Hey guys! Yay, new Candids. Zac and Vanessa looking as loving as ever at the Lakers game. So adorable.. check it out..

Universal is on “Fire.”

The studio has picked up the rights to the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis. Zac Efron is attached to star and will exec produce with his manager, Jason Barrett.

Neal Moritz is producing with David Engel of Circle of Confusion, the company that reps Bendis.

Written and drawn by Bendis before he went on to become one of Marvel Comics’ top writers, the story centers on a college student who is inducted into a special CIA project that tests whether training ordinary citizens to be agents can be successful.

The move puts Efron, who is also repped by CAA, and Bendis back with Universal. Efron is coming off of starring in the Burr Steers drama “The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud,” while Bendis has an adaptation of his graphic novel “Jinx” set up at the studio.

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From Deadline Hollywood:

The list of young actors who transition to adult leading men isn’t that long… Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Christian Bale, etc. Zac Efron is hoping to make that transition so he’s linked himself to a pair of projects he hopes will give him the chance to broaden his range. One of them would be his first action turn, in a Ludlum-esque spy thriller. Efron has a just made a deal at Universal for Fire, an adaptation of a graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis that was published by Image Comics.

The plan is for Efron to play a college student who is recruited by the CIA, only to find that he has been trained for a program that creates expendable agents. Bendis, the fanboy favorite whose comic book creations include “Ultimate Spider-Man”, will write the script. While little material moves during Sundance, Efron and Bendis got the deal after they schlepped around to three studios, pitching the project on a rainy day last Friday. The project has the steady hand of Neal Moritz, who’ll produce with Circle of Confusion’s David Engel. Efron and Alchemy Entertainment’s Jason Barrett will be exec producers.

Efron has made a separate deal at Warner Bros to star in a Back To The Future-like film that melds two projects. One’s a pitch from writers Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and the other is a WB project called Algorithm that the studio was already developing as a directing vehicle for Nick Stoller, the Forgetting Sarah Marshall director who just wrapped Get Him To The Greek. Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff are producing and Alan Riche is exec producer along with Efron and Barrett.

Efron’s quest to be taken seriously, and to shed the teen heartthrob label thrust upon him after a trio of hit High School Musical films, really began when he bailed on a Footloose remake to instead re-team with his 17 Again director Burr Steers in The Death And Life Of Charlie St. Cloud, playing a young man who carries the guilt over the death of his younger brother. It isn’t easy, as one of the films he made recently, Me and Orson Welles, was barely seen. But he wasn’t looking for box office as much as the chance to be part of a strong cast in an art film. Good for him.

Very exciting, I like the sound of both of them!!

George Lopez posted this message on his show’s website (lopeztonight.com)..

The people of Haiti need our help. On Thursday, February 4th, I am throwing a benefit concert called “Help Haiti” at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE here in Los Angeles. The best musicians, comedians and athletes will be there for the cause, including my friends Andy Garcia, Slash and Samuel Jackson.

One-hundred percent of the proceeds will go to directly to Haiti to help the victims and their families. Keep checking this page for more information on how to purchase tickets for “Help Haiti.”

Lopez Tonight disaster relief for HaitiIf you can’t make it to the concert, you can still help. Lopez Tonight has teamed up with “CARE” to raise money. Click on the “CARE” logo to donate directly to relief efforts that will help the people of Haiti. And we will match the first 25,000 dollars that come from you.

Americans are the most generous people in the world. Let’s show Haiti how much we care.

UPDATE (1/26/10, 5:30PM PST): The guest list gets bigger!! Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron!!

So what that means is that Zac and Vanessa will be at a benefit concert called “Help Haiti” at the Nokia Theatre L.A. in Los Angeles on February 4th. So nice of them to help out even more (:

Hey everyone.. I just designed and put up a new Theme for our Gallery, Efron HQ. I hope you guys like it, please comment and let me know. I was in the mood for something softer and mellow. I think its easy on the eyes (like Zac haha).. enjoy!

What do you think?

Hey guys!

Here are some cute Candids of Zac, Vanessa, Brittany Snow, and her bf after eating at Katsuya Restaurant on January 19th. The photos are cute, I love how dressed down Zac and Vanessa are.

Hey everyone… great news! Zac has signed on for Friday’s Hope for Haiti telethon. I don’t know if he will present or help in the phone banks, but I’m so proud of him. Its a great cause, and I hope everyone is very generous. Other stars helping out are Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brad Pitt, Anna Kendrick, Bradley Cooper, Renée Zellweger, Chris Pine, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Colin Farrell, Rober Pattinson, and Emily Blunt, among many others.

George Clooney is set to host from Los Angeles, with Wyclef John in New York City and CNN newsman Anderson Cooper in Haiti.

If you want to donate, click here.

This is funny. I hadn’t heard the rumor, but it’d be great!

A massive earthquake hit Haiti late Tuesday, killing hundreds of people and wounding many more. The quake, measuring 7 on the Richter scale, has caused widespread damage in and around the capital Port-au-Prince, leaving a large number of people homeless and hungry.

The people of Haiti need food assistance as quickly as possible to prevent hunger worsening the misery already caused by the disaster.

This is said to be Haiti’s worst quake in two centuries. Every hour we wait means more lives are at risk. Donate now.

The Critic’s Choice Awards are happening this Friday, January 15, and Hollywood Crush will be live blogging from the red carpet starting at 8:30pm EST! The line-up is sure to impress, with A-list presenters including Adam Lambert, Zac Efron and Zoe Saldana, to name a few.

Kristin Chenoweth’s hosting the show, and Nick Jonas and the Administration will serve as this year’s house band. One of the most anticipated highlights of the show will be the tribute to John Hughes. John Krasinski and Amy Poehler will pay homage to the late director of such iconic films as “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Weird Science.” The tribute will be followed by a musical performance by Death Cab for Cutie, who will play Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from the soundtrack to “The Breakfast Club.” This is sure to be memorable!

Noms for leading films for Critics’ Choice Awards include “Avatar,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Invictus,” “Nine,” “Precious,” “A Serious Man,” “Up” and “Up in the Air.”

Other presenters set to appear are Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Emily Blunt, Bradley Cooper, Rob Corddry, Abbie Cornish, Josh Duhamel, Vera Farmiga, Heather Graham, Ed Helms, Samuel L. Jackson, Ken Jeong, Tobey Maguire, Tracy Morgan, Craig Robinson, Susan Sarandon and Sarah Silverman.