TV Teens Go To The Movies

Disney has great expectations for Hilary Duff. “When we previewed ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’ recently, the title came up and people started to cheer and you’d think we were sitting in Star Wars,” says Nina Jacobson, Disney’s president of production. It’s just the latest example of TV stars making a jump to the big screen. “You don’t need a casting director, you just need a television set,” says Rich Ross, president of entertainment at Disney Channel. “The movie stars of tomorrow are on TV tonight.” Read more.