Zac Efron showed off his muscles at the gym today!
The High School Musical alum flaunted his biceps on Instagram on Monday (December 18).
He was joined by his Greatest Showman co-star Hugh Jackman.
“Showing @zacefron the sights … #aussie #workout,” Hugh captioned the pic, which Zac reposted.
ICYMI, watch the duo perform a live commercial for The Greatest Showman during the live A Christmas Story Live the day before. It included 150 dancers in a massive spectacle of song and dance.
Don’t miss The Greatest Showman when it hits theaters this Wednesday!
Speaking with Elle magazine in a new interview, Zendaya confessed that she wasn’t a huge fangirl, and didn’t have any posters hanging over her bed with his charming smile on it.
“Everybody knows at least two or three Zac Efron obsessives. I happen to not be one of those people,” she says. “That’s a good thing. I got to know him. He’s different from what people think.”
So, what is Zac really like, according to Zendaya? “He’s this slightly awkward, nerdy kid who happens to have this life.”
You can catch both Zac and Zendaya in The Greatest Showman, opening on Wednesday, December 20th.
The Greatest Showman cast was joined by fellow cast mate Keala Settle as they performed “Come Alive” from the upcoming musical during the A Christmas Story Live telecast on Sunday (December 17).
The live commercial for the movie, which arrives in theaters on December 20, included 150 dancers in a massive spectacle of song and dance.
“We did it! We did it!” the cast happily yelled while hugging each other immediately after wrapping up the major performance.
James Corden brought the circus to the streets of New York with his latest “Crosswalk the Musical” production on last night’s (December 14) episode of The Late Late Show!
The 39-year-old host was joined by stars of the upcoming circus-themed musical The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya this time around as they helped stop traffic at 53rd Street and Broadway.
The foursome and their crew of backup dancers and singers performed mash-ups of classic musical tunes from “On the Town,” “Guys and Dolls” and “Fame.”
“That was amazing. It exceeded all of my expectations. That being said, there was a mugging going on that we did absolutely nothing about. Other than that, it was great,” Zendaya joked after one of the performances – Watch the hilarious skit below!
Crosswalk the Musical on Broadway (w/ Hugh Jackman, Zendaya & Zac Efron)
Is everyone else really, really, really happy that Zac Efron is back in the musical business? Because he is!
The Greatest Showman star spoke to EOnline about coming back to the genre, which essentially kicked off his career with High School Musical and Hairspray.
“It feels great. It feels good,” he shared. “This is a real neat one too. It’s just different.”
Zac adds, “The movie is very powerful and has a lot to say. I think it’s an important one for our generation so it’s got a big voice and the potential for it to be heard for our generation is really massive.”
“It feels important and has weight, but it’s also very fun and very cool and it tells a really interesting story.”
The Greatest Showman opens in theaters on December 20th.
By now, you’ve probably seen that scene in The Greatest Showman where Zendaya and Zac Efron fly towards each other on ropes and twirl around in the most majestic way.
What you don’t know is that it took a big effort to make it look that flawless.
During her appearance on The Tonight Show this week, Zendaya explained how the first takes of the scene ended up with her and Zac body slamming each other.
“We’re holding these two ropes and we’re together and then we swing apart from each other, they lift us off the ground, and of course that momentum of us swinging as far as we can go away from each other – we come back together and we’re supposed to grab on to each other with the other arm and we’re supposed to begin this swing… that’s really beautiful,” Zendaya said, describing the physical aspects of the stunt.
“But if you don’t catch each other �” she trails off, clapping her two hands together. Watch the video of the moment below!
The Greatest Showman hits theaters on Wednesday, December 20th.
Since then, the story has been spun in many different angles and Zendaya is now explaining just what Zac actually meant to convey with his statement.
“I think people got caught up in the actual thought of kissing,” Zendaya starts to explain during her interview on Live! with Kelly and Ryan.
She continues, “Our characters are these forbidden love characters. They are an interracial couple that at the time would be completely frowned upon and not allowed. The entire time, in this love story, they’re not supposed to be seen together, touch each other, anything.”
“So any moment where they just even make eye contact is so special,” Zendaya adds. “Not just for the audience, but for these two characters. When they do get to actually kiss, it’s a huge moment.”
