Via Deadline:

Fox has snapped up life rights for the true crime project Narc, based on the actual story of an All-American college kid-turned-police informant. Zac Efron is attached to star as a student, frat president, and lacrosse team captain who’s busted for drugs intended for a party, then secretly turns narc and helps the cops bust criminals while carrying on his BMOC campus life. Efron’s manager and producing partner Jason Barrett will exec produce with Underground-repped Doug Banker.

As for Narc - described as a “college Donnie Brasco,” Fox is tapping a scribe from its writers program. Julie and Rick Yorn are producing for LBI and Matthew Reilly will co-produce.

Let us know what you think of this possible new project below!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zac is set to star in a brand new thriller entitled ‘Autobahn‘ and co-starring Amber Heard. Check out all the details below!

Zac Efron and Amber Heard have boarded IM Global’s chase thriller Autobahn, which Eran Creevy will shoot this fall on location in Germany.

In the script, written by F. Scott Frazier and Creevy, an American backpacker (Efron) is hired as a pickup driver for a gang of German drug smugglers. But when a job goes awry, he’s forced to flee from his employers, leading to high-speed chases around Munich. Heard will play his girlfriend.

IM Global, which will shop the project to foreign buyers in Cannes, says Autobahn is in the spirit of Gone in 60 Seconds and Unstoppable.

What do you think of this possible new project for Zac? Let us know below!

UPDATE: Thanks to Zac’s publicist for confirming that Zac is confirmed to be shooting this project in the Fall! Check back over the coming months for all the details.

After a few days off following the wrapping of ‘Are We Officially Dating?‘ in New York City, Zac has been at work on the set of the upcoming film Parkland for the past couple of weeks. His co-star Marcia Gay Harden shared an image of herself and Zac on set earlier this week stating:

#Parkland #movie so impressed w @zacefron. Working hard, bringing it to each scene..each moment. I am his newest fan!

Whilst Zac shared an image of the pair tweeting earlier today (February 9th):

Marcia Gay Harden @Beloving2 is a SAINT… So lucky to be working with her. She makes me want to be a better man. – Z

We can’t wait to see how the movie turns out to finally see how this chemistry will work on screen!

In other Parkland news, THR is reporting that the movie has already been picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions in many parts of Europe and Latin America. Plus, other companies have picked it up for distribution across various other territories including Australia, France and India! The movie is expected to be released in Fall 2013 in line with the 50th anniversary of the assassination.

 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zac and his production company Ninjas Runnin’ Wild have a new project in development which will see Zac take the executive producer and lead role in the movie ‘The Falling‘.

Zac Efron and Akiva Goldsman are teaming up for a mystery supernatural project at Warner Bros. titled The Falling.

Efron will star in the film and produce via his Warners-based Ninjas Runnin’ Wild Productions and Goldsman’s Weed Road banner. Also on board to produce are husband-and-wife team Tory Tunnell and Joby Harold of Safehouse Pictures.

Every effort is being made to protect the logline of the project, which is being described as an edgy thriller centering around an otherworldly being. The idea originated within the studio, which then presented it Goldsman and Efron. Goldsman and Harold, the screenwriter who worked on Warners’ upcoming Tom Cruise sci-fi movie All You Need Is Kill, then hammered out a story. The producers will now undertake a search for a screenwriter to take Falling, which is a working title, to the next level of development.

As the project is still in pre-production, with the script still in the very early stages of development, it’ll be a while until production begins but we can’t wait to hear more! PLUS we get to see Zac is his first executive producer role! What do you think of this possible new project? Let us know in the comments below!

Variety are reporting that Zac has signed on to join the upcoming indie drama ‘Parkland‘:

Zac Efron and Marcia Gay Harden have joined the cast of “Parkland,” the indie drama about the assassination of John F. Kennedy that will mark the directorial debut of scribe Peter Landesman.

Efron will portray Dr. Charles Carrico, a surgeon at Parkland Memorial Hospita, where Kennedy was rushed on Nov. 22, 1963 and later pronounced dead. Pic chronicles the events leading up to JFK’s assassination and Abraham Zapruder’s famous documentation of the event. Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton and Jacki Weaver came on board the project during AFM in late October. Variety first reported on Aug. 16 that Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman were producing “Parkland.”

The film, to be shot in Austin, Texas, is being planned for a 2013 U.S. theatrical release to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the assassination.

With Zac working hard in New York shooting ‘Are We Officially Dating?’, its so great to hear more exciting career related news! What do you think of this new project – let us know in the comments below!

UPDATE: We can now confirm, thanks to Zac’s team, that he has signed onto the movie ‘Parkland’ – EXCITING!

The Wrap is reporting that Zac is in talks to star in the upcoming thriller ‘You Belong To Me‘. Directed by Rob Reiner and rumoured to be co-starred by Harrison Ford, the movie is set to commence production in March 2013.

Ford would play a psychiatrist who has a difficult time after one of his female patients commits suicide. He ends up bonding with her brother James (Efron). But things become more difficult when he lets James into his life and James begins seducing his wife and daughter. The project is described along the lines of “Cape Fear.”

What do you think of this possible new project? Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Zac’s new movie The Paperboy co-starring Nicole Kidman, John Cusack and Matthew McConughey and directed by Lee Daniels, hits limited American theaters today.

Build up to the movie has been exciting with exotic premieres at film festivals in Europe this summer, as well as appearances back on home soil – the film most definitely looks interesting! Be sure check out a clip from the movie featuring Zac and Nicole above!

Tickets for screenings are available at Moviefone and Fandango, but be sure to check out your local theater too. Did you go on opening day? Let us know your thoughts on the movie, if you’ve seen it, in the poll below and share your experience in the comments!