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The Nicholas Sparks Test

In addition to discussing the very serious subjects of pre-production training regimens andreal-life Nicholas Sparks-inspired romantic moments with the stars and author of the recently released drama "The Lucky One," we thought we should have a little fun with Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling and test their Sparks movie knowledge, along with Sparks himself.

The first hard-hitting question,"Can you name three movies based on Nicholas Sparks books?" turned out to be a bit too easy for our quiz-ees because they knocked it out of the park.

Sparks chose to answer by naming the first three of his book-to-movie adaptations in order, but backwards. Zac and Taylor managed to name more than three titles, thanks to Zac's impressive-yet-random recall of "Nights in Rodanthe." I had to provide an assist with "A Walk To Remember" though.

The second half of the quiz was a little more challenging in that we gave them Sparks movie taglines and they had to match it with the film in question. Sparks knew each answer instantly, of course (I thought a few of those would trip him up, but they didn't), but I had to provide multiple choice answers and some serious hints to Zac and Taylor.

1. "Behind every great love is a great story"
2. "Is duty enough reason to live a lie?"
3. "Find out who you are and do it on purpose"

To be fair, I had to look up each and every one of these. Answers below for those who are curious.

It should also be noted that when I presented this quiz, Zac and Taylor playfully asked what they were playing for, and I had to admit that I did not bring any "prizes," for their expertise. If any of you have any ideas for what they should "win," let me know!

Answers to the tagline question: 1. "The Notebook" 2. "Dear John" 3. "A Walk To Remember"

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CUE HIM UP

Zac Efron, star of the new film The Lucky One, salivates over this backyard crowd-pleaser. Find out more about Zac's new grown-up role!

Growing up, we had a nice family dinner every night, and if we had people over, Dad would get on the grill. He is a bit of a chef, so he would always whip up something besides basic hot dogs or hamburgers. We liked trying different things, but this was a staple. Even my less adventurous friends, the blue-box mac-and-cheese eaters, would go for it. 

This dish is based on a recipe in Born to Grill by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison. The steak is marinated in salsa so it’s spicy, but also a little sweet. The thinly sliced meat just melts in your mouth.

I once came across a Santa Maria–style sandwich on a menu. It was very disappointing—didn’t taste anything like home! If you’re going to make it, try it our way. It’s unforgettable.

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Top Glamour Best-Dressed List

MEN TOP 10

1. Robert Pattinson

2. Ed Westwick

3. Gary Barlow

4. Johnny Depp

5. Ryan Gosling

6. Taylor Lautner

7. Tinie Tempah

8. David Beckham

9. Zac Efron

10. Will Smith

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'I'm leaving the old Zac Efron behind. It was a long time coming'

Five years ago, you couldn’t move for Zac Efron’s face: on billboards, posters and pencil cases from South Korea to South Kensington, there he was, grinning mawkishly. It was all down to a phenomenon called High School Musical, a precursor to Glee, which started with a chaste 2006 Disney TV film about an all-singing sports star (Zac, then 18) wooing the pretty swot, played by Vanessa Hudgens. The second TV film was released in 2007 and the third made it into cinemas in 2008, earning its biggest star nearly £2 million. But Justin Bieber he is not; being the world’s teen-idol-in-chief just didn’t cut it.

‘I was seeing so much of my face everywhere that I started to hate that guy,’ he admits. ‘It was over-saturation. And “heart-throb” isn’t tangible. When you earn that title... at best, it’s what? A fleeting thing. It all used to make me sad. I couldn’t handle it.’ His awards (Kids’ Choice and Teen Choice, a sort of tween BAFTA) are conspicuously not on display at his family’s home on the central Californian coast or his £1 million home in the Hollywood Hills, which he describes as ‘clean, modern, simple’. ‘I hid them in the garage next to the clothes we were donating to charity. I wanted awards for nailing a scene, for that rush.’

It’s only now, aged 24, that Zac is realising how much harder it is to set yourself up as an actor post life as a teen idol (it took fellow teen star Ryan Gosling more than ten years of graft to get his Oscar nomination, for Half Nelson in 2007) and to recognise the price of that level of teenage stardom. ‘I’ve missed out on so much. I’ve said those words to my parents and that thought runs through my head,’ he sighs. University for a start. ‘I would be studying marine biology or something to do with the outdoors.’ He told Vanity Fair in 2009 that he never sought fame and had been perfectly happy with his typical teenage life: skateboarding, listening to music and going to the cinema. All these things he had to give up at 18 (although he had concrete floors put in his home so at least he can skateboard, albeit privately).

