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High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. It debuted on August 17, 2007 on the US Disney Channel and Family Channel. The premiere brought in a total of 17.2 million viewers in America - almost 10 million more than its predecessor - making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast in U.S. history
The summer brings excitement to the East High Wildcats as they go over their plans for their break from school. Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) stresses over getting a job with the price of college looming on his mind, as well as trying to make sure he and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) are able to stay together all summer. Sharpay and Ryan Evans (Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel) plan on spending the summer at their family's country club, Lava Springs. However, Sharpay's summer plan also includes separating Troy and Gabriella by getting Troy hired at Lava Springs. What Sharpay does not plan on is Troy talking the club's manager, Mr. Fulton (Mark L. Taylor), into hiring the rest of the Wildcats, including Gabriella and her best friend Taylor (Monique Coleman), and Troy's best friend Chad (Corbin Bleu). Fulton is unable to fire the Wildcats at Sharpay's command, since her mother (Jessica Tuck) approved their hiring, so she orders him to make them want to quit. Troy offers to help his friends working in the kitchen and convinces them that they can work their hardships out.
Sharpay schemes harder than ever to make the Wildcats miserable, and win Troy, who has to choose between two worlds: his own with the Wildcats and Gabriella, or another where Sharpay's family can offer him a way to college and other luxuries he has only dreamed about. Kelsi writes a duet for Troy and Gabriella, but Sharpay steals the duet from the two of them and forces Troy to sing it with her, holding his future over his head. As Troy grows further away from Gabriella, Ryan is pushed further away from Sharpay. Taylor and Gabriella even invite Ryan to the baseball game, and Chad offers him Troy's place in the game. Troy and Gabriella's relationship is strained to the breaking point, as well as Troy's friendship with Chad.
When Sharpay finally crosses the line by banning the Wildcats from performing in Lava Springs' annual Star Dazzle Talent Show, even though Ryan has been working with the group to put together a performance, Gabriella confronts Sharpay. She makes it clear that she refuses to play Sharpay's "game", and quits her job at Lava Springs. Troy overhears the exchange and tries to persuade Gabriella to change her mind. However, all she can think of is how much Troy has changed over the summer, and breaks up with him.
Gabriella's quitting causes Troy to see the person he has become and realize everything he has sacrificed. As he sets out to make everything right again, Ryan gets help from the Wildcats to conspire to get Troy and Gabriella back together. They convince Troy to sing with Sharpay in the talent show - even though he'd quit citing her ban on junior staffers' participation in the show - which he does only under the condition that the Wildcats are allowed to perform as well. Sharpay relents, and the Wildcats put their plan into motion, finally getting Troy and Gabriella back together as they sing a duet. After the talent show, the Wildcats all head out onto the golf course to enjoy the fireworks. Troy and Gabriella finally share their first kiss, and the summer ends with a staff pool party and the Wildcats' celebration of a great summer together.
[edit] Cast
Zac Efron as Troy Bolton, the male protagonist of the movie. He is the most popular guy at East High School and captain of the varsity basketball team. He is in a relationship with Gabriella Montez. They met at a "kids club" on New Years Eve in High School Musical and sung together. Gabriella got his number and Gabriella moved to Albuquerque. Along with most of East High, he takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. Over the summer, he gets new opportunities to go to a great college ad have a happy life, but this causes jealousy in his best friend, Chad Danforth, and Gabriella starts to falsely believe his doesn't care for her or his friends. He is also friends with Jason and Zeke.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella Montez, the female protagonist of the movie. She is a smart girl who took part in East High's Scholastic Decathlon. Known as the freaky math girl in her old school.She is in a relationship with Troy Bolton. Along with most of East High, she takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. As the summer progresses, she feels left out with Troy getting new oppurtunities with his new promotion. Her best friend is Taylor McKessie. She is also friends with Kelsi and Martha.
Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans, the antagonist of the film. She plans to spend the summer lounging around her parents' country club, Lava Springs. She has a noticeable crush on Troy Bolton and is always trying to steal him away from Gabriella. Her plan is taken to a whole new notch when she promotes Troy to honorary member and cancels the Wildcat's performance in the talent show.
Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans, Sharpay's fraternal twin brother. Throughout the movies we see that he owes his total devotion to Sharpay to his utter stupidity; In High School Musical 1, he is unable to read the word 'Drama'.He can be very sneaky and cunning but has a hard time keeping up with schemes that are not his own. Over the course of the film, he finds his own person and abandons his place as Sharpay's lackey, becoming friends with the Wildcats.
Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth, Troy's best friend and is also friends with Jason and Zeke. He has a summer job at Lava Springs, and is saving the money from his job to get a car. After Troy gets promoted, he becomes jealous ad drifts away from him.
Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie, Gabriella's best friend. She is captain of the school Scholastic Decathlon team. She has a summer job at Lava Springs. She always sees through Sharpay and tends to be cynical when it comes to boys.Taylor is friends with Martha, Kelsi and Gabriella and has a crush a Chad.
Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen, is a student at East High. She is a pianist and composer. She wrote "What I've Been Looking For" and "Breaking Free" for the winter musical and she writes "The Music In Me" and "Everyday" for the club's talent show. She also transposed "The Music in Me" into Sharpay's version. Kelsi is usually shy but the wildcats help build her confidence. Her best friends are Martha, Taylor and Gabriella. She has a crush on Jason.
[edit] Others
Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Thomas Fulton, the manager of the Evans' country club, Lava Springs. It is apparent he is happy for the Wildcats' employment, but Sharpay orders him to take whatever management necessary to rid her of Troy's friends.
Bart Johnson as Mr. Jack Bolton, the father of Troy. He is very supportive of Troy's basketball career. He is also the coach of East High's basketball team.
Leslie Wing as Mrs. Lucille Bolton, the mother of Troy. She is somewhat strict and has power over her husband, her son, and his friends.
Robert Curtis Brown as Mr. Evans, the father of Ryan and Sharpay. A very wealthy man who owns the Lava Springs Country Club.
Jessica Tuck as Mrs. Evans, the mother of Ryan and Sharpay. A very wealthy woman, the Lava Springs board president.
Chris Warren, Jr. as Zeke Baylor. He has a crush on Sharpay and a love for baking.
Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross, is friends with Troy, Chad, and Zeke. He has a crush on Kelsi. In the classroom he is usually kissing up to Ms. Darbus and sometimes speaks before thinking it through.
Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox, is a student at East High. She enjoys hip-hop dance. She is best friends with Kelsi and Taylor
[edit] Production
In early 2007, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and Vanessa Hudgens were reported to be holding out for a more lucrative contract.[3]
Prior to rehearsals, Disney's High School Musical conducted a poll[4] to find out what viewers wanted to see in High School Musical 2. Some of the requests were:
The white board in Ms. Darbus's class having the message "Turn off your cellphones." on it.
One of Chad's t-shirts having a print reading "I Majored in Vacation."
Troy fixing Gabriella peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a picnic date.
Sharpay's golf cart being filled with beauty products.
Miley Cyrus of Disney's Hannah Montana making a cameo appearance in the movie. (She is one of the dancers by the pool near the end of the "All for One" dance number wearing in a yellow top with a red flower in her hair. She is dancing alongside choreographer Charles 'Chucky' Klapow).
On February 19, the entire cast was on set and rehearsing in St. George[5] and Salt Lake City, Utah.[6]
On March 6, the cast began filming the first scenes of the movie in Salt Lake City, Utah at East High School. Four Days later on March 10th the cast moved to Snow Canyon Country Park, St. George, Utah to begin filming the remainder of the film.
Filming ended on April 16, 2007.[citation needed]
The film appeared on iO's and Verizon FiOS's Disney on Demand on August 10, 2007.[citation needed]
[edit] Mistakes
During the baseball scene, Chad starts the game at bat making it to believe that he is on the away team. At the end of the song Chad again is at bat hits the ball and scores ending the game. If he was on the away team wouldn't Ryan's team be up to bat for last licks.
