A Disney Exec Had A Weird Idea Of Bringing Zac Efron Back to High School Musical (& The Showrunner Didn’t Like It)

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series showrunner Tim Federle reveals that there was one idea about bringing Zac Efron, which was pretty outlandish. After months of speculation about whether Efron would reprise his role as Troy Bolton for the show’s final season, that didn’t come to pass due to the actor’s busy schedule and the consideration that Efron’s cameo would take away from the show’s established cast members. But early on in HSMTMTS, a Disney executive had a weird idea about bringing Efron back that Federle wasn’t fond of.