Conflicting reports on Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens To Join ‘Twilight’ Sequel?Is Vanessa Hudgens getting ready to howl with the cast of “Twilight”?

The “High School Musical” star is being considered for a role in the “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon,” Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Vanessa has auditioned for the role of Leah Clearwater, the series’ lone female werewolf, and is “up for the role,” a source close to Summit Entertainment confirmed.

However, “no official casting announcement has been made,” the source added.

If Vanessa does land the part, she’s already got a thumbs up from one of her would-be co-stars.

“I think she’d be great,” Ashley Greene, who plays Alice Cullen in the film series, told MTV.com.

And in what could prove to be a foreshadowing of their on-screen pairing, Vanessa and Taylor Lautner, who plays “New Moon” werewolf Jacob Black, were on-hand together over the weekend at Access Hollywood’s third annual “Stuff You Must” Golden Globes gift lounge.Vanessa Hudgens in 'New Moon'?  Not so fastWidely circulated reports that Vanessa Hudgens has auditioned for the Twilight sequel, New Moon, are, it turns out, completely false. Sources inside Summit Entertainment and Hudgens' camp tell EW that the filmmakers aren't looking at the star (best known as High School Musical's Gabriella Montez) for any role in the soon-to-be-shooting Twilight followup.

Last week, Taylor Lautner was rehired to reprise his role as Jacob Black--a decision that had been on hold until series author Stephenie Meyer offered her endorsement. Now, New Moon director Chris Weitz is set to get down to the business of compiling the rest of the cast, a process that is expected to take the next couple of months. Certainly, an East High School alum could make the cut, but it's too soon for any tweeners out there to start getting giddy about the prospect.Comment:  One of these unnamed sources seems to be fibbing.

For more on the subject, see Quileute Werewolves in Twilight.