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Vanessa Hudgens to Get 'New Moon'-ed?

by Celebuzz on Jan. 12, 2009 07:00 PM / 30 Comments

As if there hasn't been enough drama and suspense surrounding the cast of the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon, now it turns out that High School Musical fave Vanessa Hudgens may be signing on for the flick, according to EW.

Vanessa has been looking to expand her career from the High School Musical campus. In Bandslam, coming out later this year, Hudgens again plays a high-school student, albeit one with a far more angst-adjacent outlook than the Disney vision she is best known for.

Doubters who want to pigeonhole the 20-year-old performer as a cream-puff actress should take note that one of her first roles was in Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke's gritty Thirteen—way back in 2003. Zac's girlfriend more than held her own with the likes of Academy Award winner Holly Hunter and Nikki Reed (Rosalie Hale in Twilight).

During Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Twilight actress Ashley Greene—who plays Alice Cullen in the film franchise—let slip to reporters that Hudgie Bear has actually auditioned for the New Moon role of werewolf Leah Clearwater. (A werewolf, eh? The flick's producers must have seen those nude photos of Nessie that were leaked onto the Web a while back.)

"I think she'd be great," Greene, 21, said of her potential cast mate.

Producers will have to come to a decision soon; New Moon begins shooting in March.

Good luck, Vanessa, but be forewarned; with all of the chaos already surrounding this flick, shooting is bound to be a grind.

Of course, if there's one thing Hudgens knows all about, it's getting through a grind.

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chichi 10 mos ago
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Her manager said she didn't audition for the movie. so she isnt going to be in the movie
Reyna 10 mos ago
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I think Vanessa would be great in this movie...she´d totally fit in i n the entire cast- absolutly!! L ove her voice and the way she a cts---she´s definitily ta lentadet!!!!!! She just hase get a role that´s more grown than her dis ney roles....Go vanessa...love ya! !!
marika from italy 10 mos ago
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noooooooooo!!!! vanessa noooooooo!!!!! she is a bitch!!!! and leah is brenda song!!!! vanessa is a stupid girl!!!! pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee vanessa nooooooooooooo!!!!
xD
i love Robert Pattinson!!!!!!!!

by Marika from Italy
lisa 10 mos ago
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seriously she will kill this movie...there is no way she can play leah....n' everyone who says yes obviously hasn't read the books!!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!! I AM SUCH A HUGE FAN, BUT IF SHE PLAYS LEAH CLEARWATER I WILL NOT, COULD NOT SIT THROUGH THE MOVIE!!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4!!!! they need to stick to people who are new actors that way there is no preconception.
this has killed my day...boo!!!!!!
teamedward 10 mos ago
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SHE CANNOT BE LEAH!She is totally wrong for that part!Leah is really serious and . . ., anyway V is a happy-g-lucky kinda girl!No WAY could she take on the role of Leah!
lily 10 mos ago
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Noooooooo!! omg, she is the worst actor ever. Twilight is something serious, she will kill the movie they are making a terrible mistake! Nooooooooooooo! she's stupid!
natimaster 10 mos ago
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No!!!! She would totally ruin the movie. She is kinda like a commercial actress. No offense, I totally love her and love HSM, but it would be like... so out of place. Like... no
Becky 10 mos ago
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They nicknamed her 'Nessie' now? Nicknames for Vanessa Hudgens have always been Baby V, Nesquick, NessA, Van & V. Nessie is what everyone calls Renesmee. Just pointing it out..
Hope she gets the part, I freakin' adore her
Laura 10 mos ago
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OMG y her she is horrible and now that hot taylor got back whats wrong with you people she would just ruin it i know that leah does not speak much in new moon but she speaks more in eclipse and lil in breaking dawn but still i dont think she should get in!
torchita 10 mos ago
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NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! She is going to mess up new moon, she sucks as an actress the only thing shes going to do well is in disney movies. she's really gonna F thing up!!