Robert Pattinson Steals Zac Efron's Movie Roles And His Girl?

He's quite literally following in the HSM star's footsteps...

Thursday 08th Jan 2009

Robert Pattinson Steals Zac Efron's Movie Roles And His Girl?

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Who knew Robert Pattinson was such a Zac Efron fan?

The Twilight star is following in the more established heartthrob's footsteps in more ways than one.

Robert is said to be on casting directors' wish list for the upcoming sequel to Hairspray - which was Zac's first big screen hit.

And if that isn't enough of a kick in the teeth for the High School Musical star, Rob is reportedly going to being making movie magic with Zac's girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens.

Vanessa is rumoured to be in the frame to play Leah in the Twilight sequel New Moon.

We wonder how long it will be before Vanessa trades in Zac for the new, improved version?

See Rob take on Zac below

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no no no don't put vanessa in that film she can't act and i hate her please don't ruin new moon though i didn't really like leah anyway - still keep her off the screen!
by Jess, UK
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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i totally agree with jess below...please..dun ruin new moon by casting vanessa...argh
by christy, Taiwan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

I cannot wait to see any movie with Rob in it. Can't the media come up with better gossip on him?? VH is so not his type...too glam-fashionista! Anyway Rob has much better taste ;) Why is there no news from what he is doing in London?? I heard he was playing gigs with his sister over there?
by Crystal, Anaheim, CA.
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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I agree with Jess. I hope Vanessa is not in the film. And as far as Hairspray goes, I'm not sure what part they are considering for Robert. I do know that Zac is the ONLY one who should play Link Larkin.
by Debbie, Chicago, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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come on!! the only thing vanessa can do is strip down she is so lame and really can't act that's why HSM is a bore besides new moon is a great book they would be ruining the work of stephenie meyer!!
by sweety, santa barbara, california
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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I really don't want vanessa to be in New moon! she can't act and her voice is so annoying! & i can't imagine her running around the woods and being a werewolf, PLEASE dont let her be in New moon!! rob & kristen are amazing playing edward and bella.
by marina, London
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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i can't imagine rob in hairspray :/ and i can't really see vanessa hudgens playing leah either. shes definalty nothing like how i pictured leah in my head anyway.
by steph, uk
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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NOOOOOOoOOOO i absolutely HATE Vanessa Hudgens she CANT and hopefully will NOT play Leah!!
by BB Pattinson, United States
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Zac Efron is amazing. SORRY but no one is ever going to replace him.
by Stephany, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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she better not be in the movie . she is most def. not leah material!!
by Justine , Chicago, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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haha xD uuuh this one was really good "steal vanessa"... how many girlfriends are there now? like 20 without vanessa?! o.O xDD we should go and cry now, shouldn't we?! xP
by angelina_is_hot_n_cold | Send Message
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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i think zac is sooo hooot and rob is a jerk i hate him i prefer zac!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by vero, san luis potosi, mexico
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Rob. Nothing else to say about it. : )
by arman, Penticton, Canada
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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for the love of all things good in this world do not let Vanessa be in New Moon. That would RUIN the movie for me. I cannot see her playing Leah at all. the idea made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
by Britt, Rochester, NY
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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guess wat loser vanessa will make a good role just cuz shes in hsm and is a shy girl in it doesnt meen she cant act loser. vanessa is the best
by rose, australia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

