{"id":5864,"date":"2024-12-27T21:06:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=5864"},"modified":"2024-12-27T21:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:06:35","slug":"thought-knew-everything-high-school-musical-behind-scenes-details-blown-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=5864","title":{"rendered":"I Thought I Knew Everything About \u201cHigh School Musical,\u201d But These Behind-The-Scenes Details Have Blown My Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"“On the eve of my 26th birthday, I expressed my desire to watch High School Musical 3<\/em>, my favorite of the trilogy. It holds a special place in my heart, as I saw it in theaters shortly after my 10th birthday.<\/p>\n

As a Gen Z, High School Musical<\/em> was a significant part of my childhood. I considered myself a die-hard fan, believing I knew everything about the franchise.<\/p>\n

However, reading Ashley Spencer’s Disney High<\/em>, which delves into the making of these iconic Disney Channel productions, completely surprised me with its wealth of previously unknown behind-the-scenes information.”<\/p>\n

So, from on-set tensions to scrapped story ideas, here\u2019s a roundup of the best behind-the-scenes details I learned about the making of the\u00a0High School Musical<\/i>\u00a0movies, revealed by the people who were there.<\/p>\n

1.The initial idea came from a somber\u00a0Disney movie\u00a0set around 9\/11<\/p>\n

2.A real-life NFL star inspired Troy Bolton\u2019s sports storyline, which was added to draw in more male viewers<\/p>\n

3.The music was originally going to be covers of \u201870s and \u201880s hits<\/p>\n

4.Gabriella Montez was named after the writer\u2019s daughter<\/p>\n

5.It could\u2019ve been\u00a0Middle School Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

6.High School Musical<\/i>\u00a0was just a placeholder title that stuck<\/p>\n

7.Kenny Ortega was kind of in his flop era when he signed on to direct<\/p>\n

8.Corbin Bleu\u2019s basketball skills needed help<\/p>\n

9.Jesse McCartney was first offered the part of Troy<\/p>\n

Before auditions even started, Jesse was the first person on the casting list for Tory. However, he apparently wound up rejecting the offer because he didn\u2019t want to be seen as a \u201cDisney star.\u201d<\/p>\n

10.Some executives weren’t sold on Zac Efron, but he got the part anyway<\/p>\n

11.Zac was instructed to close the gap in his front teeth before filming began<\/p>\n

When he auditioned, Zac\u2019s tooth gap was apparently a concern among executives. After casting him, Kenny told the team: \u201cYou don\u2019t like his teeth, we\u2019ll fix his teeth.\u201d In turn, Zac arrived on set in July 2005 with a new haircut and no gap between his front teeth.<\/p>\n

12.Drew Seeley was too good at singing<\/p>\n

13.The East High Wildcats were originally Leopards<\/p>\n

14.Zac broke<\/p>\n

up with his girlfriend during rehearsals<\/p>\n

15.The president of Disney Channel cried while watching Zac and Vanessa perform \u201cThe Start Of Something New\u201d<\/p>\n

16.Bob Iger was so impressed with the early footage of\u00a0HSM<\/i>\u00a0that he increased Disney Channel\u2019s movie marketing budget<\/p>\n

17.There was no official premiere for\u00a0HSM1<\/i><\/p>\n

18.Apart from Ashley Tisdale, none of the actors had media training before promoting the first movie<\/p>\n

19.Producers on\u00a0HSM2<\/i>\u00a0reprimanded Lucas Grabeel on set for saying he took a Vicodin<\/p>\n

20.Kenny Ortega was apparently \u201cout of control\u201d while making\u00a0HSM2<\/i><\/p>\n

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