More Info About High School Musical 3

We have some more information about the highly anticipated “High School Musical 3:Senior Year“. The article (from USAToday) tells us that school is out for good for the 6 principal players in the movie. Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Geabeel, Ashley Tisdale and Monique Coleman have officially finished filming.

A banner which said “Congratulations Wildcats: Back to Back Champions!” greeted the students as they headed back to school. Now that the film is over, Troy Bolton’s basketball jersey has been retired and hangs in the gym next to his father’s and his best friend Chad. High School is officially over.

There have been no numbers released yet for how much it took to make HSM3 happen, but I am sure we will hear those shortly. The first film was shot for $4.2 million and the second $7.8 million. For the third film, the sets were still kept simple including a fantasy scene made out of paper palm trees and flames. That’s high school for you!

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Commenting about the set, Kenny Ortega explains, “We always try to keep a naiveté. There is more scale and detail in High School Musical 3, but it’s still our world — young people wishing and aspiring.”

The film was shot in only 45 days, which required some very long shoots, as long as 18 hours. There were no complaints from the stars though and to beat the heat, they have been hanging out in a inflatable kiddie pool outside Efron and Hudgens’ trailer or in Tisdale’s trailer, where the big draw is Guitar Hero on her Wii — a particular favorite of Efron’s.

Zac Efron was the last star to sign on to the third film and many believe that it was because he was negotiating a huge movie star paycheck. Efron says that’s not so. “High School Musical has always been a blast to work on since Day 1,” he says. “I just didn’t know if a third one would work. When the script came in, I thought it was very well done, and it was an easy yes.”

As far as keeping this Disney movie G-rated, Ortega said that was a bit of a challenge. Zac and Vanessa have amazing chemistry on and off screen and it shows. “I’m such a hopeless romantic,” she says. “You can feel the emotions Gabriella has for Troy. Zac and I have done three movies together now, and we can basically do anything in front of each other. We’re so comfortable, we’re not afraid to take chances.”

You can read the full article here. It has some information about different scenes and songs like the “Boys are Back” scene with Corbin Bleu and Zac Efron and the “I Want it All” scene with Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel.

Image Source: Amazon.com – High School Musical 3: Senior Year Original 27×41 Poster