Zac Efron

During his Wednesday, May 11, appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the actor, 34, explained that he plays a father to an 11-year-old girl (Ryan Kiera ...

“Zac is secretly relieved about this turn of events as he feels she would be a distraction to him during the filming of the intense drama.” “It was a pretty quick intro to the film — and all the sudden I had this daughter,” the Greatest Showman star recalled. “I didn’t think about it all that much,” Efron said of playing a father for the first time. “We had a pretty heavy dad-daughter scene right off the bat [when filming started], and I realized I was drastically underprepared for this part. The California added a shout-out to his mother, Starla Baskett, who was in the audience. During his Wednesday, May 11, appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the actor, 34, explained that he plays a father to an 11-year-old girl (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) with supernatural powers.

During an appearance on The Ellen Show, Zac Efron revealed if he was ready to become a father.

He then sent a sweet shout-out to his mom, Starla Baskett, who was sitting in the audience, saying, "I love you so much, mom." "I didn't think about it all that much," he said. Zac also shared how his experience was playing a father to a young girl—played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong—for the movie.

Zac Efron told Ellen Degeneres whether he is ready to be a dad in real life after playing a father in his upcoming movie, "Firestarter."

“I have a little bit more growing to do, probably. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I love you so much, Mom,” he said, waving to his mother in the audience.

Zac Efron has come a long way since "High School Musical". On Wednesday, the actor is on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and he talks about getting to play a ...

“I didn’t think about it all that much,” he says, laughing. I have a little bit more growing to do, probably.” The 34-year-old continues, “We had a pretty heavy dad-daughter scene right off the bat, and I realized I was drastically underprepared for this part.

In a new interview with E! News about his upcoming film Firestarter, Efron was asked if he was open to a High School Musical reboot. "Of course," he responded.

That would be incredible. "I mean to have an opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. "My heart is still there.

Zac Efron, the original Troy Bolton, says it would be 'amazing' to do another 'High School Musical' film.

The original High School Musical launched Efron to stardom, and the actor appeared in all three films as Troy Bolton, the basketball-star-turned-musical-theater-heartthrob. "Of course, of course," Efron said during an interview for his upcoming thriller Firestarter. "Seriously, having the opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing. Now Troy Bolton himself is weighing in on whether he might ever return to the franchise, telling E! News that he'd love to go back to East High for a new film.

Zac Efron sparked drama among 'High School Musical' fans as he revealed he is very open to the possibility of returning to the Disney franchise for a reboot ...

A third film, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” was released in theaters in 2008. The new reboot casts Efron opposite Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Sydney Lemmon. “I mean to have an opportunity in any form to go back and work with that team would be so amazing,” the “Firestarter” actor said.