[edit] Songs
Main article: High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)
"What Time Is It" - High School Musical Cast
"Fabulous" - Ryan & Sharpay
"Work This Out" - Cast - High School Musical
"You Are the Music In Me" - Gabriella & Troy
"I Don't Dance" - Chad & Ryan
"You Are the Music In Me (Sharpay Version)" - Sharpay
"Gotta Go My Own Way" - Gabriella & Troy
"Bet On It" - Troy
"Everyday" - High School Musical Cast
"All for One" - Cast - High School Musical
"Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" - Sharpay
[edit] Release
The premiere of High School Musical 2 aired at 6 PM Eastern Time on August 17, and included a telecast hosted by Kenny Ortega and the movie's stars. On Saturday, August 18, Disney Channel aired "High School Musical 2: Wildcat Chat," where the stars of the movie answer questions posed by fans. On August 19, Disney aired a sing-along version of the movie.[7] On May 23, DirecTV announced that they would be hosting an exclusive high-definition airing of the movie a few days after the August 17 premiere on its network-only channel, The 101.[8]
Disney Channel aired a weekly program called Road To High School Musical 2, beginning June 8, 2007 and leading up to the premiere of High School Musical 2 in August. The show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the movie. The world premiere of the opening number "What Time Is It" was on Radio Disney May 25, 2007,[9] while "You Are The Music In Me" premiered on July 13, 2007.[10]
Disney Channel On Demand debuted the movie on August 10, 2007.[11]
The Sing-Along version of the film aired on August 19, 2007.[citation needed]
The Dance-Along version aired on September 8, 2007 where the entire cast taught the moves to the songs What Time Is It? and All For One.[citation needed]
[edit] Reception
The first broadcast of the film on August 17, 2007 broke records, receiving 17.2 million viewers.[2] This number made it the most watched basic cable telecast in history (the previous record was held by an edition of ESPN's Monday Night Football on October 23, 2006, which attracted 16 million viewers), the most-watched made-for-cable movie ever (the previous record was held by TNT's January 21, 2001 airing of Crossfire Trail, which brought in 15.5 million viewers), and the largest audience of any program on broadcast or cable in the 2007 summer television season, along with Friday nights for the past five years. Ratings for the second showing of the movie fell to 8.4 million, and the third showing fell to 7.4 million, totaling the premiere weekend to 33.04 million viewers[12].
In the United Kingdom, the movie became Disney Channel UK's most viewed program ever, totalling 1.2 million viewers in its first showing[13].
Following the premiere weekend of the film, High School Musical 2 was up 442% on IMDB's MovieMeter, which measures the popularity of films.[14]
The film was generally well-received by critics, gaining a score of 72/100 at Metacritic.[15] USA Today's Robert Bianco awarded the film three stars out of four, saying High School Musical 2 was "sweet, smart, bursting with talent and energy, and awash in innocence".[16]
While critics enjoyed the film, they noted that the timing of the movie's premiere seemed odd, premiering just when school was about to start up again, while the movie's plot involved the gang going on summer vacation. [1]
[edit] Merchandise
[edit] DVDs
High School Musical 2 will be released on region 1 DVD on December 11, 2007. It will be released on region 2 on November 26, 2007 in Italy, December 3, 2007 in the United Kingdom and December 4, 2007 in France. It will be released on region 3 on December 22, 2007 in the Asia.
Entitled High School Musical 2: Extended Edition, the DVD will include extended, original and sing-along versions, deleted scenes with never-before-seen Gabriella & Taylor sequence in the movie, and the never before seen Humuhumunukunukuapua'a music video.[citation needed]
Bonus Features in Extended Edition[citation needed]
Includes Exclusive Music Scene (Humuhumunukunukuapua'a)
Sing Along Feature
Backstage Disney
Rehearsal Cam - Watch the dance rehearsal footage along with the movie
Music and More
High School Karaoke
- Sing the lead vocals with help from optional on-screen lyrics
Music Videos
On the same day, a Blu-ray Disc version of both this film and High School Musical will be released [17]. Entitled High School Musical: Once Again Edition.
[edit] Books and magazines
High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel (August 14, 2007)
High School Musical 2 Magazine (August 17, 2007)
[edit] Release dates
Billboard for the Italian release of High School Musical 2.
