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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
IRAYDA
This week’s Spotlight feature is Irayda, and her en- ergy and self -confidence will convince anyone that she is very dedicated to being successful. She prom- ises to never disappoint all of the people who have supported her and she also wants to be a leader who paves the way for other young women to be success- ful. Congratulations to Irayda as this week’s Spotlight feature.
Longtime Friends Team Up To Produce Movie And Other Projects
BY MONIQUE STAMPS Sentinel Staff Writer
Corey “King Cobra” Felton and Lavell Thomas are making waves in the movie industry. Their new movie, What Tha’ Hell, premiered Tuesday, November 23, at Xs- cape Theaters in Riverview.
What Tha’ Hell moments are those moments that shock, surprise, or confuse you be- cause they don’t make sense.
Thomas and his wife, Joycelyn Thomas, founded their production company, Gotcha Film Productions, to tell the stories they felt pas- sionately about. The company is family-owned and operated.
Thomas wrote the script as the world was coming out of the worst of the COVID pan- demic. He wanted to lift the spirits of those around him while sharing some of his own ‘What Tha’ Hell’ stories.
Thomas states that about 80% of the movie is based on his family.
The movie is about a cou-
Lavell and Jocelyn Thomas and Corey ‘King Cobra’ Felton
... at the Premiere of their movie What Tha’ Hell’.
ple with six children and fol- lows two of them moving out of the house. Their parents warn them that they will have
a lot of ‘What Tha’ Hell’ mo- ments.
Thomas went to his friend King Cobra and brought him in to discuss marketing, and they ended up collaborating on much more.
King Cobra became a producer along with Thomas. Joycelyn Thomas was a director and co-pro- ducer. Both gentlemen stated that she kept the entire pro- duction moving.
It is a family affair. The star of the movie is Devin Thomas, son of the Thomas’. Their three daugh- ters were in movie and another son, Jordan Thomas, worked behind the scenes.
Thomas’ nephew, Jef- frey Adams, is a graduate of LA Film School and edited the movie. Trey Sanders and Toriano Burney also as- sisted with editing and sound.
As filming ended, King Cobra Promotions’ marketing arm took over and found ven- ues including, the Mayweather Gyms to participate.
King Cobra wrote the kickboxing scene and choreo- graphed Olando “The War- rior” Rivera, former international kickboxing champion.
The film can be seen on https://www.dupontod.com/c omedy.
Following the success of the film, Gotcha Film Produc- tions will be debuting projects every quarter.
The first will be a reality show featuring social media stars @luvthesanders called Love, the Sanders.
The second venture planned is a spin-off of the movie, titled ‘Kickin’ it with the Turners.’
Next up will be the weekly comedy show that King Cobra describes as “Def Jam on steroids.”
Finally, a reality boxing show is being developed. Cur- rent boxing, MMA, and bare- knuckle fighters will compete.
There will be a lot of be- hind-the-scenes thoughts, fears, pressures of the fighting world. King Cobra will have two professional fighters and two fighters that are training to become professionals.
The public can submit its funniest “What Tha’ Hell“ sce- nario for a chance to appear and/or have their story told in the next What tha’ franchise. Visit https://whatthahellcom- edymovie.com for more infor- mation.
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