The rumor’s holding strong - Zac will be starring in the lead role of the “Footloose” remake, which is now being said to be on the fast-track for a Spring 2009 production start.

The movie is aiming for an older teen and adult set, and Zac is also getting an adult deal: a mid-seven-figure salary and script approval!

The movie will include some new songs to go along with some of the memorable original ones which, while it wasn’t a musical, had a lot of hits including the Kenny Loggins title song as well as “Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” “Almost Paradise” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”

At least some of those classics are expected to be in the new movie. Think Kevin Bacon will make an appearance?

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A couple of High School Musical 3 songs have apparently been “leaked!”

The one above is Zac singing “Scream,” and the one below is Vanessa singing “Walking Away.”

What do you think?

Vanessa’s new spot for Ecko Red Footwear has been on TV for a couple of weeks now. It uses some music and a clip from her current hit single, “Sneakernight.” It’s cute and gets the point across!

Vanessa picked up right where she left off after attending last week’s TCAs with a concert at Six Flags Over Georgia last night.

Vanessa still has quite a few venues left on her current tour! Read more

Apparently Vanessa’s upcoming movie (should we just start calling it that?) is going through another name change: First it was Will, then Rock On, and now it’s supposedly going to be Bandslam. Vanessa talked about it a little bit in an interview with NeXt:

NeXt: What are your upcoming projects?

Vanessa: I just released my second album, “Identified.” I’m going to be going on tour. I did a movie called, well, it was called “Rock On”, but I guess they’re changing the name again, and that comes out in, I think, February. I’m really excited about that because it’s a different role for me to play, because in “High School Musical” I’m like the happy, sweet girl. In ["Rock On"] I’m kind of like the dark, weird, gloomy, has-no-friends girl.

She also talks about High School Musical 3 and Identified!

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Vanessa was at the Dixie Landing Theme Park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana last night for the third performance of her concert tour. She performed songs from “Identified.”

Looks like it was a hot night in Alabama!

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Radio Disney will be premiering the song “Now or Never” from High School Musical 3 this Friday!

Make sure you’re listening at 7:15 pm ET, 4:15 PT on Friday the 11th for the sneak “peak!”

You can listen to Radio Disney online or find your station.

Vanessa filmed an episode of MTV’s TRL this week. We find out what happens when she goes swimming, the craziest rumor she’s heard about herself, and of course “Identified!”

Part 2 is below:

Vanessa was on Regis and Kelly yesterday doing yet more promo work for Identified! She talks about the standard stuff: High School Musical 3, dodges more Zac questioning, and talks about the album. Part 2 is below!

Vanessa was on Good Morning America this morning talking about “Identified,” her state fair tour that starts in August, High School Musical 3, a birthday shout-out to Ashley Tisdale, Rock On (formerly Will), and what it’s like growing up in the public eye!