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Zac Efron to Star in ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’

Jake Szymanski is directing the Fox and Chernin comedy

Zac Efron Star 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'

Efron and Seth Rogen met six or seven years ago at the Sunset Tower, where both were attending an awards party, when Efron was riding the High School Musical bandwagon. "He passed me, and I just stopped and was compelled to say something," recalls Efron. "I blurted out: 'Hey, Seth, my name's Zac. I'm an actor, and I just wanted to tell you that I really love your work. And thank you for everything you've done.' " Rogen looked up in shock. "And he goes, 'Are you serious?' " continues Efron. "And I was like, 'Yes, I'm 100 percent serious.' And he goes, 'Aw, man, I just wanted to hate you.' And I'm like, 'Seth, I get it. I don't even like myself at this point.' "

 Ruven Afanador

Zac Efron is looking for a wedding date.

The Neighbors actor will star in Fox’s upcoming comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, THR has confirmed.

The Chernin Entertainment project will be directed by Jake Szymanski, and is slated to hit theaters on July 29, 2016. Written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, the film centers on two brothers who post an online ad for wedding dates.

Peter Chernin, David Ready, Jenno Topping and Jonathan Levine are producing. Cohen and O’Brien are exec producing. Daria Cercek is overseeing at Fox.

Efron has been doing strong comedy work as of late, including 2014’s That Awkward Moment and Neighbors (the Seth Rogen comedy earned a strong $268.2 million worldwide). He’s currently filming another comedy, Dirty Grandpa, with Robert De Niro.

He’s repped by CAA, Alchemy Entertainment and Felker Toczek.

 

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