NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV
Studios today announced plans to reimagine "Celebrity Deathmatch,"
the seminal stop-motion satire that skewered celebrities,
politicians and everyone in between during its famed original run.
Ice Cube joins the franchise for the first time and will both star
and executive produce alongside his partner Jeff Kwatinetz through his Cube Vision
production company. Series creator Eric Fogel will return to executive produce as
well, with additional showrunners and talent to be named
shortly.
The all-new "Celebrity Deathmatch" will be available as a weekly
series for an exclusive SVOD or premium broadcast partner in 2019.
The move marks the first step in reinventing the franchise across
consumer products, gaming, theatrical and more.
Ice Cube/Cube Vision are represented by WME. "Celebrity
Deathmatch" expands Ice Cube's long-standing relationship with the
MTV family, with Cube Vision currently producing "Hip Hop Squares"
for MTV sister brand VH1.
"We're excited to grow our partnership with Ice Cube and Cube
Vision to reimagine this fan favorite," said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV, VH1 and CMT.
"'Deathmatch' was the meme before memes, remains a hot topic on
social media and will be a smart, funny way to tackle the
over-the-top rhetoric of today's pop culture where it belongs – in
the wrestling ring."
"Happy to once again be working with Viacom and MTV on a fan
favorite like 'Celebrity Deathmatch' and to continue our success
together," said Ice Cube.
"Celebrity Deathmatch" is among the most beloved series in a
long line of MTV animation classics. The original "Celebrity
Deathmatch" is highly regarded as an incubator for world-class
comedic talent, including New York
Times-bestselling author A.J. Jacobs (1999-2002) and
writers and producers who went on to contribute to comedy classics
from "The Simpsons" to "Key and Peele" to "Family Guy" and
more.
Multitalented director, writer, animator, producer and voice
actor Eric Fogel is represented by
Gotham Group. Ben Hurwitz from Cube
Vision will also co-executive produce.
About MTV
MTV is the leading global youth media brand
in 180 countries, reaching nearly 450 million households in more
than 30 different languages across every platform. A unit of Viacom
Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), MTV operations span cable and mobile
networks, live events, theatrical films and MTV Studios, a unit
that produces new and reimagined content for SVOD and linear
platforms based on MTV's library of over 200+ youth titles and
franchises.
About Cube Vision
Cube Vision is a film and television
production company, founded in 1998 by award winning actor, writer,
producer and music legend Ice Cube. The company's debut film
was Next Friday, the sequel to Cube's 1995 classic Friday, a
film that he both wrote and starred in. Since then, Cube Vision has
gone on to produce hit films such as Barbershop 1, 2 and The
Next Cut, Are We There Yet, Ride Along 1, 2 - as
well as the critically acclaimed documentary film Straight Outta LA
for ESPN Film's 30 for 30 and the scripted series Are We There Yet
for TBS. Most recently, Cube Vision produced the Oscar nominated
film Straight Outta Compton, a biographical film inspired by
the rise and fall of the world's most dangerous group N.W.A. -
which grossed over $200 million
worldwide and topped the US box office for 3 consecutive weeks. In
total, Ice Cube and Cube Vision films have grossed over
1 billion dollars at the box office,
making it one of the most successful independent production
companies in Hollywood.
Contacts:
Kelly
Andersen | Kelly.Andersen@viacom.com
Stephanie Perez|
Stephanie.Perez@viacom.com
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