Now when he’s feeling lost, or like a prisoner due to the incessant paparazzi outside his window, he reaches for the only thing he has in common with mid-twenties Californians: an iPhone. ‘There’s this meditation app. It sounds witchdoctory, but meditation has really helped me when I’m going to that dark “troubled actor” area. Just sitting back and taking deep breaths helps me with confidence. Clearing my head for a few moments a day is vital.’ He also relaxes by taking pictures: ‘I love being outside, and I love photography, especially working with vintage film cameras.’

Zac has a brace of more adult roles under his belt since the High School Musical trilogy ended: Me and Orson Welles, opposite Claire Danes, in which he played an actor working for a young Welles, and Charlie St Cloud, in which he played a grieving brother who still engages daily with his dead sibling. But his latest film, The Lucky One, isa significantly more mature turn. Zac plays Logan, a traumatised Marine on leave from Afghanistan, in this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel, directed by Scott Hicks, who won an Oscar in 1997 for Shine. Zac threw himself into the role, Method-actor style, gaining muscle and eventually dead-lifting 26 stone (twice his bodyweight) after a six-month training camp. ‘I’ve never pushed myself to those sorts of limits before. It became a rush to see what I could accomplish. I feel I’m leaving the old version of Zac behind. It was a long time coming.’

The soldiers he met during his research at Camp Pendleton, the US Marine Corps’ West Coast base south of LA, weren’t so sure that this all-singing, all-dancing teen star could play one of them convincingly. ‘Some of them asked: “What are you doing?” Who could blame them? If you’d asked me in the days of High School Musical if I was ever going to play an army sergeant, I’d have f***ing laughed. So honestly, when I first met those guys, I’d never been more afraid in my entire life. They were real men’s men. I just wasn’t like that.’

In 2002 Zac won his first TV role in The Avengers director Joss Whedon’s series Firefly and a year later, a more prominent one on ER (playing a hysterical sobbing teenager who’d been shot and subsequently died). By 2005 he was cast in the seaside drama Summerland as the boyfriend of one of the three orphaned siblings, alongside True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten. He stayed in school, living at home with his mum Starla, power-plant-engineer father David and younger brother Dylan. After attending his high school prom, Zac left school and normality behind when he landed the role of High School Musical’s Troy.

During the first film, he and Vanessa Hudgens, his co-star one year his junior, started dating but, like Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the young lovers were advised to deny their relationship because some publicist decreed a bit of mystique means greater currency as a Hollywood power couple. They eventually split in the summer of 2010 shortly after Hudgens commented on how quickly her boyfriend seemed to have grown up: ‘I look at him and I see a man. He was a whole different person.’ Zac has never really spoken of their relationship. Vanessa is now dating actor Austin Butler and Zac spent Valentine’s Day with Mirror Mirror’s Lily Collins – who can’t have been too impressed when a condom fell out of his pocket later that month at The Lorax premiere, or when earlier this month his bare bottom was photo-graphed on the balcony of his harbour-front Sydney hotel room. He was also snapped with his hands down the front of his shorts on the same trip and, during a local TV interview (gone viral), demonstrated how he can unhook a bra with one hand, which he has since repeated on national television in America.

The extra attention can’t hurt as he embarks on a more adult career path, but I’m shocked that his jeans are so low-slung, revealing an expanse of black boxers. Surely an uncovered bottom is the first thing to eradicate if one hopes to be taken seriously. He is nonetheless ridiculously handsome, his military crop long grown out into a neatly tousled quiff with a surferish accent. He’s clean-shaven but not over-preened (those eyebrows have, mercifully, not yet encountered a plucker) and the eyes remain a piercing blue. He has lost much of the bulk he acquired at the film’s bootcamp, having ditched the punishing regime.

I notice a tattoo on his right hand, running along the base of his thumb: YOLO. ‘You Only Live Once,’ he explains. ‘I woke up with it!’ I’m sure he did not. He’s much too sensible. In The Lucky One, Logan sports a tattoo on his back: ‘All glory is fleeting.’ Does the line have a particular resonance? ‘Oh, I love that tattoo. I’m thinking about getting it. I thought it was profound.’

