MTV Studios to Reimagine “Celebrity Deathmatch” for a New Generation
05 Décembre 2018 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
Ice Cube and Cube Vision Set to Executive
Produce, With Ice Cube to Lend Voice Talent in a Lead Role
Original Creator Eric Fogel to also
Executive Produce, With Additional Talent to Come
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.
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