Yes, Zac Efron‘s reached that age where he’s old enough to play a dad. But, in true new-dad fashion, the kid (sorry) man needs a lesson on a term that entered the pop culture lexicon some six years ago that he’s suddenly re-defining: Zaddy!
The 34-year-old actor is set to star in the reboot of the 1984 horror film that’s an adaptation of a Stephen King novel of the same name.
Efron plays Andy McGee, father to Charlie, who possesses pyrokinesis powers. Budding actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, 12, plays Charlie.
With the new Keith Thomas-directed film set to hit theatres and stream on Peacock on May 14, many fans (notably millennials) are beside themselves at the idea that Efron, who was 18 while filming the first “High School Musical”, is now old enough to play the role of a dad.
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