Country
Channel
Date
United States
Disney Channel
August 17, 2007
Canada
Family Channel
August 17, 2007
Asia except Taiwan
Disney Channel Asia
September 9, 2007
Japan
Fuji Television
September 17, 2007
United Kingdom,Republic Of Ireland
Disney Channel UK
September 21, 2007
Australia
Disney Channel Australia
September 22, 2007
New Zealand
Disney Channel New Zealand
September 22, 2007
Germany
Disney Channel Germany
September 22, 2007
Chile
Disney Channel Around the World
September 22, 2007
Argentina
Disney Channel Around the World
September 22, 2007
Mexico
Disney Channel Around the World
September 23, 2007
Peru
Disney Channel Around the World
September 22, 2007
Dominican Republic
Disney Channel Around the World
September 23, 2007
Taiwan
Disney Channel Taiwan
September 24, 2007
France
Disney Channel France
September 25, 2007
Italy
Disney Channel Italy
September 29, 2007
Portugal
Disney Channel Portugal
September 29, 2007
Spain
Disney Channel Spain
September 29, 2007
The Netherlands
Net 5
September 29, 2007
Poland
Disney Channel Poland
October 05, 2007
Denmark
Disney Channel Scandinavia
October 05, 2007
Norway
Disney Channel Scandinavia
October 05, 2007
Sweden
Disney Channel Scandinavia
October 05, 2007
South Africa
Disney Channel South Africa
October 05, 2007
Middle East
Disney Channel Middle East
October 05, 2007
Brazil
Disney Channel Brazil
October 07, 2007
Switzerland
Disney Channel Switzerland
October 07, 2007
Sharpay schemes harder than ever to make the Wildcats miserable, and win Troy, who has to choose between two worlds: his own with the Wildcats and Gabriella, or another where Sharpay's family can offer him a way to college and other luxuries he has only dreamed about. Kelsi writes a duet for Troy and Gabriella, but Sharpay steals the duet from the two of them and forces Troy to sing it with her, holding his future over his head. As Troy grows further away from Gabriella, Ryan is pushed further away from Sharpay. Taylor and Gabriella even invite Ryan to the baseball game, and Chad offers him Troy's place in the game. Troy and Gabriella's relationship is strained to the breaking point, as well as Troy's friendship with Chad.
When Sharpay finally crosses the line by banning the Wildcats from performing in Lava Springs' annual Star Dazzle Talent Show, even though Ryan has been working with the group to put together a performance, Gabriella confronts Sharpay. She makes it clear that she refuses to play Sharpay's "game", and quits her job at Lava Springs. Troy overhears the exchange and tries to persuade Gabriella to change her mind. However, all she can think of is how much Troy has changed over the summer, and breaks up with him.
Gabriella's quitting causes Troy to see the person he has become and realize everything he has sacrificed. As he sets out to make everything right again, Ryan gets help from the Wildcats to conspire to get Troy and Gabriella back together. They convince Troy to sing with Sharpay in the talent show - even though he'd quit citing her ban on junior staffers' participation in the show - which he does only under the condition that the Wildcats are allowed to perform as well. Sharpay relents, and the Wildcats put their plan into motion, finally getting Troy and Gabriella back together as they sing a duet. After the talent show, the Wildcats all head out onto the golf course to enjoy the fireworks. Troy and Gabriella finally share their first kiss, and the summer ends with a staff pool party and the Wildcats' celebration of a great summer together.
[edit] Cast
Zac Efron as Troy Bolton, the male protagonist of the movie. He is the most popular guy at East High School and captain of the varsity basketball team. He is in a relationship with Gabriella Montez. They met at a "kids club" on New Years Eve in High School Musical and sung together. Gabriella got his number and Gabriella moved to Albuquerque. Along with most of East High, he takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. Over the summer, he gets new opportunities to go to a great college ad have a happy life, but this causes jealousy in his best friend, Chad Danforth, and Gabriella starts to falsely believe his doesn't care for her or his friends. He is also friends with Jason and Zeke.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella Montez, the female protagonist of the movie. She is a smart girl who took part in East High's Scholastic Decathlon. Known as the freaky math girl in her old school.She is in a relationship with Troy Bolton. Along with most of East High, she takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. As the summer progresses, she feels left out with Troy getting new oppurtunities with his new promotion. Her best friend is Taylor McKessie. She is also friends with Kelsi and Martha.
Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans, the antagonist of the film. She plans to spend the summer lounging around her parents' country club, Lava Springs. She has a noticeable crush on Troy Bolton and is always trying to steal him away from Gabriella. Her plan is taken to a whole new notch when she promotes Troy to honorary member and cancels the Wildcat's performance in the talent show.
Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans, Sharpay's fraternal twin brother. Throughout the movies we see that he owes his total devotion to Sharpay to his utter stupidity; In High School Musical 1, he is unable to read the word 'Drama'.He can be very sneaky and cunning but has a hard time keeping up with schemes that are not his own. Over the course of the film, he finds his own person and abandons his place as Sharpay's lackey, becoming friends with the Wildcats.
Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth, Troy's best friend and is also friends with Jason and Zeke. He has a summer job at Lava Springs, and is saving the money from his job to get a car. After Troy gets promoted, he becomes jealous ad drifts away from him.
Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie, Gabriella's best friend. She is captain of the school Scholastic Decathlon team. She has a summer job at Lava Springs. She always sees through Sharpay and tends to be cynical when it comes to boys.Taylor is friends with Martha, Kelsi and Gabriella and has a crush a Chad.
Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen, is a student at East High. She is a pianist and composer. She wrote "What I've Been Looking For" and "Breaking Free" for the winter musical and she writes "The Music In Me" and "Everyday" for the club's talent show. She also transposed "The Music in Me" into Sharpay's version. Kelsi is usually shy but the wildcats help build her confidence. Her best friends are Martha, Taylor and Gabriella. She has a crush on Jason.
[edit] Others
Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Thomas Fulton, the manager of the Evans' country club, Lava Springs. It is apparent he is happy for the Wildcats' employment, but Sharpay orders him to take whatever management necessary to rid her of Troy's friends.
Bart Johnson as Mr. Jack Bolton, the father of Troy. He is very supportive of Troy's basketball career. He is also the coach of East High's basketball team.
Leslie Wing as Mrs. Lucille Bolton, the mother of Troy. She is somewhat strict and has power over her husband, her son, and his friends.
Robert Curtis Brown as Mr. Evans, the father of Ryan and Sharpay. A very wealthy man who owns the Lava Springs Country Club.
Jessica Tuck as Mrs. Evans, the mother of Ryan and Sharpay. A very wealthy woman, the Lava Springs board president.
Chris Warren, Jr. as Zeke Baylor. He has a crush on Sharpay and a love for baking.
Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross, is friends with Troy, Chad, and Zeke. He has a crush on Kelsi. In the classroom he is usually kissing up to Ms. Darbus and sometimes speaks before thinking it through.
Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox, is a student at East High. She enjoys hip-hop dance. She is best friends with Kelsi and Taylor
[edit] Production
In early 2007, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and Vanessa Hudgens were reported to be holding out for a more lucrative contract.[3]
Prior to rehearsals, Disney's High School Musical conducted a poll[4] to find out what viewers wanted to see in High School Musical 2. Some of the requests were:
The white board in Ms. Darbus's class having the message "Turn off your cellphones." on it.
One of Chad's t-shirts having a print reading "I Majored in Vacation."
Troy fixing Gabriella peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a picnic date.
Sharpay's golf cart being filled with beauty products.
Miley Cyrus of Disney's Hannah Montana making a cameo appearance in the movie. (She is one of the dancers by the pool near the end of the "All for One" dance number wearing in a yellow top with a red flower in her hair. She is dancing alongside choreographer Charles 'Chucky' Klapow).
On February 19, the entire cast was on set and rehearsing in St. George[5] and Salt Lake City, Utah.[6]
On March 6, the cast began filming the first scenes of the movie in Salt Lake City, Utah at East High School. Four Days later on March 10th the cast moved to Snow Canyon Country Park, St. George, Utah to begin filming the remainder of the film.
Filming ended on April 16, 2007.[citation needed]
The film appeared on iO's and Verizon FiOS's Disney on Demand on August 10, 2007.[citation needed]
[edit] Mistakes
During the baseball scene, Chad starts the game at bat making it to believe that he is on the away team. At the end of the song Chad again is at bat hits the ball and scores ending the game. If he was on the away team wouldn't Ryan's team be up to bat for last licks.
[edit] Songs
Main article: High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)
"What Time Is It" - High School Musical Cast
"Fabulous" - Ryan & Sharpay
"Work This Out" - Cast - High School Musical
"You Are the Music In Me" - Gabriella & Troy
"I Don't Dance" - Chad & Ryan
"You Are the Music In Me (Sharpay Version)" - Sharpay
"Gotta Go My Own Way" - Gabriella & Troy
"Bet On It" - Troy
"Everyday" - High School Musical Cast
"All for One" - Cast - High School Musical
"Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" - Sharpay
[edit] Release
The premiere of High School Musical 2 aired at 6 PM Eastern Time on August 17, and included a telecast hosted by Kenny Ortega and the movie's stars. On Saturday, August 18, Disney Channel aired "High School Musical 2: Wildcat Chat," where the stars of the movie answer questions posed by fans. On August 19, Disney aired a sing-along version of the movie.[7] On May 23, DirecTV announced that they would be hosting an exclusive high-definition airing of the movie a few days after the August 17 premiere on its network-only channel, The 101.[8]
Disney Channel aired a weekly program called Road To High School Musical 2, beginning June 8, 2007 and leading up to the premiere of High School Musical 2 in August. The show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the movie. The world premiere of the opening number "What Time Is It" was on Radio Disney May 25, 2007,[9] while "You Are The Music In Me" premiered on July 13, 2007.[10]
Disney Channel On Demand debuted the movie on August 10, 2007.[11]
The Sing-Along version of the film aired on August 19, 2007.[citation needed]
The Dance-Along version aired on September 8, 2007 where the entire cast taught the moves to the songs What Time Is It? and All For One.[citation needed]
[edit] Reception
The first broadcast of the film on August 17, 2007 broke records, receiving 17.2 million viewers.[2] This number made it the most watched basic cable telecast in history (the previous record was held by an edition of ESPN's Monday Night Football on October 23, 2006, which attracted 16 million viewers), the most-watched made-for-cable movie ever (the previous record was held by TNT's January 21, 2001 airing of Crossfire Trail, which brought in 15.5 million viewers), and the largest audience of any program on broadcast or cable in the 2007 summer television season, along with Friday nights for the past five years. Ratings for the second showing of the movie fell to 8.4 million, and the third showing fell to 7.4 million, totaling the premiere weekend to 33.04 million viewers[12].
