BURBANK, April 1: Disney-ABC Television Group is gearing up for the multiplatform launch of the new Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock, which is slated to premiere across cable, broadcast and digital platforms worldwide, beginning on Friday, June 20, in the U.S. and Canada.
Camp Rock will premiere in the U.S on Disney Channel, the ABC Television Network (as part of the Wonderful World of Disney franchise), ABC Family, Radio Disney and Disney.com in Disney XD on Friday, June 20, through Monday, June 23. Prior to the movie’s on-air debut in the U.S., there will be an on-demand preview of Camp Rock on Tuesday, June 17, via Disney Channel on Demand, a video-on-demand service available to Cablevision iO Digital Cable, Time Warner and Verizon FiOS TV customers. The movie will also debut on Family Channel Canada and on Quebec's VRAK.TV (dubbed in French) on Friday, June 20.
Outside of North America, Camp Rock is slated to roll out on Disney Channels Latin America in July. In August, the movie is expected to launch on Disney Channel Japan, and in September, the movie will roll out on Disney Channels India, Southeast Asia, Korea, Taiwan, the U.K., Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. In October, the movie will make its debut on Disney Channels Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand. Exact dates for the worldwide rollout have not been announced.
Walt Disney Records will release the Camp Rock soundtrack on Tuesday, June 17, while Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will roll out the DVD, featuring exclusive bonus features, around the world beginning Tuesday, August 19.
Starring the platinum-certified musical trio known as the Jonas Brothers (Joe, Kevin and Nick) and singer/songwriter/actress Demi Lovato (of Disney Channel's As the Bell Rings), Camp Rock is the story of a talented yet unsure teen who yearns to share her songs with the world, and a tempestuous young superstar who's lost his passion for music and is sent packing by his band mates. Together, at a camp for aspiring young music artists, they learn to believe in themselves and to value the freedom to be who they really want to be.
Additional cast members include Alyson Stoner (Cheaper by the Dozen), Meaghan Jette Martin, Anna Maria Perez de Taglé (of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana), Jasmine Richards (Naturally Sadie), Maria Canals-Barrera, Daniel Fathers, Roshon Fegan, Jordan Francis and screenwriter/actress Julie Brown.
Anne Sweeney, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and the president of Disney-ABC Television Group, said: "Our ability to harness the strength of the entire Television Group and work with other lines of business to help launch a potential new franchise for the Company is what differentiates us among our peers. This will be evident to everyone beginning Friday, June 20, when the world will be treated to an unprecedented rollout of song and dance with our new Disney Channel original movie, Camp Rock.”
Added Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide, "We're thrilled to give Camp Rock the launch it deserves and to showcase the great talents of Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas and our series crossover stars Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner and Maria Canals-Barrera."
The movie was written by Regina Hicks, Karin Gist, Julie Brown and Paul Brown. The director is Matthew Diamond and the cinematographer is Dean Cundey. Emmy-Award winner Alan Sacks is the executive producer and Kevin Lafferty is the producer.
—By Irene Lew
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