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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - High School Musical star Zac Efron is looking for a raise, according to Life & Style. For the fourth installment of the franchise, the magazine reports that the actor is "thinking in the $8 million to $10 million range, but it depends on how the [third] movie opens and how desperately they want him back."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) -A man described as a "deranged fan" attacked Zac Efron last night in London, according to the UK's Daily Mail.
The man reportedly began shouting and pointing at the "High School Musical" star and then lunged forward and tried to grab Efron's hair.
Security quickly removed Efron and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens from the area.
An onlooker said: 'Some guy was just stood near the door where Zac and Vanessa emerged.
'He just reached over and grabbed the side of Zac's head. There was no provocation. It all turned into a bit of a mess.
'He was shouting all kinds of things at Zac. Their security team eventually dealt with it. They had to bundle Zac into a car, but at one point it looked as though the man was going to be pushed into it with him.'

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Following the success of High School Musical 3's forty million dollar opening weekend, Paramount Pictures is fast tracking a remake of "Footloose" staring Zac Efron, Variety reports.

"Footloose" tells the story of a group of teens rebelling against authority when their religiously conservative town bans dancing. The film made Kevin Bacon a star in the early 1980s and had a hugely influential soundtrack.

Efron will reportedly be paid seven figures for the updated "Footloose."

In addition to all three High School Musicals, Efron made his big screen debut in "Hairspray."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - It's the nomination that no Hollywood star wants to receive: The Razzie, which singles out the worst performances and movies of the year.

Tom Cruise was singled out as "Worst Actor" for his role in "Valkyrie." Other nominees include Zac Efron for "High School Musical 3," Eddie Murphy, Keanu Reeves and Mark Wahlberg.

Paris Hilton is up for the "Worst Actress" title for her film "The Hottie and The Nottie." The film is also up for "Worst Picture." Other nominated actresses include Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria-Parker and Reese Witherspoon.

The 29th Annual Razzie Awards ceremony will be handed on February 21 in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron could play Jonny Quest in a new live-action version of the cartoon classic according to IESB.net.

Never mind that in the cartoon Quest is twelve-year-old boy, it looks like Warner Brothers is going to age the role a bit to fit Efron.

Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is reportedly the leading contender for role of Jonny's guardian Race Bannon. Although if they make Jonny 17 or 18 years old, its not clear exactly what his relationship with Jonny will be.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - "High School Musical" star and teen heartthrob Zac Efron has been named breakthrough performer of the year at ShoWest, a gathering of movie theater owners and distributors.

Efron will next be seen on screen in the age-swapping comedy "17 Again."

Other 2009 ShoWest honorees include Sienna Miller, Chris Pine and Bradley Cooper.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron has pulled out of a planned remake of the '80s classic "Footloose," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Efron reportedly thinks another musical wouldn't be the best thing for his career right now.

The news was a big surprise to studio executives, with one saying: "People had been working on this project since last July - we were all shocked."

Efron’s effort to play a more serious role was set to kick off last year with the release of “Me and Orson Welles,” a drama with Claire Danes, directed by Richard Linklater, in which he plays a Broadway actor who has a chance meeting with Welles in 1937.

The film, scheduled for 2008, has not yet been released. Efron's next release, "17 Again" opens in April.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron, who announced he was dropping out of Paramount's planned "Footloose" remake, is reportedly in negotiations to star in the adaptation of the novel "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud."

According to Variety, the film would re-team Efron with his "17 Again" director Burr Steers.

The novel tells the story of cemetery caretaker who has weekly meetings with a younger brother whose death he feels responsible for.

Production is set to begin this summer. Meantime, Paramount is reportedly looking at other actors to take on the lead role in "Footloose."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron says the fear of typecasting is why he decided to drop out of the planned remake of Footloose.

"I'm sure Footloose would have been a huge challenge," Efron tells EW.com, "but the actors that I love and the actors that work really hard in this industry are always shaking things up, trying new genres, acquiring new skill sets. That's what's always going to appeal to me: the unknown."

As X17online reported last week, instead Zac has agreed to re-team with 17 Again director Burr Stears to star in The Death & Life of Charlie St. Cloud, which is a super-natural coming of age/romance story.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron may want to think about how his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens will react when he tells a reporter that he "never" thinks of getting married.

"I’m definitely not getting married. In this business, you’re either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I’m not getting married until I’m 40. If ever," Efron says in the upcoming issue of GQ. "The thought never crossed my mind."

Efron also opens up about the infamous photograph of he and Hudgens apparently taken in a sex shop.

"That’s a Halloween store," Efron says. "You know those stores that pop up during Halloween? But there’s always an adult section. And somehow there was a brilliant lapse in judgment, and I decided to take a photo with a fan, in front of a giant dildo or something."

Zac says is embarrassed by the picture and says his parents and friends tease him about it.

"My mom was like, 'Zac, what are you doing in a sex shop?' And I was like, 'Mom, it’s not a sex shop.' My dad called me, and he’s like, 'Y’know, Zac, just from now on’—it was literally straight out of American Pie— 'if you’re shopping for sex toys, don’t take pictures with fans inside the store.' I’m like, 'Really, Dad? I’ll take that into consideration next time I’m stocking up.’ And then my friend is like, 'Next time why don’t you take a picture holding a giant dildo? Really give ’em something to talk about,'" jokes Efron.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron has a signed up for another film, and he's adding Executive Producer to resume on this one as well.

According to Variety, Zac is teaming with writer Leslie Dixon - she also wrote Hairspray - for a currently untitled thriller. Zac will star in the film and serve as Executive Producer along with Dixon.

We can't tell you a lot of details about the film's plot, but we can tell you that if Zac is in it, we're probably going to want to see it!

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac may be getting in to the world of celebrity PR for his next role.

Mark Malkin at E! News reports Zac's peeps are considering turning the new novel Spin into a feature film. The book is described as The Devil Wears Prada for the public relations crowd.

Although no deals are set, many fans could be excited about the idea of Zac playing an assistant to a hard-partying, coke-snorting, assistant-abusing publicist. And even though Zac's character is straight, he finds himself forced to be a little hetero-flexible to please an important client.

Could be a great way for Zac to break that clean-cut High School Musical Image.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron has just landed a very grown up role as a money launderer in the Swedish remake, Snabba Cash, which in English means "easy money."

The Warner Bros. production, based on a novel, is a remake of a film that gained popularity in Sweden. The thriller involves several storylines that include drugs and organized crime.

Efron will play the main character who is hoping to become rich by becoming a runner for a cocaine dealer.

The flick will be produced by Efron and his producing partner, Jason Barrett. Snabba Cash is scheduled for a 2011 release date.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Zac Efron will be starring in an upcoming comedy that focuses on workplace humor.

For the untitled Jason Filardi project, Efron will star and produce along with Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot.

This will be the second time the actor works with Jason Filardi ... the first being the movie 17 Again. That project grossed $136 million.

Up next, Efron stars in Charlie St. Cloud hitting theaters July 30.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, and Ashton Kutcher are in negotiations to star in Valentine's Day follow-up New Year's Eve. They will join rumored cast Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry, and Zac Efron. Glee's Lea Michele and Abigail Breslin have already signed on for the film, and Gary Marshall will direct.

The movie centers around the lives of several couples and singles in New York, and how they intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

The film is set to begin shooting mid-December in New York.