In the United Kingdom, the movie became Disney Channel UK's most viewed program ever, totalling 1.2 million viewers in its first showing[13].
Following the premiere weekend of the film, High School Musical 2 was up 442% on IMDB's MovieMeter, which measures the popularity of films.[14]
The film was generally well-received by critics, gaining a score of 72/100 at Metacritic.[15] USA Today's Robert Bianco awarded the film three stars out of four, saying High School Musical 2 was "sweet, smart, bursting with talent and energy, and awash in innocence".[16]
While critics enjoyed the film, they noted that the timing of the movie's premiere seemed odd, premiering just when school was about to start up again, while the movie's plot involved the gang going on summer vacation. [1]
[edit] Merchandise
[edit] DVDs
High School Musical 2 will be released on region 1 DVD on December 11, 2007. It will be released on region 2 on November 26, 2007 in Italy, December 3, 2007 in the United Kingdom and December 4, 2007 in France. It will be released on region 3 on December 22, 2007 in the Asia.
Entitled High School Musical 2: Extended Edition, the DVD will include extended, original and sing-along versions, deleted scenes with never-before-seen Gabriella & Taylor sequence in the movie, and the never before seen Humuhumunukunukuapua'a music video.[citation needed]
Bonus Features in Extended Edition[citation needed]
Includes Exclusive Music Scene (Humuhumunukunukuapua'a)
Sing Along Feature
Backstage Disney
Rehearsal Cam - Watch the dance rehearsal footage along with the movie
Music and More
High School Karaoke
- Sing the lead vocals with help from optional on-screen lyrics
Music Videos
On the same day, a Blu-ray Disc version of both this film and High School Musical will be released [17]. Entitled High School Musical: Once Again Edition.
[edit] Books and magazines
High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel (August 14, 2007)
High School Musical 2 Magazine (August 17, 2007)
[edit] Release dates
Billboard for the Italian release of High School Musical 2.
Country
Channel
Date
United States
Disney Channel
August 17, 2007
Canada
Family Channel
August 17, 2007
Asia except Taiwan
Disney Channel Asia
September 9, 2007
Japan
Fuji Television
September 17, 2007
United Kingdom,Republic Of Ireland
Disney Channel UK
September 21, 2007
Australia
Disney Channel Australia
September 22, 2007
New Zealand
Disney Channel New Zealand
September 22, 2007
Germany
Disney Channel Germany
September 22, 2007
Chile
Disney Channel Around the World
September 22, 2007
Argentina
Disney Channel Around the World
September 22, 2007
Mexico
Disney Channel Around the World
September 23, 2007
Peru
Disney Channel Around the World
September 22, 2007
Dominican Republic
Disney Channel Around the World
September 23, 2007
Taiwan
Disney Channel Taiwan
September 24, 2007
France
Disney Channel France
September 25, 2007
Italy
Disney Channel Italy
September 29, 2007
Portugal
Disney Channel Portugal
September 29, 2007
Spain
Disney Channel Spain
September 29, 2007
The Netherlands
Net 5
September 29, 2007
Poland
Disney Channel Poland
October 05, 2007
Denmark
Disney Channel Scandinavia
October 05, 2007
Norway
Disney Channel Scandinavia
October 05, 2007
Sweden
Disney Channel Scandinavia
October 05, 2007
South Africa
Disney Channel South Africa
October 05, 2007
Middle East
Disney Channel Middle East
October 05, 2007
Brazil
Disney Channel Brazil
October 07, 2007
Switzerland
Disney Channel Switzerland
October 07, 2007
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