The Disney Channel is developing “High School Musical 4,” TheWrap has learned.
A nationwide casting search begins Tuesday for the planned Disney Channel original movie, which will continue the story of the global sensation “High School Musical” and introduce new East High Wildcats and their crosstown school rivals, the West High Knights. DGA Award nominee Jeffrey Hornaday is attached to direct and choreograph the movie.
Directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega, “High School Musical” premiered Jan. 20, 2006 and delivered 7.7 million viewers in the U.S., at the time the highest rating ever for any Disney Channel telecast. The franchise helped launch the careers of stars like Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.
