Camp Rock Sequel Adds New Players, Shakespearean Twist

• Jul 8, 2009 12:22 PM ET
• by Kari Friedlander

The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Camp Rock

Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are returning to Camp Rock with a new director and writer, as well as a plot borrowed from Shakespeare.

Disney Channel's Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam finds the characters played by Lovato and Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas arriving for another session at camp, only to discover that some of their peers and instructors have left for the nearby rival, Camp Star, says the Hollywood Reporter.

Watch video: Demi Lovato dishes on Camp Rock 2

A "Romeo and Juliet" theme then unfolds when ... read more

Mitchel Musso Debuts CD, But Promises He's Not Leaving Montana

• Jun 2, 2009 12:25 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Mitchel Musso

Hannah Montana fans got some good news when the Disney Channel picked up the show for a fourth season. But that pick-up came with a "catch" — series regular Mitchel Musso is switching to recurring status for the new cycle. How will Oliver's absence be explained? As his self-titled CD debuts (shop Amazon.com), Musso pondered his future as a TV star and recording artist.

TVGuide.com: Congrats on Hannah Montana's Season 4 pick-up.
Mitchel Musso: Thank you! We're all so, so stoked because this is our last week [in production] on Season 3, so we were kind of nervous, like, "This is going to be it." But then we got the call.

TVGuide.com: You're switching to recurring status next season. Was that dictated by the show's upcoming change-of-setting, or did you want time to spend on your other projects?
Musso: In the last episode of Season 3, Oliver leaves on a six-month tour, so I ... read more

Disney Channel Renews Hannah with a Change, Sonny with a Chance

• Jun 1, 2009 12:55 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato

Two of the Disney Channel's teen queens will continue their reigns: The cabler has ordered new seasons of Hannah Montana and Sonny with a Chance.

Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus, will begin production on Season 4 early next year. Coming off of this season's upcoming cliff-hanger, the next cycle will find the Stewart clan struggling to say goodbye to their Malibu home.

"Hannah Montana has become one of the most iconic series in television history," Disney Channel president Gary Marsh said in announcing the pick-up. "Miley and the producers have proposed a change ... read more

VIDEO: New Moon Trailer Gives Twlilight Saga a New Kind of Bite

• Jun 1, 2009 11:06 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson

Werewolf? There, wolf! So squealed Twilight fans as they caught glimpse of the first trailer for New Moon, which was sneak-peeked at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards.

In the clip (posted below), the tortured twosome of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) reach a crossroads when a drop of Bella's blood turns her birthday party into a near feeding frenzy. Soon after, Edward makes the difficult decision to excuse himself from his beloved's life.

That opens the door for Taylor Lautner's Jacob to sniff around Bella — and protect her needed, as seen in the final, primal moment of this premiere preview.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon will have fan girls howling November 20, when it hits theaters.

Watch the trailer after the jump. read more

VIDEO: Greek Star Pledges Big Twists (Including a Lesbian One!)

• Mar 28, 2009 09:14 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Spencer Grammer, Greek

The summer has flashed by and school's back in session when ABC Family's recently renewed Greek resumes its second season this Monday at 8 pm/ET.

What's new with the gals and guys? For one, fresh off her D.C. internship, Casey's looking to make a drastic change in her collegiate life.

"She wants to buckle down and really start studying," Spencer Grammer previews in this video Q&A. "She decides to take less of a stand [at the sorority] and develop into her own person."

Grammer talks about whether castmate Michael Rady's increasingly busy dance card means that ... read more

Pilot News: Which Vampire Brother Gets Your Blood Pumping?

• Mar 27, 2009 10:46 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder

Casting of the three leads is now complete on the CW pilot Vampire Diaries, and not a moment too soon. I was just about out of puns.

Paul Wesley, who played an angel on ABC Family's Fallen, this time has a bit of the devil inside him, having been cast as Stefan, one of two vampire brothers fighting over the central heroine, Elena.

Wesley's character, says the Hollywood Reporter, is a "gloriously, amazingly, especially beautiful young man." He is also ... read more

VIDEO: Demi Lovato Dishes on Her Celebrity Crushes, Those Crazy Jonas Rumors and More

• Feb 19, 2009 10:44 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

What makes a teen queen's heart throb? Here in Part 2 of our sit-down with Demi Lovato, the star of Disney Channel's brand-new Sonny with a Chance (Sundays at 8 pm/ET) reveals her two celebrity crushes — one of whom she would actually prefer to work with than date.

Demi also discusses her past affinity for hardcore metal, and rumors that she has dated one Jonas brother or another.

Watch the full video Q&A, after the jump. read more

Renewal News: Life Will Go On for American Teenager

• Feb 9, 2009 08:45 PM ET
• by Anna Dimond

Molly Ringwald and Shailene Woodley

Teen drama Secret Life of the American Teenager will be back for a second season.

The ABC Family series examines the relationships within a family and their community when 15-year-old Amy Juergens (Shailene Woodley) unexpectedly becomes pregnant. The show debuted last summer to record-setting ratings on the netlet.

Miley Cyrus Defends Herself in Latest Photo Controversy

• Feb 5, 2009 05:09 PM ET
• by Anna Dimond

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus is defending herself over another photo controversy — but she remained fully clothed this time.

The teen phenom reportedly took to her official fan site to insist that the media is "making something out of nothing" over a photo in which she and several other people slant their eyes. (Though there is an Asian-American in the group, he is not making the same gesture.)

VIDEO: Demi Lovato Previews Her Sonny New Series

• Feb 5, 2009 12:16 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

When Sonny Munroe lands in Los Angeles, her simple life will never be the same. That's the set-up for Sonny with a Chance, a new Disney Channel comedy starring 16-year-old Demi Lovato and making its debut this Sunday at 8 pm/ET.

Summing up the series as "30 Rock, Disney-fied," Lovato tells us, "I play this girl who gets to come to Hollywood and appear on her favorite sketch comedy show" — the fictional and teen-targeted So Random! 

Sonny and her new castmates engage in a rivalry with the cast of Mackenzie Falls, an angsty teen drama that shoots across the lot. The catch is, Mackenzie's leading (young) man, Chad Dylan Cooper ... read more