HSM4: No Kenny Ortega

HSM4: No Kenny Ortega

Kenny Ortega is out. Jeffrey Hornaday is in…for High School Musical 4: East Meets West.

While Kenny will be busy directing the upcoming Footloose, Jeffrey will take on the Disney franchise that became a worldwide phenomenon. He shared with the press early this morning, “I’m excited to be part of a franchise that, thematically, encourages kids to believe in themselves. Like the first three movies, my goal is to keep the art form of the traditional musical alive, yet bring a contemporary emotional response to the story and its characters through song and dance.”

Jeffrey Hornaday choreographed Flashdance, A Chorus Line, and also directed Madonna and Backstreet Boys world concert tours.

In High School Musical 4, East meets West in a classic love triangle set against the cross-town school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights.

As previously reported, the three sophomore Wildcats introduced in HSM3 — Matt Prokop, Justin Martin and Jemma McKenzie-Brown — will not be back for the continuation of the franchise.

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#1
dlfann @ 1:15 pm on 06/01/2009

can they please just name it something else? this isnt even high school musical anymore…

#2
m @ 1:17 pm on 06/01/2009

can’t they leave HSM alone. why not start over with a new title. No one from the original is coming back so they need to make their own franchise

#3
Rosa @ 1:17 pm on 06/01/2009

now this is officialy STUPID ..
nothing is left but the name !!
not the old cast .. nor the new .. not even the director ..
and if all the factors that made the movie phenomenal are gone ..
why having it then?
well .. here is a suggestion disney .. CHANGE THE NAME !!

#4
Franzi @ 1:20 pm on 06/01/2009

WTF???
They should change the name of the movie

#5
kirsty @ 1:24 pm on 06/01/2009

Oh please a fourth one?
What’s going to happen now
they all have babies?

The fifth one, grandkids!

#6
katie @ 1:26 pm on 06/01/2009

YESSS! I knew Kenny had a brain! Great move, I love him <3

#7
Omg @ 1:30 pm on 06/01/2009

Train wreck!

#8
marisa @ 1:31 pm on 06/01/2009

please start a new franchise. hsm4 will be soooo lame. no kenny. no zac. ashley. or vanessa. i will not be seeing it.

#9
Jenna @ 1:31 pm on 06/01/2009

How much is this movie going to suck without the old cast, or Matt and Jemma, or Kenny? Oh that’s right, so so much.

#10
Rosa @ 1:32 pm on 06/01/2009

@kirsty: @katie:
good points out there ;p ;p

#11
Tini @ 1:33 pm on 06/01/2009

then what’s the whole point for HSM4!!!! No Zanessa, Ashley, Corbin, Monique and Lucas… No new wildcats (not that I have a prob with that) and now NO KENNY? And it won’t be set on East High! WTF? I’m definitely NOT watching that…
What’s the point when everything will be different? They can find ANOTHER title for the movie and not use the HSM name…

#12
xoxzanessaluvxox @ 1:36 pm on 06/01/2009

Why are they even bothering to make a fourth movie? Besides from making a profit! HSM3 went out on a high & i feel like it was the end, so why embarress themselves by making another which may single handedly ruin the entire series. I’m glad Kenny’s out, it’s good he has seen sense, however what i don’t get is, why introduce the new characters if they aren’t going to continue the series. Now i just hope that Disney have the sense to change the name…start a new series.

#13
Annabel @ 1:37 pm on 06/01/2009

Why rouining a realy good ending as HSM3 with making a 4???
And they can’t call it high school musical because High school musical is Zac, Vanessa, Ashley, Corbin, Lucas, Monique and Kenny

#14
saudia @ 1:41 pm on 06/01/2009

FAIL!

#15
tina. @ 1:48 pm on 06/01/2009

it just gets worse and worse…

#16
MEL @ 1:55 pm on 06/01/2009

I can see it now this is going to be a A BIG FLOP!!! the only thing that’s the same it the name and maybe the writers!!!!!!

#17
miley @ 2:03 pm on 06/01/2009

i’m not sure about even watching it…

#18
istar @ 2:03 pm on 06/01/2009

F.A.I.L.U.R.E. – good thing kenny isn’t doing this. none of the original cast at all. those three new people from the last film wasted precious film time and cut out good scenes just to get known before the fourth and they aren’t even gonna be in it (actually, thats the one thing im glad about.)
disney need new names for this movie. whats the point in doing this? it sounds like a type of movie already been done. and because its disney there won’t be any proper fighting rivalry scenes… just a cheesy west and east plot line. what is the point? really?

#19
ivanka @ 2:04 pm on 06/01/2009

Wow. no same casts…O.O

But the plot seems cool! I’ll watch it then!=^__^=

Fighting! X )

#20
Ashley @ 2:07 pm on 06/01/2009

aggh…i hate it

#21
thatsme @ 2:07 pm on 06/01/2009

uh disney, some advice. and this is worth reading.. CHANGE THE TITLE. gosh, wtf r they doin. nothin is the sme. they’re holding onto the title so they can earn major bucks n have it become a phenomenon. puh-lease! like thats guna happen. what was even the point havin those three new members in hsm3 if theyre no in 4? but i have to say, god job kenny 4 gettin out. what the hell, its just a rivalry story n cuz its disney, its guna have a BIG cheesy ending.

#22
bee @ 2:18 pm on 06/01/2009

so wtf ? i was @ least looking 4ward 2 tht new cast since everybody GOOD’s not coming back but even THEY’RE not gonna be in it ?? ugh , thts STUPID .

#24
Nina @ 2:24 pm on 06/01/2009

ok if the new hsm won’t enclude nessa,zac,ash,lucas,corbin and mon there’s no sense of making the movie with the same title
leave hsm alone and start from the begining
you’ll ruine everything!!!!!!!

#25
Taytay @ 2:41 pm on 06/01/2009

http://www.marie-gets-deflowered.com/?id=62905f47 OMG TAYLOR LAUTNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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