Zac Efron & Niki Blonsky sat down for an interview with Moviehole in Melbourne to talk about how they got involved in the movie, their first impression’s of seeing co-star John Travolta in a dress and how they’ve changed since becoming stars…
Firstly Zac, I hear congratulations is in order – you’re doing ‘’Footloose’’?
Zac: Yeah, hopefully. It’s really in development. There’s no script yet so we don’t know if it’s going to get made. But everyone seems to want it to happen.
You got the thumbs up from Kevin Bacon, too
Zac : Yeah, which is an honour. Can’t wait to talk with the guy and see what he thinks.
How did you get involved in ‘’Hairspray’’?
Zac: After High School Musical, there were surprisingly few things except for other teen projects. In fact after High School Musical I didn’t do much of anything at all for about eight months. Finally, after waiting and waiting, Hairspray came along. So it was a tedious time, seeing what would happen next, and for a while it didn’t look like anything was going to come along. Luckily this audition for Hairspray came along, and I felt blessed to be considered for the part – to be taken seriously was a very big deal. I was very grateful to them for keeping an open mind and seeing beyond the character of Troy Bolton.
Did your audition involve singing?
Zac: Yeah, absolutely. That was the first thing we did, first and foremost. There was one small [acting] scene but most of it was singing and dancing. I was mainly working with Adam – faces came and went, and it was kind of a long process. Nikki was on board at this stage. She’d definitely been discovered already. I’d heard a lot about her but hadn’t had a chance to meet her yet.
How has life has changed for you?
Nikki: Life really hasn’t changed that much. Sure, my dream has come true and I’m working in the business that I’ve always wanted to be in, making movies. But I’m the same person. I still live at home with my family. I’m enjoying myself as a normal teenage girl would. I still have the same friends and do the same things. I mean, my favourite thing in the whole world is to go fishing with my dad. It’s not shopping in Beverly Hills.
No, that’s what Zac likes to do doesn’t he [Laughs]
Zac : Ha Ha. Hardly.
Was it a fun movie to film?
Zac: The most surreal thing was working alongside actors we’ve admired for so long, people who’ll be the most-remembered actors of our generation. To have moments on screen with them is above and beyond anything I ever expected.
Nikki: Just seeing my name on the same credits made me cry. And then you’ve got greats like Queen Latifah and Allison Janney – Allison is my favourite character in the movie; I remember laughing out loud when I watched her shooting her scenes. And Brittany Snow, who plays the most evil person in the movie – I love her so much!
Please visit Moviehole to read the entire interview. Have you seen Hairspray yet? If not, go see it, it’s fun, it’s entertaining!
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