High School Musical 4 Latest News, Photos, and Videos

So, Vanessa Hudgens isn’t returning to Disney Channel for High School Musical 4.

Neither is Ashley Tisdale…and while we’re still holding out for maybe Corbin Bleu to pop up somewhere we don’t expect him, we’re not really holding our breath.

With the question about original stars returning out of the way — who actually IS interested in the upcoming DCOM, and WHO are the new characters?

High School Musical 4, will introduce new East High Wildcats and their cross-town school rivals, the West High Knights and be directed and choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday.

There’s Erin, a badass soccer player who strives for excellence—and the only girl on the boys’ team, who just happens to start falling for the bad boy, Derek, from the wrong side of the tracks.

Derek is tough on the surface but a soft-hearted family guy at his core. He’s an excellent soccer player and incredible dancer who teaches dance classes to little girls at his family’s studio.

Then, there’s Campbell, who is described as a Troy Bolton 2.0, and of course, the super hot soccer captain and theater star who also happens to be Sharpay and Ryan Evans’ cousin.

Don’t forget about Nathalie, East High’s biggest fan, and Erin’s BFF, or Tamara, the Sharpay 2.0 of the flick.

So, just which new stars are interested in the DCOM? Click inside to find out!

Merit Leighton may be breaking out into song soon…

Rumor has it that the 13-year-old actress, who you might now from Sofia The First as Lucinda the Witch, is in the running for one of the female leads for High School Musical 4.

Disney announced earlier this month that they were holding an open casting call for the fourth film in the popular franchise, which launched the careers of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu and more.

Merit would be up for one of the three female leads:

Erin, the badass soccer player who strives for excellence—and the only girl on the boys’ team; Nathalie is East High’s biggest fan, a loyal, outgoing cheerleader and big-hearted BFF to Erin; or Tamara is East High’s former queen bee, who is attempting to climb back up the social ladder and reclaim all the attention for herself.

High School Musical 4, will continue the story of the global sensation and introduce new East High Wildcats and their cross-town school rivals, the West High Knights and be directed and choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday.

Ever wanted to be an East High Wildcat? Why are we even asking that — of course you did!

Disney Channel just announced that they’re having an open casting call for High School Musical 4!

High School Musical 4, will continue the story of the global sensation and introduce new East High Wildcats and their cross-town school rivals, the West High Knights and be directed and choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday.

Here’s the breakdown on how you can audition for the franchise movie:

– Video auditions will be accepted through Monday, May 2nd, via the Disney Applause App, available on both iOS and Android. Guidelines on how to submit the audition video and a brief scene will be available at DisneyChannel.com/opencall on Monday, April 18th. Applicants must receive permission from a parent or legal guardian before participating.
– The audition is not a contest. There is no guarantee of employment. There will never be a fee to audition for “High School Musical 4″ or any Disney Channel talent search.

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