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Nickelodeon’s Best Player to start shooting from 24 October
| MUMBAI: Nickelodeon has signed two of its artistes Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy of its earlier hit series iCarly to star in a original television film, Best Player. |
The film that centers on two cyber athletes who inadvertently learn that the real world can be just as exciting and rewarding as a virtual one will start shooting on 24 October in Vancouver for a 2010 premiere on Nickelodeon. |
| Said Nickelodeon Executive vice president, original programming and development Marjorie Cohn,” Best Player is a funny and compelling story about online gaming taken to the extreme.” This movie gives Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy a new platform in which to showcase their talent and our audience will love seeing them star in these new comedic roles, adds Cohn. The film has Quincy (Jerry Trainor), a thirty-something baggage handler by day and online video game master by night. Perfectly happy to live in a tricked-out basement in his parents‘ home, Quincy has dedicated his life to being the best cyber multi-player athlete online. But Quincy‘s world gets turned upside down when his parents decide to sell their house and move to Florida. His only chance to maintain his “perfect” life is to enter a tournament introducing a brand-new video game — Black Hole — and win the prize money to buy his parents‘ house. As the current multi-player champion, Quincy thinks it‘s a done deal… until he encounters Prodigy (Jennette McCurdy), who threatens to annihilate him. Best Player is executively produced by Jessica Horowitz, Lauren Levine and Marjorie Cohn, the people behind Nickelodeon‘s Spectacular! Damon Santostefano has directed the film from a screenplay by Rich Amberg. |
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Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
