Camp Rock 3 officially premiered on Disney Channel Aug. 13 and it’s sure to bring a wave of nostalgia for fans of the original starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers. See every Easter egg.
Over 15 years after fans’ last trip to Camp Rock, Liamani, Malachi Barton and the Jonas Brothers proved music is still in everyone’s souls in the premiere of the franchise’s newest installment which hit Disney Channel Aug. 13.
In the new film, Connect 3 decides to return to Camp Rock to pick a new opener for their upcoming tour—hoping to capture the magic they once felt as campers.
But while the new film lets band members Jason Grey (Kevin Jonas), Shane Grey (Joe Jonas) and Nate Grey (Nick Jonas) take the backseat to introduce the next generation of campers, including Sage (Liamani), Fletch (Barton), Desi (Hudson Stone), Rosie (Lumi Pollack) and Cliff (Casey Trotter), there are plenty of Easter eggs for the original fans to rock on.
Demi Lovato’s Mitchie Torres may only make a brief cameo at the end of the film, but references to her character are sprinkled all throughout the movie. For one, Mitchie’s mom Connie (Maria Canals-Barrera) has remained at Camp Rock all these years later—working her way up from the kitchen to running the camp entirely.
At one point, Connie even has a heart-to-heart with Sage after the teen happens to find Mitchie’s songbook in the floorboards of her cabin. Luckily this time, Sage uses her songbook for inspiration—rather than revealing any deep, dark secrets to the entire camp like Tess (Meaghan Jette Martin) does in the first film.
But speaking of Tess, new villain Madison (Ava Jean) takes so much after the OG antagonist, she even spills out her catchphrase and ultimately recognizable gesture of “Whatever Major Loser” during the craft room fight in the new film.
Meanwhile, Madison’s cronies Daniel (Orlando Lucas) and Danielle (Ella Lucas) are perfect replicas to Tess’ backup singers Ella (Anna Maria Perez de Taglé) and Margaret “Peggy” Dupree (Jasmine Richards). Unfortunately for Daniel and Danielle, though, neither of them stand up to Madison in the end or win Final Jam to recreate Peggy’s formative character arc in the first film. (However, they do perfectly master the art of the “Too Cool” shoulder shrugs during their audition to open for Connect 3).
And on top of all the subtle nods and remixes of beloved Camp Rock songs like “We Rock,” “Play My Music” and “It’s On,” some characters even repeat lines from the original movies word-for-word.
When Connect 3 makes their grand appearance at The Final Jam to pick their opener, a member from the audience mimics Shane’s most famous line from the first movie by yelling, “That’s Shane Grey for crying out loud!”
And later, Mitchie gives Sage her ultimate stamp of approval by repeating the now-iconic compliment she paid Caitlyn Geller (Alyston Stoner) in Camp Rock. Following Sage’s Final Jam performance, she uses the same descriptor for Caitlyn’s DJ skills, exclaiming, “She’s really good.”
Another thing that’s really good? Camp Rock 3, which begins streaming on Disney+ Aug. 14. If the new film has already hit you with a wave of nostalgia, keep reading to catch up on every member of the Camp Rock cast…
The Jonas Brothers' lead singer took on the leading man role in Camp Rock, playing the aforementioned moody rocker (which he loves to remind fans of by recreating scenes).
After the group disbanded in 2013, most expected Joe to launch a solo career—especially after being the first to release an individual album pre-split. Instead, he found success with his band DNCE and their major hit "Cake By the Ocean."
Joe had romances with Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid before he began dating Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner in 2016. They announced their engagement in October 2017.
