With the new movie Sucker Punch! hitting Chicago theatres this week (click HERE to book tickets NOW), we're going to look at some of the cast & crew and their previous sci-fi/fantasy connections!

Yesterday we looked at the career of Jamie Chung (Amber). Today, let's see who plays Blondie...

Is there anyone under the age of 25 who doesn't know Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella Montez from the High School Musical trilogy?

While she's best-known as an ingenue and singer with a couple of gold albums, with her credible acting ability (check out her performance in Thirteen), willingness to do stuntwork (as seen in Thunderbirds and Sucker Punch!), and her stated love of genre films, Vanessa's become one of the Chicago Cult Classic Examiner's favorite actresses!

Besides Sucker Punch!, she can currently be seen on Chicago theatre screens in Beastly (click HERE to book tickets if you haven't seen it yet!)

Trivia:

• Offered a role in the remake of horror film Prom Night, but turned it down.
• Her singing training is in opera!
• Performed all her characters' singing in the High School Musical trilogy and BandSlam.
• Both her maternal and paternal grandparents were professional musicians in the 1930s-50s!

Vanessa-Hudgens.com (FanSite)

Miss Vanessa (FanSite)