Disney greenlights 'Mollywood'

May 20, 2008 Disney Channel has greenlighted the live-action comedy series "Welcome to Mollywood," starring Demi Lovato of the network's upcoming Jonas Brothers movie "Camp Rock." It's a role that could potentially put Lovato on the teen queen career path trod so successfully by Miley Cyrus and Hilary Duff. The tentatively titled series -- executive produced by Brian Robbins, Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, Steve Marmel and Michael Feldman -- centers on Molly (Lovato), a 15-year-old small-town girl who, after a nationwide search, is chosen to join the cast of the most popular and long-running teen sketch comedy show on television.

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