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Hanging with Snoop Dogg is not conducive to playing with the big dogs.

EXCLUSIVE: Point Road Productions, led by filmmaker Billy Raftery and NBA legend Grant Hill, unveiled a new slate of projects, including an animated series, a video game and a sports documentary.

Angelique Jackson “Cinnamon” and “A Song From the Dark” were two of the big winners at the “Best of the ABFF Awards” presented Saturday during the American Black Film Festival. Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, “Cinnamon” continued its festival run at ABFF in Miami Beach, Fl., where it was awarded the prize for best narrative feature and best director for writer-director Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. The Tubi original film stars Hailey Kilgore, Damon Wayans, Pam Grier, David Iacono and Jeremie Harris. Kilgore plays Jodi, a struggling small-town gas station attendant with “killer pipes and big dreams,” who falls hopelessly in love with a hustler (Iacono) and falls foul of a local crime lord (Grier) and her murderous family. The noir thriller serves as the inaugural project filmed under Village Roadshow Pictures’ Black Noir Cinema banner, co-founded by NBA all-star Kevin Garnett. Veteran producer Oz Scott oversees the content slate, which also includes “Murder City,” a film starring Mike Colter, Antonio Fargas and Stephanie Sigman that made its world premiere at ABFF.

Religion of Sports and Showtime Sports are teaming up on “Goliath,” a new three-part docuseries examining the life, career and impact of basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain from his emergence on the national scene as a high schooler in the 1950s through his death in 1999.“We are honored to team up with this group of talented filmmakers to bring the under-examined story of Wilt Chamberlain’s complex life to the masses,” Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza said in a statement. “Everybody knows Wilt for his legendary accomplishments on the basketball court — scoring 100 points in a game, averaging 50 points and 25 rebounds in a season — but there’s so much more to him than his stats.

Showtime Sports has set a premiere date for Goliath, a docuseries examining the historic life, career and impact of NBA center Wilt Chamberlain. The three-parter directed by Rob Ford (The Cost of Winning) and Christopher Dillon (A Crime to Remember) will debut on demand and on streaming on July 14 for all Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut on Showtime on July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with episodes premiering each Sunday.

Angelique Jackson “Cinnamon” — the inaugural project filmed under Village Roadshow Pictures’ Black Noir Cinema banner, co-founded by NBA all-star Kevin Garnett — has debuted its first trailer. Written, directed and executive produced by Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr., the Tubi original film was selected to make its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and stars Hailey Kilgore, Damon Wayans, Pam Grier, David Iacono and Jeremie Harris. The noir thriller follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer, named Jodi Jackson, (Kilgore, who displays the singing chops that led to her 2018 Tony nomination for “Once on This Island” in the teaser below) whose life is sent into a tailspin after a fatal crime.

FuboTV is removing the “TV” from its name, touting the rebrand with a national ad campaign created by Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort. The ads are co-productions that are part of a larger partnership between the companies.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor As it tries to reverse a tide of red ink, FuboTV is rebranding its internet pay-TV service Fubo — and the company unveiled a new brand campaign co-produced with Maximum Effort, the advertising and production company headed by Ryan Reynolds, who’s an investor in Fubo. Fubo’s new nationwide ad campaign features NBA champion and Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett (pictured above) and former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez, with the tagline, “If Sports Fans Built a Streaming Service.” The multiplatform campaign comprises a series of 15- and 30-second TV spots and digital display ads. Maximum Effort, co-founded by Reynolds and George Dewey, owns $10 million worth of shares in Fubo under a multiyear, first-look deal for unscripted content the production company inked with Fubo.

EXCLUSIVE: Former NBA star Kevin Garnett has teamed with connected TV firm Ronin Media Networks to launch a global channel.

EXCLUSIVE: Village Roadshow Entertainment has hired Brian Gilbert to oversee the newly launched Village Roadshow Sports. Gilbert will oversee development of VREG’s original slate of sports content while also working closely with VREG’s existing film and television divisions to amplify relevant sports themes in their respective slates. Gilbert will report to Steve Mosko, CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, who made the announcement today.

Showtime Sports announced today that veteran journalist, host and sports broadcaster Rachel Nichols will join Showtime Basketball as both a host and producer, contributing to multiple platforms, programs and projects.“We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the SHOWTIME Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, Senior Vice President, Sports Programming & Content, Showtime Networks Inc. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”Nichols will contribute to SHOWTIME Basketball’s premium, award-winning storytelling as she bolsters a group that features Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, JR Smith and King of NBA Twitter Josiah Johnson.“I’ve been so fortunate to live my dream job alongside some of the best journalists in the business for more than 25 years, and this new development deal with SHOWTIME Sports gives me my most broad playing field yet,” Nichols said.

Angelique Jackson Antonio Fargas (“Starsky and Hutch”) and Stephanie Sigman (“Miss Bala”) have joined star Mike Colter in Tubi’s ‘Murder City,’ the second movie filmed under Village Roadshow Pictures’ Black Noir Cinema franchise, co-founded by NBA great Kevin Garnett. Last December, Variety exclusively announced “Murder City” as one of the first films slated for Black Noir Cinema, a lineup of genre movies developed and produced by Village Roadshow and Tubi, which will exclusively debut on the Fox-owned free streaming platform. Described as a “thrilling contemporary crime story,” the film follows Neil (Colter), a disgraced former cop, who after losing his job on the police force is forced to work with the city’s most notorious — and ruthless — kingpin, Ash (Sigman), to settle the debts of his estranged, deadbeat father, Graham (Fargas), and protect his wife and son.

