Is ‘Camp Rock 3' Happening? Joe Jonas May Have Confirmed It
When asked to show the most recent entry on his phone's Notes app, Joe Jonas accidentally pulled a Tom Holland and revealed that a third installment of the beloved DCOM is in its early stages.
'As a songwriter, there is a constant need to document your innermost thoughts and feelings. Read your last Notes app entry out loud,' Nick said off the cue card, to which Joe responded, 'Read Camp Rock 3.'
Of course, this prompted an awkward silence between his brothers since they were probably instructed by the House of Mouse to keep news about the movie under wraps. 'Pretty good,' Nick said, as Kevin nervously laughed and chimed in, 'Okay, that's a pretty good one.'
Joe seemed unfazed by the move, adding, 'It's the truth. It's literally right here. Sorry, Disney!'
His cheeky confirmation comes after their Camp Rock co-star, Demi Lovato, recently performed hits from the first two movies with them during the opening night of their Greetings from Your Hometown Tour at MetLife Stadium on August 10.
This also marks the first news about Camp Rock 3 since 2017, when Demi and the JoBros hinted that a potential R-rated version could be on the horizon.
It's unlikely that this recent development is related, but at the time, Joe told Marie Claire, 'If it made sense, sure. For all of us—Demi, Nick—it would be funny to do a spin on it. Do the graduating days, make it kinda dark. An adult film. Well, not an adult film. An R-rated film. We've joked around about the idea a couple times.'
Shortly after, Demi went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and explained their vision for the third movie in the franchise. 'We want to come out with an R-rated Camp Rock 3,' she said, per Teen Vogue. 'I mean, all of our fans have now grown up, and so anybody that watched Camp Rock is now older and can appreciate it.'
Especially after their recent on-stage reunion, we can't wait to see their characters, Mitchie Torres and Connect 3, back on screen. Not to quote our screen queen Ayo Edeberi, but this is pretty much our vibe going forward: 'I'm seated. The theater employees are scared and asking me to leave...but I'm simply too seated.'
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