. "You love these characters," Tisdale said, "and you want to see more of them on-screen, so I wanted Sharpay to be the same way."
In Tisdale's case, Sharpay wanted to rule the stage. "The entire time she was just business-driven. She just wanted to work and do the musicals," she said of her character. "Gabriella was off with Troy just wanting to chase a relationship." Frenemies to the end, it seems. Now, what time is it? Time for some secrets from behind the scenes of the hit Disney franchise. All you have to do is keep scrolling.was initially just a placeholder as Disney and the filmmakers had not yet decided on a name.both auditioned for the role of Troy Bolton, losing out, of course, to Zac. However, they would go on to star alongside him in3.
5. Lucas, meanwhile, first read for the part of Troy Bolton, but knew right away he wasn't landing the role: "I went in right after, who ended up singing for Troy in the movie," he told Buzzfeed. "I obviously heard him because it was in a trailer, so it was really thin walls and I was like, oh shit. I'm totally not gonna get this because that guy's incredible."6.