Netflix returns to Scotland to film new movie with star Vanessa Hudgens

Hollywood star Vanessa Hudgens is set to return to Scotland to film a new Netflix movie.

The former Disney actress, 31, who shot to fame as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical trilogy, is to appear in the third movie in The Princess Switch franchise.

The new film will follow The Princess Switch: Switched Again, which is due to be released on Netflix in November.

But production for the third instalment of the big-budget movie begins next month.

Hudgens will leave her Californian home in December and is expected to stay in Scotland until filming wraps in January. Scenes will be shot in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

A source said: “Netflix are in love with  Scotland so, once again, they are heading here to film.

“The Princess Switch: Switched Again, which had scenes filmed here, was such a huge
success so the third instalment of the movie franchise is just around the corner, with Vanessa and Netflix returning to Scottish soil.

“Again, filming will take place in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with pre-production shots starting in November.

“Vanessa is expected to arrive in late December and film here into January.

“It’s great that Scotland is again on the big stage and the country’s stunning scenery and great architecture feature in a film like this.”

The Princess Switch sees The Grease Live singer play a talented baker who swaps lives with a duchess who looks just like her.

Hudgens spent time in Scotland earlier this year filming scenes for The Princess Switch: Switched Again, alongside British actors Sam Palladio and Nick Sagar. Scenes were shot at Glasgow Cathedral, Edinburgh Gateway train station and in Leith.

Hudgens later revealed she was “obsessed” with Scotland but had found Edinburgh difficult to pronounce.

She said: “It looks like Edin-burg, but you can’t say Edin-burg, so I was like Edin-brah. That’s where I landed.”

Screen Scotland, which supports filming in the country, said: “Scotland’s competitive film & TV funds, world-renowned talent, crews, facilities and locations and  the UK’s attractive tax breaks drive strong international interest in Scotland as a  filming destination.”

Glasgow City Council’s film office said: “In recent months, a number of  major film and broadcast productions have been filming in Glasgow  and we look forward to welcoming more during the remainder of the year.”