Disney backs Camp Rock 3, Vancouver production with Jonas Brothers

Disney has officially greenlit a third Camp Rock movie, and production has begun this week in Vancouver with the Jonas Brothers set to reprise their roles and serve as executive producers, Disney Branded Television said Wednesday. The sequel, billed as Camp Rock 3, will be produced for Disney and the Disney Channel and introduces a new ensemble of young performers while revisiting the camp that helped launch the original franchise.

According to the studio, Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas will return as the Gray brothers and appear as guest stars with their band Connect 3 at the center of the story. The film opens when Connect 3 loses its opening act for a major reunion tour and returns to Camp Rock to find the next big thing. As campers compete for the chance to open for the band, tensions, alliances and romances form, the studio said.

Demi Lovato, who starred in the 2008 original and the 2010 sequel, is attached as an executive producer alongside the Jonas Brothers. Reports differ on whether Lovato will appear on screen. Studio announcements list her as an executive producer, while other accounts say her return as Mitchie Torres has not been confirmed. Lovato herself remained coy in...