HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens has signed on to play a former stutterer in "Will." The comedy-drama is scheduled to begin production next month in Austin, Texas.
The film centers on a high school outcast and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. They assemble a like-minded crew of misfits and form a rock group to perform in a battle of the bands competition at their school.
Hudgens will play Sam, a 15-year-old former stutterer now speaking slowly and deliberately, who becomes romantically entangled with the lead outcast.
Todd Graff will direct the Walden Media project from a script he wrote with Josh Cagan. Graff is an actor-turned-director who made his debut with 2003's "Camp."
The 19-year-old Hudgens is best known for playing Gabriella Montez in Disney's popular "High School Musical" movies. Her feature credits include "Thunderbirds" and "Thirteen."
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