Oh, Disney

Why must you run a good thing into the ground?

We already know that High School Musical 4 is in the works, and though it hasn't "officially" been announced by Disney, the Disney Insider e-mail that was just sent out had a link to an interview with three new sophomore cast members...

Sophomore? I thought the film was about Senior Year. It seems Disney is keeping its options open by introducing an entire new "sub-cast" that can be tapped for HSM4.

Look at some of the HUMONGOUS hints at HSM4 that I found in the article:

"But there are some new faces among them — the debuting sophomores who just might represent the future of America's most beloved on-screen high school."

"And the new kids at East High are there to remind us that there are always new challenges to meet ... and new stories to tell."

Disney, just announce it officially - Disney Channel President Rich Ross has already confirmed the script's being written - and doom the High School Musical franchise to go the way of Pirates: highly profitable, but also just plain bad.