Vanessa Hudgens to play Spider Woman?

Vanessa Hudgens, the Highschool musical star is allegedly in talks to play Spider Woman.

The actress, who dates Zac Efron, is said to be one of the front runners to play the leading role in an upcoming movie based on the comic book.

A movie insider stated: "The idea is for this to be a fun, comedic movie and Vanessa is perfect for the title role,"

They added: "Spider Woman is strong and sexy but in this case hilarious.Vanessa is apparently very interested in the idea,"

Efron, who Vanessa met on the set of the hit Disney film has also previously expressed his interest in playing Spider Man after it was announced that Tobey Maguire would retire from the role.