Neil Patrick Harris: Vanessa Hudgens is the Coolest Chick

Neil Patrick Harris has nothing but praises for his Beastly costars, Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.

Check out what he dished to MTV about the flick, Vanessa and his own character, Will:

On the Beastly bunch: “Mary-Kate Olsen is a supporting star; Vanessa Hudgens is the lead �” she’s gorgeous, super talented and the coolest chick you would ever want to meet; Alex Pettyfer is in it �” a new guy, Brit, gorgeous, super talented as well.”

On re-telling the classic fairytale: “This is a very classy movie, actually. It looks great. I think the performances are strong. I think it’s better than your average teen film. I think it’s great to see Alex �” who plays the lead guy �” trying to win over Vanessa’s character, because she ends up at the [apartment]; there’s a whole sequence where he’s giving her gifts and hoping that she likes him and she doesn’t �” it’s very Beauty and the Beast.”

On his own character, Will: “I play a blind dude. I have a kinship with him [Alex's character], because I also have a physical disability that I have to go beyond. So I teach him a thing or two.”

Beastly opens everywhere on July 30th