He is doing all he can to ensure his glory is not that, and has his own production company, Ninjas Runnin’ Wild. He says that’s how he feels. ‘You’ve got to be sleek, make smart, fast moves, hide and be discreet like a ninja.’ He has a slew of films in the pipeline as both actor and producer. His name is the most prominent currently attached to most, aside from the comedy Townies in which he will star opposite Seth Rogen. He has a small staff at the company whose opinions he trusts, plus those of his family (and especially, it seems, Dylan, 20). ‘My little brother has a habit of getting me out of any funk,’ he smiles. They were recently photographed surfing together in Hawaii.

Mention of the three Hollywood women in his life also puts a smile on his face. He has a moderately intense love scene with Taylor Schilling (his senior by three years) in The Lucky One. Zac kissed Michelle Pfeiffer in last year’s ensemble film New Year’s Eve, at her request. ‘She said, “If you do the film, I want to do it.” I said, “I am doing it.” We wanted to do more, we wanted to take it as far as we could.’ And he did – a full-on love scene – but with Nicole Kidman in The Paperboy, yet to be released. ‘I’ve never been in a scene with someone and been so distracted by how beautiful they are. I was lost. I would flub lines. It was lovely.’

So what advice would I give this former teen idol who wants so desperately to put the past behind him? Pull up your trousers, leave the prophylactics at home, don’t get another tattoo, and stop flubbing in front of Hollywood’s grandest dames. There’s not much wrong with the rest. And at 24, he still has the big gift of time. ES

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Cannes Check: Lee Daniels's 'The Paperboy'

The director: Lee Daniels (American, 52 years old)

The talent: Thought Robert Pattinson was the unlikeliest name you'd see leading a Competition title at Cannes? Try Zac Efron out for size. The "High School Musical" teen idol takes on his first fully adult dramatic lead in this thriller, with several more experienced star names to back him up: Matthew McConaughey (in the first of his two Competition film appearances this year), Nick Nolte, John Cusack, Scott Glenn and, generating the most pre-premiere chatter about her performance, Nicole Kidman.

Meanwhile, sandpaper-voiced soul singer Macy Gray narrates. If you enjoyed her performance in Daniels's debut feature "Shadowboxer" and often find yourself wondering how she'd have fared in Mo'Nique's role in "Precious" -- in other words, if you're me -- this is very good news indeed.

Pete Dexter adapted his own bestselling novel for the screen: his short list of screenwriting accomplishments ranges from his excellent, Emmy-nominated adaptation of another of his novels, "Paris Trout," to Nora Ephron's wing'ed John Travolta comedy "Michael," so let's assume he's happier on his own turf. Below the line, Roberto Schaefer, best known (if not particularly treasured) as Marc Forster's favorite cinematographer, is behind the camera; composer Mario Grigorov and Oscar-nominated editor Joe Klotz's services have been retained from "Precious."

The pitch: Since its publication in 1995, Pete Dexter's bestselling, prize-winning crime novel has seemed ripe for screen treatment. For years, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar expressed interest in making the film his English-language debut. Sadly enough, that never came to pass -- though Almodovar reportedly retains some form of producer credit here. The job has since trickled down into the hands of a vastly different, though similarly unlikely, gay filmmaker, African-American Oscar nominee Lee Daniels. After the earnest, overwrought kitchen-sink melodrama of his breakthrough feature "Precious," he's not the first name you'd connect to Dexter's pithy Southern noir, but his directorial career is young enough -- only three films in -- to surprise us yet. 

"The Paperboy" stars McConaughey as an investigative journalist hired, together with his idealistic younger brother (Efron), by a bottle-blonde floozy (Kidman) to find evidence to exonerate a convicted murderer (Cusack) on death row -- without ever having met the supposed criminal, she has decided she's in love with him, planning to marry him upon his release. That familiar logline doesn't do justice to Dexter's stark, witty, finally unsettling moral tabulations. It's a cracking read; don't wait for the movie. 

The pedigree: While there are no outright newcomers in Competition this year, Daniels's name stands out as one of the more untested in the lineup, with only two previous features to his name -- the first of which, the aforementioned 2005 thriller "Shadowboxer," was an unequivocal disaster. Longer producing career notwithstanding, Daniels's reputation essentially rests on "Precious," a divisively directed film that earned him not only a pair of Oscar nods, but his first Cannes berth: it competed in Un Certain Regard in 2009, coming away empty-handed. Whether you were a fan of that film's confrontational directorial style or not, you might be curious as to whether that film was merely lightning or a bottle or the throat-clearing of a distinctive cinematic voice.  

