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Jack Black and Miranda Cosgrove reunite in iCarly movie, Nov. 19

By April MacIntyre Oct 25, 2010, 21:33 GMT

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School of Rock co-stars Jack Black and Miranda Cosgrove reunite in the hour-long iCarly TV movie, “iStart a  Fan War,” premiering Friday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon. 

Black stars as “Aspartamay,” Spencer’s online video game rival who challenges him to lyrical duel in the Comic-Con-inspired special.

Nickelodeon favorite and two-time Kids’ Choice Awards host Jack Black reunites with his School of Rock co-star Miranda Cosgrove in a new hour-long iCarly television movie.

Black stars as “Aspartamay,” Spencer’s online video game rival who challenges him to lyrical duel in the Comic-Con-inspired special. 

In “iStart a Fan War,” Carly and the gang are invited to host a panel at WebiCon, but the session is derailed when they are put on the spot by die-hard fans who demand to know whether Freddie is dating Carly or Sam and the “Creddie” and “Seddie” sides break out into an all-out fanboy riot. 

Meanwhile, Spencer earns the adoration of fellow WebiCon attendees when he arrives impeccably costumed as an avatar from his favorite medieval-themed online video game.  However, Spencer’s euphoria is cut short when he comes face-to-face with his online nemesis, Aspartamay (Black).  Surrounded by an army of costumed WebiCon devotees, the two competitors launch a fan war like none other featuring their most impressive “wizard powers” and most biting lyrical warfare in the form of an operatic battle opus.

“Jack Black is one of the funniest people I know, and it was wonderful working with him again,” said Miranda Cosgrove, star of iCarly.  “He kept the entire cast and crew laughing in between takes with hilarious riffs of the battle song he sings in the episode.”  

“I've worked with lots of big stars, and I've never been more blown away than I was by Jack Black,” said Dan Schneider, iCarly creator and executive producer.  “His role was very demanding and he worked his butt off and was a pleasure every minute.  Jack is hilarious and the consummate professional – if he ever needs a kidney, he can have one of mine.”

Jack Black will star next in a new contemporary re-imagining of the classic tale, Gulliver's Travels, which will be released theatrically nationwide on Dec. 22 from Twentieth Century Fox. 

The hit Nickelodeon series iCarly stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer and Noah Munck as Gibby