iCarly Blog

During their hiatus from iCarly, Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy are going to be busy shooting a new Nick movie called “Best Player”. To the uninitiated, Jerry Trainor plays Spencer and Jennette plays Sam Puckett on our favorite TV show, iCarly. Best Player is supposed to start shooting film this week.

The made for TV movie, is about a thirty-something champion gamer who doesn’t want to grow up and still lives with his parents in the basement. Of course this character is perfect for Jerry Trainor to play. Jennette plays a teen champion called the “Prodigy” who comes along to challenge the aging gamer a hard run for the championship.

Marjorie Cohn, a Nick executive was quoted as saying that their movie strategy is to take the up and coming stars from thier live-action hits and feature them in their own movies. And according to the exec, Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy were at the top of their list! Just like at Disney, TV movies have become big business at Nick and other channels. They are relatively cheap to produce and have a big draw from the stars’ large fan bases. We can’t wait to watch Jennette and Jerry go at it in the “Best Player”.