how can you even try and compare rob to Zac. Zac is like perfect in every way and not anyone on this planet comes even close to being as awsome and beautifull as Zac Efrom
by CM, jkkjfkjfkj
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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zac is so much more better rob is famous only because of the twilight novel which make it to the big screen........rob is juz ugly....zac is so hot and cute........and it would be nice for vanessa to be in twilight
by jessica, malaysia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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WTF Vanessa cannot be in New Moon! That would totally ruin the movie!! All twilight actors are serious and vanessa is so not! Ugh idk but she just doesn't fit the part at AALL! She should just stick with HSM and singing! :s It would be interesting for Robert to be in Hairspray though...i mean he has the hair... xD
by Lauren, australia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Please do not put Vanessa in New Moon, i love these books and the movie Twlight and if she is in it , i fear it will be ruined for me. She can not acted and she has the most irritating voice i have ever heard in my life.
by M, australia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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I hope Kristen Stewarts acting gets better. I mean, she was amazing in Panic Room and The Messangers but, does she think she did a good performance in Twilight? She truly ruined my thought of Bella, in a way. The entire time I read the book I imagined KStew but she delivered her lines a whole LOT better. Also, I really hope they don't put Vanessa in there, no offence to the HSM fans but sheesh.
by Crystal, Seattle, Usa
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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i've never really liked robert pattinson's look.. i've always thought he was kinda ugly and after seeing his work and stuff i still think h eis.. come on guys zac is cuter in a more obvious way ;D
by yasmin, denmark
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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thats truuuue... pattinson is not sooooo hmm pretty xD and i don't understand why girls are sooo obsessed with his hair?!! o.O
by angelina_is_hot_n_cold | Send Message
10 months, 2 weeks ago
yup totally agree i dont know y girls even like his hair..........its juz so messy and he is not even cute......he is only famous cause the novel is famous.... and zac efron is hot and so cute
by angeline, filipine
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rob isn't hot and cute at all! I really don't understand why people love him.. hi plaed just in ONE movie. not like Zac, that played an 100 movies. GO ZAC! (:
by Shahaf, ISRAEL
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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i dont really care if vanessa is in new moon. to me she shouldn't be but if she is in it, it doesn't matter coz she is only mentioned in the book a little so she would only be in it in a couple of scenes.
by elle, WA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Right on girlfriends! Vanessa SHOULD not play Leah! She can't act at all and she's gonna have more girls hattin on her o well her funeral... Find someone better!!!!!!!!!!!! plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
by Lightning, livonia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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NO way!!! Vanessa nor Brenda should get the part!! People look up Daniella Alonso! She would make a great Lea!!!
by Lanae , rock valley, ia us
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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hopefully she is not in it she would ruin the movie and robert pattinson is sooooo much hotter than zac efron yes ,please find someone better to be in it
by bryonyx | Send Message
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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first of all, i think is GREAT Rob was offered for Hairspray 2, i hope those two hotties get to know each other and may be friends, because when someone asked Zac how he felt about the fact that he was beating him in every single pole he said he was not afraid to fight for his spot and second of all, Vanessa probably is NOT the good idea to a Stephenie Meyer's book charactor, they're too complex for an actress that is pretty much... simple. I'd rather keep looking.
by Leyla, Chile
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Vanessa isn't even being CONSIDERED for the role. An article from th lex said that neither Brenda Song's nor Vanessa's reps have been called about this. This is just a STUPID RUMOR. Someone pointed out something a while back that I wholly agree with -- I doubt that they're going to cast anybody more famous that Robert or Kristen. This is THEIR show. (Well, and Taylor's. Heheh.) There are enough Twilight fans to bring in money w/o anybody really famous.
by Amber Pederson, Rapid City, SD
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Oh no!! Rob is good looking and was hot in Twilight, but Zac is 100 times hotter than Rob. As he has gotten older, he has only gotten hotter. I love seeing him without a shirt on, or with a muscle tee.
by leah, Austin, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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I agree with most the people here Vanessa shouldnt be in any of these movies shes not right for them... shes to girly girl and i dont really think she would suit running around as a wolf in the bushh... yehh shes pretty and Leahs ment to be pretty but hey! theres plenty more people who would suit it more then she would... and i dont like brenda song either for leah... shes ment to be native american not asian no affense intended really... it true though!
by anonymous, Aus
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Zac is totally hotter than Rob. Really, there's no comparison. Vanessa as a werewolf? Rob in Hairspray? Interesting...hey if they can pull it off, more power to them. I just think it's stupid to typecast actors/actresses into certain roles when the whole point of their profession is to play a variety of characters. Chill y'all, it's not that serious.
by Serena, Austin, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Zac is totally hotter than Rob. Really, there's no comparison. Vanessa as a werewolf? Rob in Hairspray? Interesting...hey if they can pull it off, more power to them. I just think it's stupid to typecast actors/actresses into certain roles when the whole point of their profession is to play a variety of characters. Chill y'all, it's not that serious.
by Serena, Austin, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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OMG PLS DO NO PUT VANESSA IN THE FILM. GOD, I WILL HATE HER FOREVER IF SHE GETS CASTED IN NM! I DON'T WANT ANY DISNEY STARS IN THIS - THEIR ACTING SKILLS AREN'T UP TO STANDARDS.
by Anne, Canada
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Ewww! I DO NOT want Vanessa Hudgens in New Moon or any of the other films. She SUCKS at acting! Get someone else! Ugh!
by Jan, California
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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wat's all ur problems man vanessa is the best use r just stuffed seriously i reckon vanessa can do great just because shes like that in hsm doesnt meen she cant act i love vanessa and no matter wat role she plays shes the best shes my idol and i love her
