Fri, 20 August 2010 02:02:42 ET
The 'High School Musical' star is allegedly eying to play DJ Huey Calhoun in the film adaptation of 'Memphis' when the 'SexyBack' singer is mentioned as a potential actor to play the role.
will possibly compete against
Justin Timberlake for a lead role in the film adaptation of a Broadway play "Memphis". 22-year-old Zac is reportedly interested to star as a 1950s Memphis radio DJ Huey Calhoun, which was played on-stage by Chad Kimball, while "SexyBack" singer Justin is said to be mentioned as potential character to play the role.
Besides reporting that Zac hung out with the cast during the intermission when he made his second visit in the Tony-winning musical performance on Tuesday night, August 17, a witness further added to NY Post that the "
Charlie St. Cloud" heartthrob has gushed over the female lead role Montego Glover. The onlooker said, "When Montego came over, Efron said, 'I just can't stay away from the show'."
However, insiders also claimed that though the film adaptation of "Memphis" has not been confirmed yet, director Oliver Stone has allegedly considered Justin, the boyfriend of actress
Jessica Biel, for the male lead role. A rep for Stone further revealed that the director has met and expressed his interest in making the film to the musical's writer David Bryan, who is also the keyboardist of
Bon Jovi.
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