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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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torchita 10 mos ago
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millian said:
absolutely nooo~she's gonna messed up new moon,,please~that bitch wont suit as leah,,

I know!! the only thing she's good for is posing naked
lolita 10 mos ago
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ummm... vanessa hudgens, I DONT THINK SO!.... shes to teeny boppy and i dont wanna think of musical high schoolers when im watching new moon i would much rather see Anna Taggaro as Leah , google her im sure u would all agree!
lolita 10 mos ago
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noooooooooooooooo
lolita 10 mos ago
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ummmmm..... vanessa hudgens + new moon = DISASTER! she is way too teeny boppy for this movie i dont wanna think about dancing teens when i watch new moon, Leah's character has a lot of pain inside and vanessa dosnt seem like she would be able to potray that . I would rather see Daniella Alonso as Leah Clearwatter u can all goole her and im sure u would agree she would be the perfect fit.
gimme some feed back on this and let me know if u agree or if im off my rocker..thanx
lolita 10 mos ago
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ummmmm..... vanessa hudgens + new moon = DISASTER! she is way too teeny boppy for this movie i dont wanna think about dancing teens when i watch new moon, Leah's character has a lot of pain inside and vanessa dosnt seem like she would be able to potray that . I would rather see Daniella Alonso as Leah Clearwatter u can all goole her and im sure u would agree she would be the perfect fit.
gimme some feed back on this and let me know if u agree or if im off my rocker..thanx
obvi 10 mos ago
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Twilight is filthy trash. Thank god she doesn't want to do it. What a sh*tty series that is loved by stupid f*ckers. Anyone who likes it needs to crawl in a hole and die.
krysta 10 mos ago
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no no no no no!!!! she will mess the hole movie up. just let her stick wht HSM. she can just mess them up. not TWILIGHT. a lot of peopl like TWILIGHT. adn if she came on..... o who noes where that would lead..
shiella 9 mos ago
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i will love to see vanessa in the New Moon.she is so gorgeous..love her very much....and zac efron too...
Elli 9 mos ago
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plizzz don't!!!!
PLIZ DON'T!!!!!!!!
She's too childish, too "high school musical-ish"!!!
This movie is more for "mature" actresses, not actress who takes nude pics!!! and she so gonna ruin all the movies, she's too "disney"!! For child, THIS MOVIE IS NOT A DISNEY MOVIE, IS A COOL, ROMANCE, DRAMA, FANTASY AND THRILLER MOVIE!!! DON'T PICK HER, IS GONNA RUIN THE MOVIE TOTAL!! SHE'A GONNA DO THAT EVERYONE GONNA SAY: "OH, VANESSA FROM HSM GONNA PLAY THERE, IT'S GONNA SUCK"!!!! DON'T ÅPPICK HER, AGAIN..!!!! PLIZ OR THE FANS SAKE, D.O.N'T P.I.C.K H .E.R!!!!!!!
Elli 9 mos ago
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nicoleellis said:
I personally think that this role isn't right for Vanessa Hudgens because of her role in High School Musical. She has so much innocence about her and her high pitched voice hasn’t got any f eling and this is no t right for be ing a Werewolf. Leah Cl earwater ha s hate and anger around her al wa ys as she despises Sam but loves hi m at th e same time. She wants no thing more than in dependence and s e can’t have this beca use of her loyalty to the pack. I don’t think Vanessa Hudgens could pull this o ff. I think casting her as Leah C learwater would be a big mistak e and could jeopardise the movie. Ultima tely this is up to the di rector but hopefu lly these Websit es can help them see that j ust be cause she has a big name doesn’ t mean that she will help the movi e sell it could hurt its sales. I love the twilight series and I do n’t think this would help them one it. I hope there are many more sites like this letting the producers know that this is a bad idea and h elping th em. I think the idea of c sting unknowns o r not well know people is perfect for this m ovi e because you already have an id ea of th ere character because of the other roles they have playe d without seeing the movie (Hud gens for instance) but with an un known th is fits it perfectly. This is a hard task but this movie is worth it. Don’t pick the ea y way out. This is an excellent mo vie, I can t wait to see New Moon . Sincerely Nicole

so agree with you