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Lionsgate doubles down on YouTubers with new prankster movie

It's a good time to be a YouTuber who knows someone at Lionsgate.

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Posted on Nov 6, 2015   Updated on May 27, 2021, 4:42 pm CDT

Lionsgate announced Friday that three big names in the YouTube prank community have joined forces for a movie called Natural Born Pranksters. 

VitalyzdTV, Roman Atwood and Dennis Roady are set to star in the movie, which is reportedly being released in theaters, electronic sell-through, and video-on-demand platforms in early 2016.

This news comes hot on the heels of Lionsgate announcing a feature-length movie starring YouTubers Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart.

The studio is also developing both a film with The Janoskians and Freddie Wong’s RocketJump Hulu series.

Basically, it’s a good time to be a YouTuber who knows someone at Lionsgate.

H/T Mashable | Screengrab via Variety/Twitter

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*First Published: Nov 6, 2015, 5:41 pm CST

Christine Friar

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

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