Disney Channel Announces Cheetah Girls One World Premiere Date

Today, May 14, Disney Channel announced the premiere date for their upcoming movie, The Cheetah Girls One World. The film will debut on Disney Channel on August 22 at 8pm! We're excited! The full press release is below.

BURBANK, May 14, 2008 . . . In the most ambitious, colorful and ebullient Disney Channel Original Movie yet, "The Cheetah Girls One World," Chanel, Dorinda and Aqua unleash their 'growl power' in India. There they pursue the chance of a lifetime, starring roles in a Bollywood film. "The Cheetah Girls One World" will debut FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel U.S. and, soon thereafter, on Disney Channels around the world. The movie was filmed entirely on location in picturesque Udaipur, India and uses historic landmarks including the towering City Palace as its backdrop.

Leading up to the August premiere, Disney Channel will provide kids and families an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie in the 12 part series, "The Road to The Cheetah Girls One World," debuting FRIDAY, MAY 16 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel and DisneyChannel.com. New segments will premiere biweekly in May, June and July, and weekly in August.

Multi-talented actresses/singers/dancers Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan return as best friends Chanel, Aqua and Dorinda in the third "Cheetah Girls" movie. It also stars Roshan Seth as Uncle Kamal, Kunal Sharma as Amar, Rupak Ginn as Rahim, Michael Steger as Vikram "Vik" Bhatia and Deepti Daryanani as Gita.

"The Road to The Cheetah Girls One World" opens as Adrienne, Kiely and Sabrina get ready for the adventure of filming a movie in India, from rehearsals to the first day of production in Udaipur, shooting scenes in various locales, including Monsoon Palace. In subsequent episodes, viewers are invited along as the cast gets an introduction to India's primary language of Hindi, and to their dance rehearsal with choreographer Fatima Robinson, who instructs them on the movie's fusion of hip hop and traditional Indian dance.

The music and dance-driven story of "The Cheetah Girls One World" follows Chanel, Aqua and Dorinda -- The Cheetah Girls -- as they travel from New York to India to star in a film directed by an aspiring Bollywood movie director. Upon arriving, they are shocked to learn their movie's producer has a role for only one Cheetah Girl. Dreams and friendships are tested as they begin to compete against each other for the title role. Before long, the three girls start to question their commitment to The Cheetah Girls' dream, and each must weigh her own aspirations against the group's future.

The teleplay was written by Daniel Berendsen (Walt Disney Studios' "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Disney Channel's "Twitches"). Directed by DGA Award-winning Paul Hoen (Disney Channel's "Jump In" and "Tru Confessions"), the movie boasts a creative team that includes executive producer Debra Martin Chase ("The Cheetah Girls," "The Princess Diaries" movies, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" movies), famed choreographer Fatima Robinson ("Dreamgirls," The Gap commercials, Will Smith, Mary J. Blige and No Doubt music videos) and costume designer Mona May (Walt Disney Studios' "Enchanted," "Clueless"). Donald Duncan is the director of photography.

The underscore was composed by David Lawrence ("High School Musical," "High School Musical 2") and the soundtrack features songs written by hit-makers Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Jamie Houston, Robbie Nevil, Matthew Gerrard, Nikkii Hassman, Adam Anders and Kara DioGuardi.

"The Cheetah Girls" is part of the successful kid-driven, family inclusive Disney Channel Original Movie franchise and was inspired by a book series written by award-winning author Deborah Gregory (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children). The first movie premiered in August 2003 on Disney Channel and was followed by "The Cheetah Girls 2" in 2006.

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 95 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on 27 Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group.

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