The buzz: While certainly not an unknown quantity, the film remains hard to read. Given the potential pulpiness of the material and Daniels's slight outsider status, it's not an obvious pick for the Cannes selectors at all, which suggests they see something special in it. On the other hand, it's surprising that a film with that cast, that major source material and a recently Oscar-nominated director hasn't aligned itself with a loftier distributor than Millennium Films, which frequently trades in trash. Which is it? The film could be as interesting a failure as a success, but we do know that festival director Thierry Fremaux is very high on Nicole Kidman's performance in it.

The odds: If Fremaux's enthusiasm is shared by others on the Croisette, Kidman could be a major contender for the Best Actress prize: she's come close before (many would agree she was robbed blind for "Dogville" at the 2003 festival), and has at least two potential sympathizers on the jury in the form of Ewan McGregor and Jean-Paul Gaultier. (Meanwhile, depending on how good he is in this and Jeff Nichols's "Mud," McConaughey could be an outside Best Actor possibility for both films.) That, I'm guessing, is chiefly where the film's awards hopes lie: Daniels himself lacks seasoning, and there's a possibility the trio of American thrillers in Competition will split their own support base. The Palme bookies aren't optimistic (25-1 odds from Paddy Power); nor should they be, whether the film makes good on the novel's promise or not.

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DON'T WORRY, YOU CAN SEE HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE ON THE TELLY TOMORROW

As you all know, Zac Efron was in town for The Lucky One premiere and general promoting duties, but he make time in his busy schedule to stop by the Graham Norton Show, for a bit of fun.

Just look.

God only knows what he's saying (or looking at). Maybe Graham is having a bit of a fangirl moment and Zac just can't believe his eyes.

He looked like he had a right laugh and was even there with Joey from Friends, aka Matt LeBlanc.

Except Matt was looking a bit grey so at first we didn’t recognize him, but then we just said “How you doin’” in our heads and realised that it was in fact him.

This episode of Graham Norton is on tomorrow at 10:35pm on BBC 1, are you going to be tuning in?

We know we will be.

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OK! - Zac Efron has a message for OK! Magazine readers

OK! - Zac Efron has a message for OK! Magazine readers on MUZU.TV. 

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Zac Efron: "I Don’t Think There Is A Perfect Woman"

Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has exclusively revealed to MTV.co.uk that he doesn't think there is such a thing as the perfect woman.

The former High School Musical star, who has previously dated actress Vanessa Hudgens, claims that while the ideal lady may be something of a myth, he believes there is a woman out there that's right for him.

Speaking to us during the press junket for his new flick The Lucky One, Zac explained: "I don’t think there is a perfect woman. I think that there’s a woman that’s right for you.

"I don’t know what it is, I can’t really quantify to put it into words but I just know that there’s someone out there that you just click with and that's the moment that you know. Some people have felt it, some people haven’t yet - it’s sort of unexplainable."

Efron went on to add that his sex scenes with co-star Taylor Schilling in The Lucky One weren't awkward - adding that even his mum was a fan.

The 24-year old stated: "Of course there is an element that is awkward about shooting a love scene - there’s some guys around filming it - but luckily we had Scott Hicks who is a very thoughtful director and he just guided us through every step of the process.

"Taylor was an amazing scene partner and the best way to do a love scene is to get lost in it and that's what we were able to do. It was one of the easiest day of filming."

Speaking of his mum's reaction, Zac continued: "My mum knew what to expect and of course I told her that it was going on.

"She had read the script and knew it was coming but the awkward moment was when she said out loud: “That’s my boy."

Schilling was also full of praise when it came to Zac's kissing skills, stating she would "give him ten out of ten", adding: "He’s lovely – it was fun to shoot those scenes."

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'We talk about hair!': Zac Efron on hanging out with Becks

Zac Efron says he adores David Beckham and he models his hair on the footballer's locks.

The heart-throb who was mobbed by adoring fans during a stop over in London spoke about hanging out with Victoria's husband and his aspirations to become a West End star.

How do you like London then Zac? 

"Apart from the rain! London? It's a great city and I'm getting to know it more and more with every visit. I love soccer too – I went to see the Arsenal versus Chelsea game on Sunday which was fun. It's tricky when I'm working because there's not that much time for leisure, but I'd really like to come here in my own time at some point. I?d really like to explore the city without having to dash to a press event!"

