Jason Dolley, Mitchel Musso and Tiffany Thonrton Headline "Hatching Pete", Premiering April 24 on the Disney Channel
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(Posted March 17, 2009) Three talented young actors, each a familiar face to Disney Channel viewers, Jason Dolley ("Cory in the House"), Mitchel Musso ("Hannah Montana" and "Phineas and Ferb") and Tiffany Thornton ("Sonny With A Chance"), cross over to star in the comedy "Hatching Pete," a Disney Channel Original Movie premiering FRIDAY, APRIL 24 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). The movie will be showcased across SVOD and mobile platforms, and via exclusive games on DisneyChannel.com.
The premiere weekend event will include a guided tour of the set of the upcoming comedy series "JONAS" by stars Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, as well as an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming Disney/Pixar feature film "Up."
In “Hatching Pete,” Pete Ivey (played by Dolley) is a quiet and often overlooked 16-year-old who must substitute in for his outgoing best friend Cleatus Poole (played by Musso) when Cleatus cannot complete his duties as their high school mascot, a chicken. The chicken mascot, with Pete anonymously behind the mask, soon becomes the main attraction at school, but no one knows it is not Cleatus in the suit. Once it’s revealed that Cleatus is not in the costume, it is up to Pete to decide if he is willing to step into the spotlight.
The premiere schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 3
· "Hatching Pete" trailer and behind-the-scenes content available on mobile providers including AT&T CV, Sprint TV and Verizon V Cast.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
· "Hatching Pete" available on Disney Channel on Demand through select cable and telco providers.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT)
· "Hatching Pete" premieres on Disney Channel with simulcast on Sprint TV and MobiTV.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT)
· Encore presentation of "Hatching Pete" on Disney Channel, with a behind-the-scenes set tour from the upcoming Disney Channel series "JONAS," hosted by its stars Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, Chelsea Staub and Nicole Anderson.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT)
· Encore presentation of "Hatching Pete" on Disney Channel, with an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming DisneyPixar feature film "Up." The animated comedy adventure follows 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen as he fulfills his dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America, only to discover that he has brought with him his biggest nightmare, a 9-year-old Wilderness Explorer stowaway.
The "Hatching Pete" movie site on www.DisneyChannel.com features the arcade game "Cluck, Duck and Dodge." Two additional games will be added, "Tailfeathers Bounce" (March 20) and "Mascot Me," an interactive quiz (April 10).
Starring are: Jason Dolley ("Cory in the House" and "Minutemen") as Pete Ivey; Mitchel Musso ("Hannah Montana" and "Phineas and Ferb") as Cleatus Poole; Tiffany Thornton ("Sonny With A Chance") as Jamie Wynn; Josie Loren ("17 Again") as Angela Morissey; and Brian Stepanek ("The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "Brian O'Brian") as Coach Madden.
The movie was written by Paul W. Cooper ("Murder, She Wrote," "Little House on the Prairie"); executive-produced by Sheri Singer (Disney Channel's "Read It and Weep"); produced by Randy Sutter ("The Circuit"); and directed and co-produced by Stuart Gillard (Disney Channel's "Twitches" and "Twitches Too").
"Hatching Pete" carries a TV-G parental guideline.
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 97 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group.
-- Posted March 17, 2009