Pitbull to write original song for new animated film
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15 Mar – Grammy award-winning rapper Pitbull is the first big name to join the cast of the upcoming animated feature "Uglydolls".
American media company STX Entertainment announced that the "Timber" rapper will not only lend his voice to a major character in the movie, but also produce an original song for it.
This marks the first time that the rapper will be writing and performing an original song for a movie.
"It's truly an honor to have the opportunity to work alongside the STX team and be involved with "UglyDolls","said Pitbull a.k.a. Armando Christian Perez in a press statement.
The American rapper who also goes by the name of Mr. Worldwide is no stranger to voice-acting since he made his debut in 2013's animated action-adventure movie "Epic" as Bufo, a bullfrog who works as a match fixer and a businessman.
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"Uglydolls" is an adaptation based on a plush toys brand that was created in December 2001 by David Horvath and Sun-min Kim.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, the movie will be the first project produced by STX Entertainment's new family-friendly sub-division called STXfamily and is slated for a 10 May 2019 release date in North America.
(Photo source: Billboard)