Have you got a favourite part or place in London at all? 

"The Camden area is somewhere I definitely want to spend more time in. It's got such a cool reputation and the people are awesome. I also want to take in some music festivals here as well. I love my music and it’d be great to see some real live stuff in London." 

Have you got any ambitions to act in the West end? 

"That's definitely an ambition of mine. It's fair to say I'll be looking to do that at some point in the future for sure. It seems the natural progression and I always want to test myself. I'm not sure my ideal play would be – I guess I'll see what becomes available."

Given the subject of your latest film, do you have any friends in the Marines? 

"I don't have any friends who are Marines, I do have some friends in the Army, another in the Air Force and another who is a Navy Seal. Now, after this film, I have a tonne of friends who are Marines! It's just crazy how young they are, and all doing something really special."

What is your currently relationship status, is there anyone special in your life at the moment? 

"My relationship status is pretty much single at the moment." 

Are there any British stars that you would like to work with that you haven't already? 

"There are so many. I worked with Imogen Poots and she was unbelievable - I worked with her in Me and Orson Welles. I love Ben Chaplin, he is so much fun. You guys have all the great actors! Ben Kingsley is another – he's awesome." 

Your hair is quite similar to David Beckham's...

"Oh thanks!"

You've become quite friendly with David; do you meet up much in LA and if so do you hang out? 

"Yeah we get together and talk about hair!"

Is your hair based on David Beckham's then? 

"Pretty much. I've got this big map on my wall and I've got this big, big plan." 

Have you got any new haircuts up your sleeve then, because David is obviously famous for his haircuts? 

"Yep, next I'm going to try and do the bleached Mohawk!"

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Zac Efron's Bandaged Hand Explained

You have to give the guy, um, a hand! 

When Zac Efron goes to see a movie about a wounded vet, he dresses the part – right down to the flesh-colored bandage he wore on his left hand for Tuesday night's London premiere ofThe Lucky One, in which he stars. 

When asked what caused the injury that required him to choose antiseptic cotton as the accoutrement for a dashing three-piece suit, Efron, 24, smiled and fingered hisfamously enthusiasticfollowers. 

"A fan bit me," he said, smiling, according to U.K. reports. 

Calls to the actor's rep for further explanation about his injury weren't immediately returned. 

Still, Efron's "war" wound didn't stop him from wrapping the injured digits around toothsome costar Taylor Schilling or posing with fans. After all, they seemed more than happy to get a second of his time – rather than a bite of his hand.

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The Lucky One Berlin Premiere

Am 25.04. fand in Berlin die Premiere von The Lucky One statt.

Mr. Efron trug einen roten Anzug und Kollegin Taylor Schilling glänzte in einem schwarzen Kleid.

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hit the red carpet at the Berlin premiere of #TheLuckyOne

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I Don’t Think There Is A Perfect Woman

Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has exclusively revealed to MTV.co.uk that he doesn't think there is such a thing as the perfect woman.

The former High School Musical star, who has previously dated actress Vanessa Hudgens, claims that while the ideal lady may be something of a myth, he believes there is a woman out there that's right for him.

Speaking to us during the press junket for his new flick The Lucky One, Zac explained: "I don’t think there is a perfect woman. I think that there’s a woman that’s right for you.

"I don’t know what it is, I can’t really quantify to put it into words but I just know that there’s someone out there that you just click with and that's the moment that you know. Some people have felt it, some people haven’t yet - it’s sort of unexplainable."

Efron went on to add that his sex scenes with co-star Taylor Schilling in The Lucky One weren't awkward - adding that even his mum was a fan.

The 24-year old stated: "Of course there is an element that is awkward about shooting a love scene - there’s some guys around filming it - but luckily we had Scott Hicks who is a very thoughtful director and he just guided us through every step of the process.

"Taylor was an amazing scene partner and the best way to do a love scene is to get lost in it and that's what we were able to do. It was one of the easiest day of filming."

Speaking of his mum's reaction, Zac continued: "My mum knew what to expect and of course I told her that it was going on.

"She had read the script and knew it was coming but the awkward moment was when she said out loud: “That’s my boy."

Schilling was also full of praise when it came to Zac's kissing skills, stating she would "give him ten out of ten", adding: "He’s lovely – it was fun to shoot those scenes."

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