According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vanessa could be playing the lead role in “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island“. The site says:

Vanessa Hudgens is in final negotiations to play the female lead in New Line’s “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” the sequel to “Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.”

Brad Peyton is on board to direct the film, in which Josh Hutcherson is reprising his role as burgeoning explorer Sean Anderson. Dwayne Johnson is also starring in the pic being produced by Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson of Contrafilm.

Hudgens plays a Pacific Islander who gets swept into the adventure and end up falling for Hutcherson.

Production is eyeing a late October start in North Carolina and Hawaii.

So exciting! Tell us what you think of the possible new role in the comments.

Always one to help those in need, Vanessa and BFF Brittany Snow made a young girl’s wish come true last month. According to the site:

Actress Vanessa Hudgens flew to Las Vegas on behalf of the Nevada Make-a-Wish Foundation Thursday to fulfill a “rush” wish for a terminally ill child. Hudgens, who starred in “High School Musical,” and her friend, actress Brittany Snow, went to Sunrise Hospital to meet with 9-year-old Lexi D. of Las Vegas who was hospitalized and suffering from a rare brain abnormality.

Click here for more information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

Rehearsals for the Hollywood Bowl production of Rent starring Vanessa Hudgens began earlier this week. BroadwayWorld.com have released some photos taken during rehearsals including an image of Vanessa studying the model of the stage with director Neil Patrick Harris. Check them out in the VanessaH Gallery.

Tickets for the show,which runs for three nights (August 6-8), are still available to purchase HERE or by calling Ticketmaster on 800.745.3000.

As the opening night of RENT quickly approaches, the Hollywood Bowl has updated their site page to include cast and ticket information.  BroadwayWorld.com also had scoop on the cast list:

“The Hollywood Bowl previously announced Vanessa Hudgens for the role of Mimi in its production of RENT, which will have three performances August 6, 7, and 8. Today the Bowl is announcing additional casting, led by Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady in the role of Tom Collins. Aaron Tveit, from Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal and the upcoming feature film Howl plays Roger, and Skylar Astin, who played Georg in Spring Awakening on Broadway, plays Mark. Collins Pennie who appeared in the films Fame and the upcoming Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming, plays Benjamin (“Benny”) Coffin III. Tracie Thoms, a regular on CBS’ Cold Case, will be Joanne, a role she played in the film and the final cast of RENT on Broadway. Telly Leung, member of the final cast of RENT on Broadway, will play the role of Angel. Gwen Stewart, the original Broadway vocalist of “Seasons of Love,” will join the production as well.”

The show will be directed by Neil Patrick Harris and choreographed by Jamal Sims, co-choreographed Hairspray, the 82nd Academy Awards, and Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour.  Let us know if you’re going to see it and what you think! It looks fabulous!

Source: BroadwayWorld/Hollywood Bowl

As previously posted on our site, Vanessa launched Neutrogena’s Wave for Change with GlobalGiving this weekend and during the event, she was interviewed by MTV News. The video below contains Vanessa’s thoughts on Sucker Punch where she talks about how “badass” the movie is and how cool it would be to have the film in 3D.

According to MTV, Vanessa will be attending Comic-Con this weekend and the first clip of Sucker Punch will be shown. She told MTV

“I’m going for the first time, and I’m so excited! I want to go dress up in a mask or paint my face so I can walk around in the crowd. I’m really excited [for fans to see it]. There’s this beast that’s been unleashed with all of this. … I’m a lot tougher, stronger, badass — I don’t want to sound cocky, but it’s cool.”

As has been announced,  ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ will be released next week, July 30th, the original release date of Vanessa’a movie Beastly. Vanessa said in a recent interview with MTV, ““I just didn’t feel right about us having movies coming out on the same day. It’s just not right. We’re actually going to be doing some re-shoots and changing it up a bit, so hopefully we’ll make it that much better.”  Zac added, “It was disappointing. It was hard. I actually had to break the news to her. I was like, ‘I think we are moving on to your date.’ … She took it really well, but it’s hard when that kind of stuff happens. We don’t, as actors, have any control over it, so we’ll see. I mean, hopefully it will work out for the best. Beastly is a great movie, and when it does come out, people are absolutely going to love it.”
In this circumstance, the extra time shall allow for further shooting, editing and perfecting of the special effects.  The tentative release date is spring 2011, and I don’t know about you, but I am quite excited!

Source: MTV/CBS Films

Sucker Punch takes pride of place in the centre of the ‘Comic-Con Preview‘ in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. The article features out first look at a still from the movie! Check out the scans in the VanessaH gallery and be sure to tell us in the comments if the first look is what you were expecting! (Thanks to emily-browning.com for the scans!)

Also, Alex Pardee (who is doing the graphics for Sucker Punch) posted a picture of some Sucker Punch merchandise on his Twitter! He tweeted:

So many rad things being showcased @ ComiCon, I wish I could hint @ some stuff. Side note, man I’m thirsty.http://twitpic.com/250os2

Check out the image in the VanessaH Gallery HERE!