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Contrary to the swirling report, Zac Efron is not going to get down on one knees to propose Vanessa Hudgens just yet. His representative has slammed report that the leading man of “Charlie St. Cloud” has prepared an engagement ring and is ready to ask the “High School Musical” beauty to marry him. The spokesperson reached out to Gossip Cop in insisting that the 22-year-old hasn’t been thinking about taking his long-term romance with the “Sucker Punch” actress onto the next level.

“They are not moving in, getting married or breaking up,” the rep stressed when responding to recent rumor about the status of the twosome.

The proposal rumor has spread like a wildfire when celebrity blogger Zack Taylor pointed out that the “17 Again” actor is ready to ask the “Beastly” star’s hand in marriage. The blogger added that the actor has gone as far as buying the engagement ring.

“He already has the ring picked out and I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw the two engaged this summer,” so an unnamed spy said. [Source]

In “Charlie St. Cloud,” Zac Efron proves he’s all grown up. Audiences have gotten used to seeing Zac Efron in basketball duds; after all, the triple threat suited up for the “High School Musical” trilogy, as well as “17 Again.” But this month the 22-year-old leaves his comfortable warm-ups behind to star in “Charlie St. Cloud,” in which he plays a young man with a promising future that’s compromised after a car accident takes the life of his younger brother, Sam. Zac, who explored his dramatic side with last year’s “Me & Orson Welles,” feels that his newest role is a departure for him.

“It’s much more emotional and a little bit older,” he says proudly. “It was what drew me to this particular film.” The part also called for Zac to become an experienced sailor, which required more than a few lessons. “I’d been before, but I wasn’t the one doing the sailing. I was playing Game Boy below deck,” he confesses. “Now I’ve got such an appreciation for the sport.”

The transition from teen heartthrob to bona fide movie star isn’t always a smooth one, but Zac seems fully prepared for the challenge. His next film (for which he’ll also pick up a producing credit) delves even further into adult subject matter: Zac plays a money-laundering drug runner.

Beyond that, he’s surprisingly mum on the details of his upcoming projects. “I don’t want to jinx it, you know?” he says. “My checklist is infinite. There’s nothing I wouldn’t try.” [Source]

Zac Efron will be at the Mall of America signing autographs in celebration of the release of his new film, “Charlie St. Cloud.” The event kicks off at 1:30PM on Monday, July 19 in the Best Buy Rotunda. [Source]

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were spotted celebrating the Fourth of July in Malibu. Enjoy the pics!

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Up and coming big actor Zac Efron has taken the time out to discuss his newest movie, “Charlie St. Cloud,” with Entertainment Tonight. The movie, which opens on July 30th, is the main topic of the interview, but they do ask a few other questions to him. You can watch it below. [Source]

A lot has changed for Zac Efron over the past four years. He has graduated from the “High School Musical” franchise, bought his own home and gone from tween heartthrob to sex symbol. But girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens, 21, sees a transformation on a bigger scale.

“I look at him, and I see a man,” she tells Glamour’s August jeans issue of her beau, 22. “He’s just grown-up.”

When the two first started dating in 2006, Hudgens recalls Efron being “adorable. I mean, he wasn’t the guy that he is today. Like, he had a gap in his teeth! He was a whole different person.”

Though she doesn’t say whether or not it was love at first sight, “Right off the bat, we had a connection, I think everybody could see it,” she reveals to the magazine.

But this isn’t just puppy love. “I guess [we have a mature relationship],” she says. “I think that we inspire each other. [I love] having someone to grow with.”

While Efron may be the more adventurous person in the relationship – he went bungee-jumping in Vancouver in July and loves backpacking and hiking – his girlfriend of four years is still a bit hesitant about trying out new things.

“When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things,” she says, adding that she wants to try kite and paddle surfing one day because it “would give me that extra confidence.”

But what Hudgens dreads the most: stepping on a red carpet. “Going to events gives me such anxiety. I get hot flashes! I can’t breathe, and I get claustrophobic,” she says. “It’s a very odd business. I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to it.” [Source]