’t you ever) lose yourself to get what you want (don’t you ever) get on a ride then wanna get off (don’t you ever) push away the ones you should have held close did you ever let go? did you ever not know? Chorus: I’m not gonna stop That’s who i am I’ll give it all i got that is my plan When i find what i lost You know you can Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It ( on me) I’m gonna make it right That is the way To turn my life around Today is the day Am i the type of guy that means what i say? Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It Verse 2: How will i know if there’s a path worth taking Should i question ever move i make With all i’ve lost my heart is breakin’ I don’t wanna make the same mistake Hook 2: (Don’t you ever) doubt your dream will ever come true (Don’t you ever) blame the world and never blame you (I would never) try to live a lie again I don’t wanna win this game if i can’t play it my way Chorus: I’m not gonna stop that’s who i am (who i am) I’ll give it all i got that is my plan (that’s my plan) When i find what i lost You know you can (know you can) Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It ( bet on me) I’m wanna make it right That is the way To turn my life around Today is the day Am i the type of guy that means what i say? Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It,Bet On It Breakdown (spoken): Oh Hold up Give …