According to Deadline, Ice Cube is set to star and executive produce a revival of "Celebrity Deathmatch" for MTV.“ Happy to once again be working with Viacom and MTV on a fan favorite like Celebrity Deathmatch and to continue our success together,” Ice Cube said in a statement. The original Celebrity Deathmatch ran for six seasons and nearly 100 episodes from 1998 to 2007; notable Claymation fights pitted Charles Manson against Marilyn Manson, Hillary Clinton versus Monica Lewinsky, boxing promoter Don King versus then-mogul Donald Trump and Backstreet Boys royal-rumbling Beastie Boys.The all-new “Celebrity Deathmatch” will be shopped as a weekly series to premium and streaming networks in 2019.
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