'High School Musical' Star Corbin Bleu Pulled Into Suit Over Unsuccessful Racing Film

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Bankers from the box office explosive device Free Style are searching to gather from producers and Senior High School Musical star Corbin Bleu. On Thursday, Third Eye Capital and Strative Capital filed a $12 million suit alleging fraud, breach of contract and misrepresentation. The claims were filed in LA Superior Court against Samuel Goldwyn Films, Del Marly Entertainment, many other producers and Bleu, who had been designed to translate the success he loved in reaching teenage women on Senior High School Musical to some film in regards to a youthful guy chasing after a national motocross championship. Rather, Free Style, which arrived on the scene in 2008, has produced just $1.3 million all sources, including its theatrical run, foreign distribution and DVD sales. The suit alleges the revenue produced fell well lacking the $8.57 million loan the litigants set up, that was to pay for P&A costs. The loan companies blame alleged misrepresentations and poor promotion for his or her investment going sour. Bleu has been prosecuted while he allegedly unsuccessful to recognition a contract that known as for supplying interviews to aid the film. Based on the complaint, Bleu and the reps had already made the decision he "could be taking his career inside a different direction in the teen romance works by which he'd formerly been involved (including Freestyle), coupled with made the decision that Mr. Bleu would no more promote individuals types of projects." The moneymen also claim producers fooled them about the amount of screens the film would open on countrywide, a "grossly inflated and false P&An advertising and marketing budget," and money allegedly being set up by other banks. Third Eye Capital now's seeking a lot more than $12 million in damages, punitive damages, and legal costs. The complaint was filed by attorney Jeffrey Wruble. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Corbin Bleu