To many, this might be akin to asking which is their favorite child.

Nevertheless, it’s an issue that must be broached, especially as talk of High School Musical 4 heats up: Who is your favorite character from the franchise?

Take a look at the photo below and make your decision.

Clockwise, from top left: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu. Leave a comment and let us know which is your favorite. You can only choose one!

Can you just not wait for more information regarding High School Musical 3?

We understand. So does star Corbin Bleu. He recently described the plot of this feature film as follows:

“It’s [about] graduation, senior year, prom… all that goes into it. And there’s going to be a school production as well. I have seen the first draft of the script, and [my character] Chad’s got a lot to do.

I think the major thing for him in this movie is he’s leaving this world of high school that he’s been so attached to all these years — he’s going to be pulled out of his element — and that is a bit of a hard transformation for him.”

Bleu told TV Guide that he’s already feeling the difference between the small-screen High School Musicals and the new motion picture, which will be the first in the franchise to be release in theaters.

“There’s obviously a bigger budget and the grandeur is on a higher scale. I know it’s felt in the music, from what we’ve heard, and I know once we start filming we’ll see the difference there, too.”

Corbin Bleu has a message for Zac Efron:

The movie world has room for two High School Musical hunks!

Hard at work on a new film, Freestyle, Bleu is proving that Efron isn’t the only pretty face from that Disney franchise to be making a name for himself on the big screen.

“It’s a motocross movie about this young man’s coming of age and his dreams to turn pro, and all the struggles he goes through supporting his family. I’m a producer on it, as well,” Bleu said of the upcoming movie.

The young star isn’t a stranger to learning new talents for film roles. He reportedly had to acquire some basketball and baseball moves for his role in the High School Musical movies.

“It’s become a running joke; I have to learn something new for every movie I do. I hope I can keep up the streak with this motocross,” he said. “What these guys go through is pretty difficult. It’s really the most physically demanding sport in the country.”

We hear a lot about Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale.

But TV Guide recently chatted with another High School Musical star, Corbin Bleu. Here are highlights from the interview:

TVGuide.com: High School Musical has literally taken your life to new heights.
Bleu: It has, it has. I’m now heading to the airport, to get on a plane to Italy to promote High School Musical. After that, I get to go to Paris. It’s my first time in France.

TVGuide.com: Let’s talk a little about High School Musical 3. I’ve heard that you guys are going to start shooting in January. Is that true?
Bleu: I don’t know. I’m not quite sure if that’s the case. That might be a little bit of a rumor. I think there are no dates really set in stone at the moment. I’m not even signed yet.

TVGuide.com: Have you been approached?
Bleu: Actually, I have been approached and I’m in negotiations and working on just figuring it out. I definitely would love to be a part of it.

TVGuide.com: Have you received any sort of details? Is there a script? A plotline?
Bleu: No, we don’t have a script yet, but I’m pretty sure the plotline is going to be graduation and the final senior year at East High.

TVGuide.com: And is this pretty much a done deal for you? You’re definitely in? The two previous movies have been so successful.
Bleu: Yeah, they’ve been incredible experiences and it’s really going to be nice to go back for one last hurrah and then just finish up the whole High School Musical phenomenon. You know, it’s going to be great, but also stressful. I’ve got another movie that I’m going to be working on in November.

TVGuide.com: So the incident with [Vanessa Hudgens naked pictures], was that a wake-up call when it comes to protecting your privacy?
Bleu: I think that one of the most important things to remember is that, as people, whether you’re under the microscope or not, you should try to practice good morals and try to practice being a good person. As long as you are doing that as a person, no matter what, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about.

[But] if you’re trying to put up a good image and then at the same time you’re out partying and doing a whole bunch of other stuff wrong, it becomes a little bit more of a pressure because you have to worry about trying to uphold that. But if you’re doing exactly what you’re saying you’re doing, then you have nothing to worry about.

Corbin Bleu is nothing like Vanessa Hudgens.

We haven’t seen this actor naked - plus, he’s pretty much guaranteed to star in High School Musical 3. Just don’t expect to see him at the movie’s premiere.

“I’ve never been to a High School Musical premiere – ever,” Bleu confessed to People magazine.

“The first one I was working on Jump In (A Disney Channel movie). I couldn’t go to the DVD premiere. I was on tour for the [HSM2] Disneyland premiere, I couldn’t go to London for the International premiere. I’m cursed.”

Bleu won’t fully commit to the third installment of the franchise yet, admitting he and his co-stars are still negotiating. But Corbin sounds as enthusiastic as Zac Efron, assuming the project is well-written.

“Truthfully as long as it’s a good script and as long as everybody is being paid fairly, I would be more than happy to go and have one last hurrah,” the actor said.

Overall, success has not gone to the mop-topped head of Bleu. He sounds like the anti-Kanye West to us.

“When I’m home, I’m just Corbin,” says Bleu, who recently wrapped a 44-city live summer concert tour promoting his solo CD, Another Side.

Later today, Bleu begins filming on Hannah Montana, where he’ll guest star for one episode.

There’s more than one hot guy roaming the halls of High School Musical.

So if you can take your eyes off Zac Efron for one minute, ladies, let’s hear from his co-star Corbin Bleu.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Have you started working on your second album yet?
CORBIN BLEU: Right now I’m actually working on different songs and just trying to figure out where to go next. With the first album [Another Side, released earlier this year], I worked really hard. It was still a first album, though. Now I definitely feel very comfortable, and I want to take it to the next level.

EW: What do you hope to change from the first to the second?
Bleu: I want to have a lot more of my hand in the work of writing it. Just putting my own creative input when it comes to it.

EW: Does this mean you want pursue music more than acting right now?
Bleu: At the moment, because of the [Nextfest summer tour] and everything, I’m focusing on music. But after that’s done, what would be ideal for me would be to go do a [big-screen] movie. The last time I did a feature it was called Catch That Kid, so that was a long time ago. There are a lot of different scripts and things that are coming in. We’re trying to figure out what’s next.

EW: Do you have a dream project or someone you would love to star with?
Bleu: Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors. Meryl Streep — I absolutely love her work. Just working with people that are truly legends and who have been though it. That rubs off. You learn from them.

EW: Do you have a role model?
Bleu: I really, really respect Jamie Foxx… He’s a beautiful singer, he plays the piano wonderfully, he’s an incredible actor. He’s just a very well-rounded person. I very much admire that.

EW: As far as High School Musical 3 goes, are you definitely going to sign on?
Bleu: Right now we’re in the negotiation process. I would love to be able to see a script. I think all in all it would be really nice to have some closure to this whole HSM phenomenon.

Meanwhile, there’s also a High School Musical leading lady not named Ashley Tisdale or Vanessa Hudgens. It’s time to hear from Monique Coleman after the jump…

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