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A new
High School Musical movie is in the works, but fans shouldn't expect to see
Zac Efron ,
Corbin Bleu and Vanessa Hudgens singing and dancing on the big screen.
High School Musical 4 will bring the franchise back to television, and it's set to debut as a Disney Channel original movie in 2010 with a new cast of characters.
See HSM's Zac Efron through the years.
The movie, which involves a classic love triangle set against the cross-town school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and the West High Knights, will begin production later this year.
Check out your favorite teen stars two years ago -- and see how they've changed!"The
High School Musical trilogy introduced a new generation to the celebrated genre of movie musicals. In crafting this next iteration, we've challenged the entire creative team to raise the bar again -- and create something truly worthy of this extraordinary global phenomenon," Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, said in a statement.
The screenwriter of the next installment, Peter Barsocchini, wrote each of the first three movies in the franchise.
See photos from High School Musical 3.Disney's Emmy Award-winning
High School Musical premiered in January 2006 on Disney Channel in the U.S., and the sequel currently ranks as the No. 1 basic cable telecast of all time.
Get to know today's most famous teen stars.High School Musical 3: Senior Year debuted in theaters in October 2008. Its premiere weekend box office sales marked the highest debut ever for a musical and for a live-action G-rated film.
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