Zac Efron is set to star in another Australian project, this time produced by his friend Kyle Sandilands.
The KIIS FM radio star, 49, revealed the news on the Mediaweek podcast last week.
He explained that his company, King Kyle Group, had gone into business with an organisation that provides live pets for children’s entertainment.
Beeping busy: Zac Efron is set to star in another Australian project, this time produced by his friend Kyle Sandilands
King Kyle Group is producing a promotional cartoon based on the animals.
‘Zac Efron is going to be one of the voices, Dannii Minogue will be one of the voices, I’ll do one of the voices,’ he said.
‘I’ve got my music guys working on all the kids’ songs, the live shows, merchandise, toys, the cartoons. So there’s a lot going on.’
Collaboration: Kyle’s company has gone into business with an organisation that provides live pets for children’s entertainment, and is producing a promotional cartoon based on the animals. ‘Zac Efron is going to be one of the voices,’ he told the Mediaweek podcast last week
He added: ‘I’m actually annoyed that it’s coming into Christmas because I’m just getting ramped up, and now everyone wants to lie around the beach and relax with their family.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Zac’s management for comment.
Kyle’s new project with Zac comes after the Baywatch star shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse of his upcoming Stan Original Film, Gold.
Voice work: The radio titan said of the series on the podcast, ‘Zac Efron is going to be one of the voices, Danni Minogue will be one of the voices, I’ll do one of the voices’
The actor, 33, shared a photo of himself on set in the South Australian outback.
Zac, who plays a competitive gold fossicker in the movie, sat on the ground in the middle of a dusty plane while shading himself beneath a makeshift tent.
‘No signal out here in the desert…,’ he captioned the picture, alongside the hashtags #GoldOnStan, #StanOriginals and #BehindTheScenes.
Zac also uploaded another photo to Instagram Stories, which showed the film’s camera operator and sound crew at work.
Rare look: Kyle’s new project with Zac comes after the Hairspray star shared a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of his upcoming Stan Original Film, Gold. He appeared dressed in costume and shaded himself beneath a makeshift tent
Production was halted at the end of November, when Adelaide was declared a coronavirus hotspot, but resumed once the lockdown was lifted.
According to Inside Film, Zac took over the lead role from Sam Worthington, who was originally slated to star in the movie.
Gold tells the story of two drifters who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found while exploring the outback.
On set: Zac also uploaded another photo to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, which showed some of the film’s camera operator and sound crew
The film will also feature Australian actors Susie Porter and Anthony Hayes.
Anthony, who is directing the film, recently said of Zac’s casting: ‘To have Zac Efron as my main man on this film is an absolute gift, and to see what he is creating already is like nothing we’ve seen from him before.
‘I can’t wait to deliver this bold, visceral and cinematic film to audiences all around the world.’
Replacement: According to Inside Film earlier this month, Zac (left) had taken over the lead role from Sam Worthington (right), who was originally slated to star in the movie