Ashley Tisdale Tapped to Lead 'Scary Movie 5'

June 05, 2012 06:25:00 GMT The Sharpay Evans of the 'High School Musical' film series has been cast as one of the leads in the latest installment of the horror spoof franchise.

Former Disney star is set to spoof various hit horror pics in "". On Monday, June 4, The Weinstein Company announced that the 26-year-old starlet has been cast as one of the leads in the fifth installment of the parody film franchise.

The Sharpay Evans of the "High School Musical" film series will begin filming this summer with director duo Malcolm Lee and David Zucker, who also wrote the script for "" and "". The movie is projected to hit theaters across the U.S. on January 11, 2013.

Tisdale's last big screen effort was in 2011, when she lent her voice to Candace Flynn in "". She also reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in spin-off film "". The New Jersey-born star recently produced a Bravo series called "Miss Advised", which will be premiered on June 18.

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