Vanessa Hudgens tries to break from Disney

Vanessa Hudgens tries to break from Disney
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Hudgens has left "High School Musical" to make a movie about music — at a high school.

The key difference: "Bandslam," due in theaters in August, is being released by the new studio behind "Twilight," well outside the tween hit-making machine that made her a star. Now 20, the actress-singer says she's ready for roles that mark a departure from her shy and geeky Gabriella Montez character — and from Disney.

"It definitely is a love-hate thing, you know," Hudgens said in a recent interview. "Disney is incredible. And 'High School Musical' did wonders and I could not be more thankful. But at the same time, people see me as my character, Gabriella. And I'm just excited to kind of branch out of that and have people see me in a new light."

"You can put yourself in a hole in the ground if you continue to do the same thing. And that's kind of why I want to branch out," Hudgens said. "But yeah, of course it's always something that's somewhat frightening."

Her biggest leap: Playing a lead in Zack Snyder's next film. The director of "300" and "Watchmen" wrote and is directing "Sucker Punch," about girls trying, at least inside their heads, to break out of a mental institution.

"People I think are going to be genuinely shocked," Hudgens said. "It's about these girls in a mental institution that in their heads gets turned around to be a brothel. And in the meanwhile they are kicking serious ass.

"They're killing people with machine guns. It's crazy. But I'm a big fan of Zack Snyder's. And I feel like everything he does is so beautiful and visual. And I can't wait to see what he's going to do with it."

Published 5/15/09 by


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  • augh.., stick with disney gurl!! disney stars are so famous like you(today) and thy are the one who gave you this big big hsm opportunity! but yeah, selena, demi, miley, jobros and ash shines so much so some stars can't be noticed.., well its up to...
    Anonymous 11/13/09 Reply
  • i love u pretty cute baby.
    Anonymous 9/22/09 Reply
  • i love vanessa so much
    Anonymous 8/4/09 Reply
  • i dont know every famous teen is in disney disney maked her a star now she want to forget about it.
    she don't wanna be famous.
    i am sure that miley and selena and thejb wont get crazy too and say tha they dont wanna disney
    shamss 5/17/09 Reply
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    Anonymous 5/16/09 Reply
  • she is a great actress i think we should vote for her to win in the mtv movie awards
    mimigirl 5/16/09 Reply
  • Big kissss to u pretty cute cat !
    Yousuf 5/16/09 Reply
  • **but why?!?**

    **you know co'z of the disney company you will become more popular so why msz.nessa?**

    **but i always support you and to your fiance mr.zaccy!..**

    **so have a nice relationship of both of you!..**

    **lovelotzz guyzz!..**

    ...
    high school 5/16/09 Reply
  • **but why?!?**

    **you know co'z of the disney company you will become more popularso whymsz/nessa?**

    **but i always support you and to your fiance mr.zaccy!..**

    **so have a nice relationship of both of you!..**

    **lovelotzz guyzz!..**

    ...
    high school 5/16/09 Reply
  • hmmm. im not real sure about vanessa hudgens. shes not that great of an actress but the movie shes describing sounds kinda funny, it would be something to think about.
    KnicholeT 5/15/09 Reply