Zac Efron

During his Wednesday, May 11, appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the actor, 34, explained that he plays a father to an 11-year-old girl (Ryan Kiera ...

“Zac is secretly relieved about this turn of events as he feels she would be a distraction to him during the filming of the intense drama.” “It was a pretty quick intro to the film — and all the sudden I had this daughter,” the Greatest Showman star recalled. “I didn’t think about it all that much,” Efron said of playing a father for the first time. “We had a pretty heavy dad-daughter scene right off the bat [when filming started], and I realized I was drastically underprepared for this part. The California added a shout-out to his mother, Starla Baskett, who was in the audience. During his Wednesday, May 11, appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the actor, 34, explained that he plays a father to an 11-year-old girl (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) with supernatural powers.

Zac Efron told Ellen Degeneres whether he is ready to be a dad in real life after playing a father in his upcoming movie, "Firestarter."

“I have a little bit more growing to do, probably. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I love you so much, Mom,” he said, waving to his mother in the audience.

During an appearance on The Ellen Show, Zac Efron revealed if he was ready to become a father.

He then sent a sweet shout-out to his mom, Starla Baskett, who was sitting in the audience, saying, "I love you so much, mom." "I didn't think about it all that much," he said. Zac also shared how his experience was playing a father to a young girl—played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong—for the movie.

In a new interview with E! News about his upcoming film Firestarter, Efron was asked if he was open to a High School Musical reboot. "Of course," he responded.

That would be incredible. "I mean to have an opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. "My heart is still there.

Zac Efron, the original Troy Bolton, says it would be 'amazing' to do another 'High School Musical' film.

The original High School Musical launched Efron to stardom, and the actor appeared in all three films as Troy Bolton, the basketball-star-turned-musical-theater-heartthrob. "Of course, of course," Efron said during an interview for his upcoming thriller Firestarter. "Seriously, having the opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. Now Troy Bolton himself is weighing in on whether he might ever return to the franchise, telling E! News that he'd love to go back to East High for a new film.

Zac Efron has revealed that he is open to returning to the High School Musical franchise, stating that he would happily return for a reboot film.

Like fellow castmates Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, Efron has moved beyond his Disney Channel Original Movie roots onto a number of varied roles and projects and shows no signs of slowing down with the actor recently sharing his hopes for a role in the MCU. However, it will be heartwarming for longtime fans who grew up with High School Musical to not only hear that Efron looks back on his time fondly, but is open to returning. In the interview, the actor stated that he would gladly return to the High School Musical franchise if the opportunity arose to reunite and work with the original team. Zac Efron has revealed that he is open to returning to the High School Musical franchise, stating that he would happily return for a reboot film.

Kimmel then asked the Down to Earth host if he was recognized at any point during the trip or if the the group ever saw him in the Disney films. RELATED: ...

"They were like, 'Oh, Mom, why is he in a video? We FaceTimed their cousins, their wives and people that were living in other places all over the world," he said. They were from the Sepik River, and they're kind of well known as the crocodile people because they live in the Sepik River, and they worship crocodiles.

Zac Efron has teased that he would reprise his role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical franchise if the opportunity were to present itself.

"Seriously, having the opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. With a third season already confirmed and Corbin Bleu set to return to play himself, the opportunity for a Zac Efron cameo is very much there. Efron shot to stardom when the first High School Musical movie premiered on Disney Channel way back in 2006.

The 34-year-old actor rose to fame for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the films alongside his co-star Vanessa Hudgens, who portrayed Gabriella Montez.

I could be a teacher, but I refuse to be a teacher! Back in 2017, she told E! News: "I mean, I'm 28. The question on every High School Musical fan’s lips is - would he ever want to return to the franchise for a fourth round?

We got to tell Zac Efron that Stephen King digs the new Firestarter ... Neighbors and High School Musical star plays the father of girl with supernatural powers ...

"I hadn't heard that yet. There's a government agency that's after her to use her in nefarious ways, turn her into a weapon of some sort." She's got these emotional triggers that cause her to set things on fire, and it's a superpower that's sort of not really developed, and we don't know whether to keep her from using it or to encourage her to learn how to use it.

"Firestarter" is being remade for a new generation, with Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong leading the new movie version of the Stephen King novel.

This means that the cheapest way to watch the film will be to pay for a month of Peacock. The streamer offers two paid tiers. Producer Jason Blum revealed to the same outlet that the film comes with King's blessing: "I showed him the movie and he was happy with it. Sadly for viewers who were hoping they could watch the film free with a Peacock trial, the service discontinued this at the end of last year.

Zac Efron, who will be seen as the leading protagonist in 'Firestarter,' is pleased to know that Stephen King is impressed with the film.

“He was very generous with his response and his comments, and I was very happy about that.” This will be the second time Firestarter has received the movie treatment. He and his wife Victoria (Sydney Lemmon) have to decide whether to stop her from using her powers or teach her how to use them.

While promoting his new film Firestarter, a reboot of the 1984 Stephen King adaptation, Zac told E! News that he would “of course” be interested in a HSM reboot ...

But according to Zac, his head is still very much in the game, and he'd love to be a Wildcat again. During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Zac revealed that while he was on a crocodile catching excursion with a tribe in Papua New Guinea, the tribesmen recognized him from the DCOM and asked him to FaceTime their cousins and wives. “Seriously, having the opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing," said Zac.

Zac Efron said a Papua New Guinea Tribe recognized him From High School Musical, explaining to Jimmy Kimmel that was the moment he knew, “Wow, OK.

We were roughing it, for sure.” But he went on to explain that while he thought he was going totally undetected, towards the end of the trip “a couple of guys came to me with cellphones, these are the tribesmen guys. They were from the Sepik River, and they're kind of well known as the crocodile people because they live in the Sepik River, and they worship crocodiles. Even in the south Pacific, it turned out he had fans of his performance as Troy Bolton in the classic Disney franchise High School Musical. Efron said of his trip to the country, “I lived with this local tribe.

You hear that, Wildcats? That's the sound of a potential "High School Musical" reunion. Zac Efron, who played basketball player-musical star Troy Bolton in ...

"Little miss new Gabriella," she said to Rodrigo on the carpet. The second film came out a year later, in 2007. I hope it happens."