Zac Efron gets real taste of 1930s life on ‘Me And Orson Welles’ set

November 27th, 2009 more images more imagesZAC EFRON was given a real taste of life in the 1930s on the set of ME AND ORSON WELLES because he spent spending months cooped up in itchy, uncomfortable clothes. Efron stars as a young thespian in the drama, which is set in New York in 1937, and he insists it was the authentic wardrobe items he wore that helped him get into character.

November 26th, 2009 more images more imagesCLAIRE DANES was terrified pairing up with hunky actor ZAC EFRON for upcoming film ME AND ORSON WELLES - because she was constantly forced to fend off mobs of lusty teen fans. The actress, who counts Leonardo DiCaprio and Jared Leto among her previous leading men, insists she's never seen anything like Efron's magnetising effect on legions of screaming girls.

November 25th, 2009 more images more images LONDON - Zac Efron was reduced to tears after giving his first audition for of a Peter Pan-inspired project. The High School Musical actor revealed he was 15 when he cried after being rejected by producers immediately.

November 25th, 2009 more images more imagesZAC EFRON nearly gave up on his acting career after his first audition - because the try-out was so bad it made him cry. The High School Musical star was just 15 when he went along to meet the producers of a Peter Pan-inspired project, but his acting skills did not impress the Hollywood bosses and he was rejected immediately.

November 24th, 2009 more images more imagesWASHINGTON - American actor Zac Efron has admitted that he steals some of the costumes he wears in his movies. Efron, 22, says it has become a habit for him to take some of the items at the end of filming, and he particularly liked the plaid shirts he was given for his character in new movie 'Me and Orson Welles'.

November 21st, 2009 more images more imagesZAC EFRON's Thanksgiving celebrations began a week early during an appearance on U.K. TV on Thursday evening (19Nov09) - he was presented with a traditional pumpkin pie dessert midway through an interview on The One Show.

November 20th, 2009 more images more imagesCLAIRE DANES has laughed off rumours the set of ME AND ORSON WELLES was haunted, insisting she wouldn't have been able to act if she'd spotted a ghost. Tabloid reports suggested Danes and co-star Zac Efron were left spooked after they came face-to-face with a spirit in the historic Gaiety Theatre on Britain's Isle of Man, where they were filming the period drama last year (08).

November 12th, 2009 more images more imagesZAC EFRON joined forces with CLAIRE DANES and director RICHARD LINKLATER in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (10Nov09) to appeal to the U.S.

November 10th, 2009 more images more imagesWASHINGTON - Zac Efron has revealed that he wore a pair of denim jeans for eight continuous weeks in order to get it rugged and dirty for his film 'High School Musical 3.' The actor said that the pant ultimately lost its stiffness and developed "yellow whiskers" at the front. "I wore them all throughout High School Musical 3.

November 1st, 2009 more imagesZac Efron arrives at LAX on an Alaskan Airlines flight from Vancouver. Los Angeles.

October 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Zac Efron has not been quite excited about his onscreen roles lately, but with new film 'Me and Orson Welles' his stand is a bit different. Us magazine quoted him as telling NYLON Guys magazine: "It's the first time I've ever watched a movie [that I'm in] and in the end I'm like 'OK! I didn't check my watch once!" Speaking on the High School Musical popularity, he said: "I try not to look at all of it.

September 6th, 2009 more images more images more images "It's finding the right opportunity. I would want it to be great, so I'd have to choose carefully." ZAC EFRON is eyeing a role on London's West End stage.

August 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actress Vanessa Hudgens has hinted that she's engaged to Zac Efron, after reportedly revealing the couple is debating a date for their nuptials. The 'High School Musical' co-stars have been dating since 2005.

August 15th, 2009 LONDON - Zac Efron unfolds his hidden talent as a ukelele player in the upcoming period-drama "Me And Orson Welles". The "High School Musical" actor turns to the mini-guitar in the project helmed by Richard Linklater.

July 4th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Hollywood star Zac Efron and model-turned-actress Megan Fox were seen enjoying a romantic dinner date at Pace, an upscale restaurant here. "They were very friendly and their faces were close when they talked, aceshowbiz.com quoted a source as saying.