Ashley Hume Adam Sandler, LeBron James and Queen Latifah were met with deafening cheers from hundreds of fans who lined the streets around Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre at the “Hustle” world premiere on Wednesday night.James produced the Jeremiah Zagar-directed Netflix sports drama which stars Sandler as Stanley “Sugarman” Beren, a washed-up basketball scout who sees a chance for a career comeback when he discovers a phenomenally talented street ball player in Spain.Spanish professional basketball player and Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangomez made his acting debut in the film, taking on the role of Beren’s protégée, Bo Cruz. The cast also featured numerous past and current NBA stars including Kenny Smith, Trae Young, Kyle Lowry, Anthony Edwards and Seth Curry, among others.

Damon Wayans (Fox’s Lethal Weapon) and Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) have signed on to star alongside Hailey Kilgore, David Iacono and Jeremie Harris in the noir thriller Cinnamon, which will debut exclusively on Fox’s free streaming service, Tubi, later this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Hailey Kilgore (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), David Iacono (The Flight Attendant) and Jeremie Harris (Legion) have signed on to star in the noir film Cinnamon, which will stream exclusively on Fox’s free service, Tubi.

Angelique Jackson When Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko first met with Kevin Garnett to discuss the basketball star’s pivot to the world of entertainment, the longtime film executive says it was immediately clear that the NBA champion’s Content Cartel production company wasn’t merely a vanity label.“He just laid out how passionate he was about the business and building his company, and was beyond impressive,” Mosko tells Variety in a phone interview, recounting the lunch meeting.

The creators of Kevin Garnett: Anything is Possible had a difficult task ahead of them. Perhaps not as difficult as getting a shot up against KG (even after the whistle blows), but delicate nonetheless.

Katie Song “Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible” outlines the influential career of Basketball Hall of Famer and Celtic champion Kevin Garnett, who played a pivotal role in “Uncut Gems” opposite Adam Sandler. The Showtime documentary dives into his roots, where it all started and how he got the gold, making his mark on the sport and paving the way for future legends like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.Co-directors Daniel B.

SPECIAL EVENTSOpening NightLISTENING TO KENNY G (NYC Premiere)Dir: Penny LaneProd: Gabriel SedgwickA witty and provocative profile of Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny G that also asks a bigger question: what makes music good or bad?Closing NightTHE FIRST WAVE (NYC Premiere)Dir/Prod: Matthew HeinemanProd: Jenna Millman, Leslie NorvilleA powerful look at the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” of Covid-19 in New York City from March to June 2020.Centerpiece

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterVillage Roadshow has signed NBA star Kevin Garnett to a first-look partnership, which will span television, film and digital content.Garnett runs Content Cartel Studios with partners Brian Bennett and Mike Marangu. The first project up at the global-facing company is a feature documentary on hall of famer Wilt Chamberlain, who holds two NBA championships and in 1962 became the only player to score 100 points in a single game.

Former NBA star Kevin Garnett’s Content Cartel Studios has struck a first-look deal with Village Roadshow Entertainment and the two companies have set a feature documentary about Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain as their first project.

Vanessa Bryant is letting fans know why her eldest daughter, Natalia Bryant, was unable to attend dad Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony on May 15, even though she was a memorable part of the Tip-Off event just one day prior.The late Lakers legend was honored alongside greats like Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett this weekend as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Garnett, 15-time NBA All-Star and league MVP, has joined forces with Jane the Virgin alum and Five Feet Apart helmer Justin Baldoni for a feature adaptation based on the largest 3×3 basketball tour, Hoop It Up.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has closed a deal to acquire rights to Tracy Yvonne Productions’ reunion comedy Homecoming. Pic will be written by Tracy Oliver, Kevin Garnett & Dewayne Perkins. Oliver and Joy Ganes are producing.

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will finally enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021. The NBA said Saturday that the delayed Hall of Fame weekend — it was to have taken place in Springfield, Massachusetts in August, before being pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic — will be held from May 13-15.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will join fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts in May 2021, the NBA annnounced Saturday.

The NBA announced Saturday that it has set the date to celebrate its new Hall of Fame inductees, including the late Kobe Bryant.

Also Read: Adam Sandler's 'Hubie Halloween' Includes Tribute to the Late Cameron Boyce (Photo)Oscar nominee Will Fetters wrote the screenplay for “Hustle” alongside Taylor Materne.Sandler’s Happy Madison and James’ SpringHill are producing the film with Roth/Kirschenbaum Films.Sandler’s comedy “Hubie Halloween” just recently opened on Netflix, and he starred alongside another basketball great in last year’s “Uncut Gems” starring Kevin Garnett.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kevin Garnett’s Content Cartel is partnering with Village Roadshow Television, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Marc Levin’s Blowback Productions to develop Lo Lifes: Stealing The American Dream, a scripted series based on the story of the 1980s Brooklyn street crew. The Lo Lifes formed in 1988 from the marriage of two shoplifting crews from Brooklyn: Ralphie’s Kids from Crown Heights, and Polo U.S.A.

Kobe Bryant's résumé has yet another entry to prove his greatness: He's now, officially, a Hall of Famer. The late athlete was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during an ESPN segment on Saturday hosted by sports journalist Rece Davis.

ET Canada has confirmed that Kobe Bryant will receive an early introduction into the NBA Hall of Fame.

ET Canada has confirmed that Kobe Bryant will receive an early introduction into the NBA Hall of Fame.

Kobe Bryant will receive an early introduction into the NBA Hall of Fame.

Kobe Bryant is set to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this year.

Kobe Bryant is getting recognized by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his incredible and indelible professional 20-year basketball career. It was announced by Chairman Jerry Colangelo in a statement on Monday, January 27, that the former Los Angeles Laker will be posthumously inducted along with the incoming Class of 2020 inductees. Kobe will be joining the likes former players Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kobe Bryant will posthumously be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.