Today we’ll talk about the film “Cool Musical”. Actors and roles will be presented later. This is a musical youth television movie created by the Walt Disney Film Company. The premiere took place in the USA in 2006 on the Disney Channel.
A little bit about the plot
First, let's get acquainted with the plot of the film “Cool Musical”, the shooting of which, by the way, took only 24 days. The action takes place in the United States, in the state of New Mexico, the city of Albuquerque. At the New Year's party, basketball player Troy Bolton and excellent student Gabriella Montes meet. They celebrate the holiday together and on the same evening exchange phone numbers and photos.
Leading actors
Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montes are the main characters in the movie "Cool Musical." Actors Z. Efron and W. Ann Hudgens embodied these images. Let's talk about them in more detail.
Zachary David Alexander Efron is an American actor. He is known for the films "Eternal Summer", "Wedding Waste", "Grandfather of easy virtue", "Hairspray", "Old New Year", "This awkward moment", "Double Life of Charlie Sun Cloud" and "Cool Musical ". Born in 1987, on October 18. Comes from a family of engineer David Efron and Starla Baskett.
Vanessa Ann Hudgens is an American actress. She also proved to be a singer. Comes from the family of Greg and Gina Hadjens. Her mother has Spanish, Chinese and Filipino roots. Father - Irish, has an Indian-American origin. A girl from 8 years old takes part in theatrical musical productions. Therefore, I studied high school programs at home.
Other cast members
Ashley Tisdale played Sharpey Evans, although initially auditioned for the role of Gabriella Montes. It is about an American actress, singer and television producer. Tisdale is the first artist to celebrate her debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with two songs at the same time. Both of them are included in the soundtrack to the tape "Cool Musical." After her first appearance in this tape, she signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records, which allowed to begin a musical career.
Ryan Evans and Chad Danforth also featured in the plot of the movie "Cool Musical." Actors Lucas Greibil and Corbin Bleu played these roles. Alison Reed embodied the image of Miss Darbus. Monica Coleman appeared in the film as Taylor McCassie. O. Rulin played Kelsey Nielsen. Chris Warren Jr. got the role of Zeke Baylor. Ryan Sanborn played Jason Cross.
Casey Straw played the role of Martha Cox. Bart Johnson played coach Jack Bolton - Troy's father. Socorro Herrera embodied the image of Madame Montes - Gabriella's mother. Joey Miyashima played the director of the school Mr. Matsui.
By the way, 9 songs from this film were included in the hundred most popular on the Billboard Hot 100 website, which was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.
In the Russian version of the main characters voiced:
- Sergey Lazarev - Zac Efron,
- Ksenia Larina (member of the "Star Factory") - Vanessa Ann Hudgens.
Further developments
Walt Disney's company a year after the premiere of the described film released its sequel called "Cool Musical: Vacations." Actors are mostly familiar to viewers in the first part of the picture. The continuation was attended by: Z. Efron, V. Hudgens, E. Tisdale, L. Greybil, E. Reed, C. Bleu, M. Coleman, O. Rulin, C. Warren Jr., Bart Johnson, Ryan Sanborn, Mark Taylor , Miley Cyrus. The premiere of the second film took place in 2007. The film tells about how East High School students spend their summer holidays.
They plan to earn extra money, as the last academic year in school is ahead of college. Troy Bolton, captain of a basketball team called Wild Cats, receives an offer to collaborate with a country club. At the initiative of the protagonist, his classmates are also accepted for this work. It soon turns out that the club is the property of Shar Pei Evans. The latter conceived to recapture the main character from Gabriella. The institution annually hosts a special Summer Talent Competition.