Zac Efron Almost Missed Out On Getting His Firestarter Movie Role Because Of His ‘Teen Idol’ Image

Actor Zac Efron almost missed out in a brand-new adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Firestarter’.

According to director Keith Thomas, it happened as a result of the ‘High School Musical’ celebrity’s past as a teen sweetheart, records aceshowbiz.com.

The 34-year-old celebrity appears in Keith’s big screen reimagining of the traditional 1980 book having fun Andy McGee, a papa with psychic capabilities, however the filmmaker claimed Zac Efron’s previous roles in the likes of ’17 Again’ as well as ‘Hairspray’ made it hard for him to envisage him for the component.

Keith transformed his mind after enjoying Zac Efron’s turn as serial killer Ted Bundy in 2019 movie ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and also Vile’. He informed Total Film magazine, “As for Zac … immediately I thought of the teen idol thing, though I would certainly seen him in the Ted Bundy film and some other functions.”

” But when I first consulted with him … you know, he’s in his mid-30s, as well as was very keen to do something various; to do a style he had actually never remained in before; and to portray a papa,” Keith proceeded.

Zac Efron recently stated he was “dramatically under-prepared” for playing a father in the movie. He said, “I really did not think about everything that much. And then when we began shooting the flick, I had a two-week quarantine … and also when I left quarantine, we began recording that Monday, so it was a pretty fast intro to the movie, and all of an unexpected I had this child before me.”

” We had a pretty hefty dad-daughter scene immediately, as well as I realised I was considerably under-prepared for this part. I really did not recognize what I was doing,” Zac went on saying.

After shooting the movie, the star confessed he will not be seeking to have youngsters anytime quickly. Zac Efron included: “I assume that was a healthy dose to put me off for as long as needed. I have a bit extra growing to do, most likely.”

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