Monday, July 31, 2006

LL Cool J Inks Seven Figure Deal To Develop Drama For CBS

LL Cool J has signed a deal to develop and produce a new dramatic television series with Alchemy Entertainment and CBS, a major television network.
The deal, worth an estimated seven figures, marks LL Cool J's return to prime-time television after the rapper/actor's stint as "Marion Hill" in the television series In The House, which aired on NBC and UPN.
According to terms of the deal, the rapper will have freedom and access to
various producers and actors, whether with the networks in-house studio producers or outside. LL chose CBS after strong interest from other major networks.
In July of 2005, LL Cool J and Alchemy Entertainment inked a multiyear movie production deal with Lions Gate
films. The first film under that pact is a thriller titled Overnight.
In related news, the Grammy Award winning rapper will perform live in Dublin, Ireland at The Point on Oct. 10.