“High School Musical 4″ will be a Disney Channel Original Movie and will premiere sometime in 2010. Here’s a little something from Disney about this upcoming movie:

East meets West in a classic love triangle set against the cross-town school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights in the upcoming High School Musical 4, the fourth story in the celebrated franchise that became a cultural sensation, fueled unprecedented digital music downloads..

..and underscored the strength of Disney Channel and Radio Disney’s connection to kids, tweens and families. High School Musical 4 brings the franchise back to television in a music and dance-filled Disney Channel Original Movie that will introduce a new cast of characters.

It is scheduled to begin production later this year for premiere on Disney Channel in 2010. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide.

Before we get to the audition information, do you remember the stars that Disney brought in for “High School Musical 3” to supposedly carry on the franchise? Well, according to Matt Prokop, he will not be in HSM4. Here’s what he had to say on his MySpace:

“Not only will HSM4 not feature your loved wildcats: Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, and Taylor, but I will also not be apart of it. Disney decided to go with a completely different story line. I’m so thankful to be apart of HSM3 before they decided to change everything. Enjoy the new characters……. whoever they will be. Matt.”

Interesting isn’t it? No details have been released yet about who will actually be in this next made-for-tv-movie. We will keep you updated as we find out!

Now, about the High School Musical 4 auditions…(this will be updated as we receive more information.)

“High School Musical 4″ is considered in the pre-production stages. What does this mean? It means that they are still writing the script and getting the movie ready for casting. Here is the information:

Submit your photo and resume by mail only!

Principal Actor Casting:

Jason La Padura
Natalie Hart
100 Universal City Plaza
MT-6149
Universal City CA 91608

Extras Casting (Utah):

Jeff Johnson (will be updated as more information comes in)

The film will be shot at the same location as the other three films- East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Another interesting tidbit about this film is that Kenny Ortega (who directed HSM1, 2 and 3) will be shooting “Footloose” with Zac Efron, so he will not be avaialble for HSM4.