[Chri$]

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" was a huge success at the box office last fall, which is probably why Disney has green-lit production for "High School Musical 4." "HSM 4" will return to the home of the first two "High School Musical" movies: your television set.

Perhaps Disney is bringing the fourth installment of the popular franchise back to TV to test out the staying power of the new cast. "The 'High School Musical' trilogy introduced a new generation to the celebrated genre of movie musicals," Gary Marsh, president of entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide, told BroadcastingCable.com.

The site also reports filming should begin later this year for a 2010 release. "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," Marsh explained.

When MTV News caught up with the original cast of "HSM" late last year, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu all seemed poised to move on from the movies and pass the torch onto the new class. "I think they're great. We really embraced them," Tisdale said of the new cast. "As much as I feel like they'll fill our shoes, I don't feel like they'll fill our characters' shoes. There's only one Gabriella, one Troy, one Sharpay. [But] they're really great kids, and they're just as passionate about the movie as we are."

As eager as Tisdale was to pass the torch onto the new kids, they are just as willing to keep the flames of "HSM" ignited for the franchise's devoted fans. "I think it's more a breath of fresh air for 'High School Musical' as the three new characters," Justin Martin told MTV News while promoting "HSM 3." There's been no official confirmation on who will star in the fourth installment.

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[Ross]

Oh for gods sake. Go away.

[andyman]

No freaking way!

Why?

[Princess]

YAY!

I didn't even read any of that but YAY!

[Twilight]

None of the original cast........I wanted the originals

[Firewire]

Yay!

No more Troyella.

[Glenn.]

Oh god please can they just let it die? The first 3 did well just leave it at that!

[MarkWaldorf]

I HATE this idea. If it aint got Zac or Vanessa in it, it can **** off.

[Glenn.]

Originally posted by Markus
I HATE this idea. If it aint got Zac or Vanessa in it, it can **** off.

Your post made me chuckle

[lily.]

Originally posted by Markus
I HATE this idea. If it aint got Zac or Vanessa in it, it can **** off.

I agree. It's a very very very bad idea. The first 3 were very successful, and they should leave it as it is. HSM3 ended with them all graduating. It was a fitting end to a good run. To do another one is movie-suicide in my view. It's a whole new cast who nobody cares about (except my daughter who fancies "Rocket Man" haha). It's destined to bomb.

PS: Markus.. Did you see the pics of Z & V at the Watchmen premiere? They were on Just Jared (ma fave celeb gossip site! haha)

[Dom:D]

Oh just let it die 3 is enough

[LemonJam]

oh ****.

[Zac]

Ew. I hate High School Musical.

[30stone]

Sounds like the same sort road american pie went down.

The first 3 were all big but after that...

the 4th 5th 6th etc have a new cast and have never been as big.

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by lili

I agree. It's a very very very bad idea. The first 3 were very successful, and they should leave it as it is. HSM3 ended with them all graduating. It was a fitting end to a good run. To do another one is movie-suicide in my view. It's a whole new cast who nobody cares about (except my daughter who fancies "Rocket Man" haha). It's destined to bomb.

PS: Markus.. Did you see the pics of Z & V at the Watchmen premiere? They were on Just Jared (ma fave celeb gossip site! haha)

Yeah LOL very dressed down compared to the Oscars.

[Tom4784]

Good god...

[HeatherTWx]

It wont be good without the original cast!

[Sam!]

Why can't it just ****** off!