Haunted High School Musical to Reach Big Screen in '08

A big screen film, entitled Haunted High School Musical, will be the next entry in Disney's wildly successful "High School Musical" franchise, according to a Reuters article.

The film will be released in 2008, although no other information - including that of plot - has been revealed.

"'High School Musical' skyrocketed to heights never before achieved by a TV movie, so it's only fitting that its next incarnation should be as a major motion picture," stated Gary Marsh, president of entertainment, Disney Channel Worldwide.

As previously announced, "High School Musical 2" is set to air on the Disney Channel in August of this year. 

Since its extraordinary debut on the Disney Channel U.S. in January 2006, 'High School Musical,' written by Peter Barsocchini, has broken viewership records around the world and the soundtrack from Walt Disney Records was the #1 album of the year on the Billboard Top 200.  A 40-city live 'High School Musical' concert tour ­ featuring five of the film's original cast members ­launched in San Diego in November and makes its final stop in Los Angeles on January 29.  The concert tour most recently played to a crowd of more than 15,000 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ, on Monday (1/8/07)," stated earlier press materials.  Stage productions have also been mounted by high schools and amateur groups, with several professional productions to come.

"High School Musical" has aired in over 100 countries, on 26 Disney Channels worldwide.

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