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Zac Efron rewatches ‘High School Musical’: ‘It was really a special moment’

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<p>Zac Efron took a trip down memory lane and rewatched his first acting project,  Disney&#x27;s <em>High School Musical</em>. Zac played the role of Troy Bolton in the movie.</p><p>In a clip posted by Vanity Fair, Zac watched a basketball musical sequence from the show. The actor relayed that the sequence did not use any CGI.  </p><p>&quot;First thing that comes to mind is I really drilled all those shots. There&#x27;s no CGI in there. I don&#x27;t think we had the budget for that,&quot; he pointed out after watching the clip.</p><p>Zac remarked that watching the video brought back so much memories and how all of them worked hard to accomplish the scene.</p><p>&quot;That makes me feel good. That just takes me back to where all of us were at. All the young men on that team, we were so young and so incredibly motivated,&quot; he recalled.</p><div><iframe width="695" height="391" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rTvP4tovv1E" title="Zac Efron Rewatches High School Musical, Neighbors, The Greatest Showman &amp; More | Vanity Fair" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Hollywood actor recounted that they actually had a tight production timeline when they were filming the series.</p><p>&quot;Not many people know this but you know <em>High School Musical </em>was just made for TV movie and it was very small. So we had a very condensed shooting schedule. and very limited rehearsal time,&quot; he said.</p><p>The actor went on that, despite the tights rehearsals, all the actors were just very motivated to make the musical sequence great.</p><p>&quot;Our choreographer, Chucky, is actually in that shot. Kenny Ortega (director) had pretty big ambitions for this movie, but I think he was pleasantly surprised when all the boys were excited to not only fulfill what he wanted but to take it one step further,&quot; he stated.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XdIfKAuli/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A3688164.6999999285%2C%22ls%22%3A2896277.100000024%2C%22le%22%3A2896279.1999999285%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The <em>High School Musical</em> star shared that the basketball sequence only took five takes to complete.</p><p>&quot;This whole sequence with the basketballs and the dribbling in that movie, we started practicing with basketballs and I think we might&#x27;ve practiced it for two days prior to doing that in synch. We probably had maybe two [or] three-hour rehearsals with basketballs,&quot; he recalled.</p><p>He added: &quot;After five takes we nailed it. We got it all in one. They didn&#x27;t cut from start to finish and all of us we&#x27;re blown away and I think that was the first time all of us went &#x27;Is this gonna be cool?&#x27; This felt really cool.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/5/14/fresh-scoops/zac-efron-open-to-playing-troy-bolton-again-if-the-200061" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Zac Efron open to playing Troy Bolton again if there would be a ‘High School Musical’ reboot</u></strong></a></div><p>&quot;It was really a special moment. I&#x27;m still just proud of those guys for doing that &#x27;cause it was hard... I miss you guys. Man, that&#x27;s bringing it all back. I haven&#x27;t watched that in years. That&#x27;s crazy,&quot; he said.</p><p>Fans online were quick to react to the video.  </p><p>&quot;Zac Efron is such a legend!! I need him to know he is one of the few Disney stars that raised a whole generation with <em>High School Musical</em>,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>&quot;Hopefully Zac does go back into the musical world someday!! It would be awesome!!&quot; another fan posted.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5aw77rAAjK/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A3647924.100000024%2C%22ls%22%3A2896277.100000024%2C%22le%22%3A2896279.1999999285%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Zac starred as Troy Bolton in <em>High School Musical </em>in 2006. The Disney Channel original movie became such a hit that it had two sequels: <em>High School Musical 2</em> released in 2007 and <em>High School Musical 3: Senior Year</em> released in 2008.</p><p>In a previous interview with <em>E! News</em> in 2022, when asked if he would be open to reprising his role as Troy Bolton if there would be a <em>High School Musical </em>reboot, he replied: &quot;Of course, of course. I mean, to have an opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing.&quot;</p><p>He added: &quot;My heart is still there. That would be incredible. I hope it happens.&quot;</p>

<p>Zac Efron relived his role as Troy Bolton when he rewatched the Disney movie 'High School Musical' in 2006. </p>

Zac Efron relived his role as Troy Bolton when he rewatched the Disney movie 'High School Musical' in 2006.

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