by rose, australia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Nehoooooo! Not Vanessa!!! Noooo! I don't want her to be in new moon, though i didn't really like the character of Leah, it just can't happen!!! I don't think that she should be in New Moon!! :( ROB IS SOOOOO HOT!! Is he in London? I haven't heard that he is. I live in London!!!! WOOOOOOO!! I LOVE ROB!!! WANNA HUG HIM!!! (I love hugs)
by Shivanee, United Kingdom, London
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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ROB IS DEFINATELY HOTTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ZAC. Urgh. Disgusting. I LOVE ROB SOOOO MUCH!!!! SUCH AN AMAZING AND TALENTED ACTOR. AND SOOO GOOD-LOOKING AS WELL. ROB IS SOMEONE WHO CAN ACT.
by Shivanee, United Kingdom, London
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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G-ROSSS!!!! Vanessa is too short and annoying to play Leah. I am CRAZY SERIOUS about these books and I WILL boycott if I see her or Brenda in New Moon. Hope these rumors aren't true!
by Diana, KG, VA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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pfff nobody said that he can't act, we said that he is just not that hot as everybody is talking about him and his hair...-.- this twilight shit is getting on my nerves, i saw pattinsons other movies and yeah he can act... you should go and watch atonement (thats a true love story and not some freaky vampire kiddie show) and if you want robert, go and watch bad mother's handbook the movie is cool and it is about REAL life...
by angelina_is_hot_n_cold | Send Message
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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P.S. yeah he is in london, a fan should know that shouldn't he? you can't miss it if you read newspapers, because on every site there is our pretty, gorgeous, amazing, hot, young, new heath ledger, blabla..., robert pattinson -.-
by angelina_is_hot_n_cold | Send Message
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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No, no V dont be in that shit called New moon! Its so horrible book, i hate twilight. I wont survive it!
by Rattic, Slovakia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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hey.. zac was amazing actor and HOT!!! much better than robert!!( sorry robert) V also a really good actress.. if she played as Leah on twilight.. i will love to watch it.. i think she really great.. i'm so jealous she got Zac efron as her man.. anyway,love zanessa!!!
by stranger, KL
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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I really, do not think, that Vanessa Hudgens...should play Leah in New Moon...The description of the character in the book doesnt really match her appearance, either. I think they should get someone else to play it. And...Robert Pattinson, in my opinion- is way more attractive than Zac Efron. Zac is so metro, its hard for me to beleive he isn't gay. Please don't make comparisions on which one is better looking!:)
by larissa, Australia
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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whaat the fuck ? Who would Robert play in hairspray? I mean I'd go see it if he was in it, but I seriously think it's not his type of role. He is gorgeous though :)
by Nadine | Send Message
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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OOOOHHHH NOOOEEEESSSS. GOOOOD WHY? WHHYYYYYY? Vanessa cant even act. babyface-.- Leahś a strong, independent woman, not somekinda stupid bimbo.. WHY?
by AAAGGGHHH, Tallinn
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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No! Not Vanessa! Rob can do so much better. I think that if they must have a Leah, they should use Sophia Bush. She'd also make a good Melanie/Wanda from Stephenie's The Host, but in my opinion, Vanessa can't act at all. I really hope this is just a rumor.
by Claire, USA
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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ohh!! i really love zanessa! and plixx everybody knows that zac is so much hotter that that stupid rob! and vanessa it is a great actress.. but i can`t see her acting in new moon! maybe in footlose next to zac! it will be so romantic!
by aneglita/zanessa fan, Bogota/Colombia
10 months, 1 week ago
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Everyone, VOTE FOR ROB!!! Don't effin vote for Zac, ewww
by Kayla, California
10 months, 1 week ago
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Well...its quite exciting to see VH on new moon.. let`s see if she can make it... impress me VH!
by Marione, Phillipines
10 months, 1 week ago
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PLEASE!!! no vanessa in new moon!!! she sucks and she cant act!!! please dont ruin stephenie meyer's hard work!!!!
by Niesa | Send Message
10 months, 1 week ago
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i don't want vanessa to play leah i would rather have megan fox of these other people i saw on youtube play her( check out this video on the bottom) but also Kistren can't really act she kind of killed twilight even though i still love the movie but still kistren dind'y put enough emotion to bella anyway rob and vanessa don't look like a cute couple Check these people out for Leah Who Should Play Leah Clearwater by vegetarian1012
by Steph, irrigon USA
10 months ago
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Leah by the time they get to Breaking Dawn She'll be a hairy werewolf!!!! that should ne intresting
by Savanna, princeG George Canada
9 months, 4 weeks ago
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nononononononononooooooooooooooooo<><> i hate hate hate everything about vanessa hudgens she will ruin new moon and i will talk more crap about her than ever!!!!
by Erin , h
9 months, 3 weeks ago
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SHE IS NOT GONNA BE IN THE MOVIEE its just a stupid rumor i watched an interviewer askin rob and he said she wasnt twilight-ish at all;] and no, zac efron is nowhere near rob... i mean... robert is a vampire; zac is... a wildcat
by Maj0, Forks,Washintong
9 months, 2 weeks ago
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NO NO NO!!!! Okay Nessa has ge8 style but c'mon, LEAH??? She can't play a werewolf plus her voice bugs the pants off me!! Hopefully she won't win but they're considering Brenda song too!! eeeeekkkkk!!! grrrr!! Someone get new people to cast the New Moon people!! LMAO!! em xxx
by Emz the twilight freak!!, Cyprus
8 months, 2 weeks ago
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i agree with everybody that REALLY doesnt want VH 2 b in new moon!!!!! i mean, wat good would she b in it anyway? she cant act, she REALLY cant sing, and it would just ruin it!!!! if vh was goin 2 b in the next 3 movies, i would, no matter how much i love them, throw them in the bin!!!!!!!
by shauna , france
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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SHE CANT BE IN NEW MOON SHES JUST GOING TO FULLY KILL IT!!!!!!!! SO NOT HAPPY!!!!
by aleesha, Waiuku
3 weeks, 4 days ago
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