Zac Efron was faced with the biggest decision of his career and life when he offered a tasty role to star in the recreated movie, “Footloose.” Even though the decision seemed so easy to accept, the actor turned the chance to earn a whopping $10 million dollars, global fame and superstardom down to the amazement of everyone around him.

Kenny Ortega, the director of “High School Musical” even couldn’t believe his ears when the actor told him in October 2009 to turn the one-in-a-million opportunity down. The 22-year-old actor, who is on tour promoting his new flick “Charlie St. Cloud,” revealed that it was not an easy decision to make but he just didn’t want to be in a rush as he didn’t feel ready for such an acting role at the time. The actor has a new facial hair look and many of his female fans just can’t seem to have enough of him.

Efron stated that he made a decision based on his feelings for the first time then and even though he knew everyone expected him to say yes, he had to decline because it just didn’t feel right. Many of his close people were very much disappointed with his decision especially Ortega who also had to let the opportunity pass because of Efron’s rejection.

The actor has starred in other movies aside “High School Musical” including “17 Again” which made over $140 million at the Box Office. He also featured in “Me and Orson Welles” which showed a lot of his talents even though the movie was a major flop, selling just $2 million.

His character in “Charlie St. Cloud” is a young handsome man who is due to attend college but become grief-stricken when his younger brother passes away in a vehicle accident. He loses it and locks himself up in his seafront hometown to work as an undertaker in the local cemetery.

The ghost of his dead brother pays him a visit everyday till decision time comes when he has decide whether to stop mourning and continue living his life or continue to wallow in the sadness of his brother’s death.

He said it was a very challenging role unlike the ones he was used to and feels satisfied that he didn’t disappoint his fans. [Source]