Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
Will Smith, Martin Lawrence Tease ‘Bad Boys 4’ at CinemaCon: ‘We’re Hype, We’re Excited’
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Will Smith and Martin Lawrence kicked off CinemaCon by talking up their return to “Bad Boys” business. “We’re hype, we’re excited,” Smith told the crowd of movie theater owners.
He apologized for not being able to be in Las Vegas for the annual convention of the exhibition industry…well, kinda. “We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there,” Lawrence admonished him, noting they were four weeks into film the fourth film in the franchise. “We glad we not there because we here and they’re paying us to be here,” Smith said.
Smith and Lawrence are being rejoined in “Bad Boys 4” by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who directed 2020’s “Bad Boys: For Life.” The rest of the ensemble will also include franchise vets Paola Núnez, Vanessa Hudgens and Alexander Ludwig, along with “Euphoria’s” Eric Dane.
Chris Bremner wrote the screenplay. For Smith, it’s a chance to turn the page on the ugliness of the Oscars slap incident by reprising one of his best loved roles.
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