Jonas Brothers Behind The Scenes Interview - Camp Rock 3 | Disney+

Returning to Camp Rock, reprising our roles, almost 15 years to the day. It's quite bizarre and wild. We walked up to set, a new set, and had familiar feelings. I was kind of overcame with emotion thinking about even just the audition process and what that was like and when we shot the first film and some of these core memories, meeting these young actors who are part of this new generation of Camp Rock, passing the baton. It's amazing and they're all so talented, so they're gonna carry it well. I think there's a real wish fulfillment with both of the Camp Rock movies that was so magical. You know, this idea of being able to go to a place to be around other people who shared the same interests as you, same passions for music, singing and dancing, storytelling, songwriting. It's the kind of place I would have loved to have gone as a kid and I think for young people, you know, when when these movies came out and when this one comes out, it just checks a box of nostalgia and looking towards the future in a really exciting way and I cannot wait for people to see this film because I think it pushes things even further. I was going to camp my entire life, you know, to a sleepaway camp and I always could only imagine what it would have been like if it was actually an entertainment camp like this and something to, you know, follow your dreams like that you can at Camp Rock. So it's really nice to be able to sit here, see these new generation and what kind of talent they have because it is so incredible. The audience at home, you're going to enjoy it so much. Coming back to Camp Rock is an emotional experience for all of us. It's a huge part of our story as a band going back to 2007 when we made the first movie and then the second film in 2008 and 9 and throughout the years, you know, we've been playing our songs from the movies in our shows and it's really become a part of the fabric of the Jonas Brothers as well as obviously as well as Connect 3, the band that we play in the movie. So to come on and work alongside Disney now in this new capacity as executive producers was really important to us. To be able to, you this new story with this next generation and introducing Camp Rock to a whole new audience is a dream come true for us. Disney was amazing in helping put together a really great team. A lot of the people who were a part of those two original films from the music department, you know, Steve Vincent was there from day one and has really been a part of, I think, picking some music that has really turned into culturally, you know, magnificent and huge moments and he brought his game with this one too and put together a great team of songwriters, Tim and Antonina, to come back and write some music for this film, which I think, you know, we were really excited about knowing that that original touchpoint of the Camp Rock franchise was there, but that it had a new and exciting element to it musically and was, you know, reflective of what's happening out in the world today music-wise. And then I think, you know, Veronica, our director, is just an incredible person, first of all, and has a really good sense of how to marry sort of the two worlds of the past and the present and the future and I'm so glad that she's on this project and that she's directing this film. I think she brings a really fresh take to it and it's going to be exciting. The stuff we've seen of the dance sequences that Jamal put together, you know, he's the best. We worked with him on our Christmas film for Disney Plus and he made us feel really confident and comfortable and I can see that he's adding personal touches to each of the next generation and their performances and it's going to be electric. The entire cast has so many amazing moments. My daughters are extremely excited because they are very, very big fans of Malachi Barton, who's now in this film. You know, his role in Zombies was a big win in my household. We went and saw the tour. It was a big moment, so I'm getting major dad points right now being on set. I think one of the things that we were most excited about when coming on as executive producers was being able to sort of launch new talent off this platform, really, and this, you know, this franchise and there are some stars in this group of young folks that the Disney casting team did a great job of finding.