The Hollywood Reporter reported that Ashley will star in 20th Century Fox's new adventure comedy, They Came From Upstairs along with Robert Hoffman and Carter Jenkins, set to be released in theatres on July, 2009. Also, she will reprise her role of Maddie Fitzpatrick as a special guest in a episode of the spin-off "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", "The Suite Life on Deck", which airs in January 2009. Tisdale is taking a step away from the spotlight and trying her hand at behind-the-camera work. Tisdale has her own production company, Blondie Girl Productions and is working in two projects. She is the first actress from Disney Channel ever to executive-produce one of their shows. In an interview to Live with Regis & Kelly on October 23, 2008, she stated that she is currently working on a Disney Channel series based on her early life working on studio.