| OUTKAST STAR SIGNS UP FOR CHILDREN'S MOVIE
Outkast rapper Andre 3000 is using his creative skills to take his career into a whole new realm -- children's movies.
The "Hey Ya!" hitmaker, real name Andre Benjamin, has signed a deal with Nickelodeon and MTV to star in a new Nick Movies film called "The Hit," which he will also co-produce.
The star says, "I've noticed that kids, they're looking up to the Jay-Zs, they're looking up to Outkasts. So kids' movies and cartoons, they're getting smarter ... because it seems like kids are cooler. They called me about a project that wasn't even a script at the time. They pitched the idea to me and I loved it."
The deal also gives MTV Networks the option to produce feature films and TV projects by Andre 3000 -- and he has a lot of ideas to develop. He adds, "Even with videos, I've always been involved with writing the concept and writing the narrative. I felt like I had something to offer to the film world."
The movie is about a young boy, seeking a new wife for his father, who discovers his next-door neighbor is Cupid.
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