Miley Gets Some Action in Nashville
In case Miley Cyrus has been missing her Disneyfied alter ego while recording her first all-Miley album, she’s in luck.
Production has kicked off on Hannah Montana: The Movie, which will be filming in and around Nashville, the Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday.
Cyrus had previously told News she would be forgoing the average 15-year-old’s summer pursuitsboys, mall, beach, boysin favor of completing her feature-length film. (She probably won’t be giving up iced mochas anytime soon, though.)
The movie, which is slated for release in spring 2009, also features Hannah Montana regulars Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Mitchel Musso, Moises Arias and, of course, ubiquitous papa Billy Ray Cyrus.
While it will be her scripted big-screen debut, Cyrus already has a decent, albeit short, track record.
This year’s 3-D release Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour took in $65.3 million at the box officeand would have made more if theaters had charged movigegoers by the word.
Jonas Bros Jonesing for 3-D
As goes Hannah Montana, so goes the Disney nation.
Following on the heels of Miley Cyrus' successful (and 100 percent Leibovitz-free!) celluloid outing last year, fellow tween-friendly act the Jonas Brothers will be getting the 3-D treatment with a concert film of their upcoming Burning Up tour.
The shaggy-haired siblings served as the opening act for Cyrus last year and subsequently made their mark on the big screen in her blockbuster Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour.
Their film will follow the same template, combining documentary behind-the-scenes takes with concert footage from their North America tour, kicking off in July. It's slated for a 2009 release.
"We can't wait to start working on this film for our fans," Kevin, Joe and Nick said in a statement. "It's going to be awesome and we really want to bring a totally unique and different movie experience to everyone whether they've seen us live or not."
That is, as totally unique and different an experience as possible while mimicking Miley.