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Photo Flash: High School Musical 3 Opens in London

By: Oct. 09, 2008
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Held at Empire Leicester Square Tuesday evening October 7th, the Red Carpet London Premiere of High School Musical 3 was attended by the film's stars, including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu, as well as director Kenny Ortega.

The film opens in U.S. and Canadian theatres on Friday, October 24, 2008.

DGA Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega once again is at the helm for Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming film High School Musical: 3 for the big-screen, featuring all principal cast members from the two previous tween-phenomenon TV events; including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year finds high school seniors Troy and Gabriella facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. With incredible new music and exciting dance numbers designed to take maximum advantage of the big screen, this motion picture extravaganza delivers plenty of high-energy entertainment from East High's talented ensemble," states the article.

High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006, and became the highest rated original movie up until that time. It won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Children's Programming, and received two Emmy Awards (of its total 6 nominations), a DGA Award, an Imagen Award for Best Children's Program, and a Humanitas Prize nomination. The soundtrack received a Billboard Music Award for Soundtrack of the Year, and was nominated for an American Music Award in the Favorite Album (Pop/Rock) category. The film even earned an entry in the Guinness World Record Book as the first TV movie to deliver nine concurrent singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

High School Musical 2, the sequel to Disney's smash TV hit, premiered on the Disney Channel on August 17, 2007 and drew an estimated 17.2 million viewers on Friday night, making it the most-watched basic cable telecast ever and garnered the most tween viewership ever.

High School Musical 3 is slated to open in theaters nation wide on October 24th, 2008. For more information please visit www.disney.com.

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Kenny Ortega

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Ashley Tisdale

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Ashley Tisdale

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Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron

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Zac Efron

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Jemma McKenzie-Brown

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Kenny Ortega, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Bill Borden

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Kenny Ortega, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Bill Borden

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Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu

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Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu

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Ashley Tisdale

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Zac Efron

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Vanessa Hudgens

Photo Flash: High School Musical 3 Opens in London  Image
Zac Efron

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Corbin Bleu

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Zac Efron

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Ashley Tisdale

Photos courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures



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