Zac Efron to Star in Untitled Mandate Pictures Thriller
Although the actor has yet to comment, according to the Hollywood Reporter the 21-year-old has apparently signed on to star in an as-yet-to-be-titled Mandate Pictures film.
Zac Efron has signed to star in an untitled thriller for Mandate Pictures, which is being written by Leslie Dixon.
The plot is being kept under wraps but it is described as “a sexy thriller.” The deal continues the evolution of Efron from the teen heartthrob of the “High School Musical” franchise to a more mature leading man, and also sees him stepping into producing shoes. He will act as executive producer with Mandate’s Nathan Kahane. READ MORE
Source: Hollywood Reporter
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
hmm… very sexy efron doing an sexy thriller? YES!
not sure if this is true though.. i’ll wait until zac confirms the news
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:56 pm
This is fantastic news. I definitely don’t think Variety and THR are unreliable sources so I’m going to say this is a go!! Wow a sexy thriller?? Yes yes and more yes!!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
I’m really looking forward to hearing more plot and casting news about this. With “Footloose” no longer a project involving Zac, there had been a loss of the script approval we’d heard about. I’m pleased to see as of now he’ll be an executive producer on this film endeavor. I hope he learns a lot and continues to grow both in front of and behind the camera.
Go Zac, Go!
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Please please let this be for real. Also, exec producing? You go boy! *sigh*
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:52 pm
I must admit that ‘a sexy thriller’ has a very nice ring to it. It conjures up some very pleasant images for me.
Though I always love news of a new Zac movie, I think I’m most excited about the executive producer part. I love that he will be involved in all aspects of the movie from the get go and I love that he wants to be!
Even though it’s HSM that put him on the map and shot him to fame, Hairspray was such a good career move for him. It’s really brought about so many opportunities. I love that so many people involved in that movie have wanted to work with him again.
Yay Zac!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:38 pm
RS Zac autographed cover auction at EBay to benefit the GRAMMY foundation: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360163540499
June 24th, 2009 at 12:20 am
A “sexy thriller”? I’m looking forward to hearing more about that!
This is great…Vanessa’s going to be in Sucker Punch (which sounds AWESOME) and now Zac’s going to be in some type of thriller/action movie. This is my dream come true!
June 25th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Wow! Awesome news!