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Wikipedia article
'The J Team' is a 2021 American children/family musical drama film directed by Michael Lembeck, executive-produced by JoJo Siwa and produced by Nickelodeon Movies which debuted as an original film on Paramount+ on September 3, 2021.
Premise
JoJo Siwa is part of a dance troupe that was run by Val (Laura Soltis). When Val retires, she is replaced by the strict Coach Poppy (Tisha Campbell) who brings about harsh rules and kicks JoJo out of her troupe after she fails to live up to her expectations. While rediscovering dancing and friendship, JoJo meets other dancers as they form a dance troupe called the J Team.
Cast
* JoJo Siwa as a fictional version of herself
** Marley Winton as young JoJo Siwa
* Tisha Campbell as Coach Poppy, a strict and sparkle-hating dance coach who kicks JoJo out of the dance troupe she now runs
** Kiyoko Rain Gordon as young Coach Poppy
* Laura Soltis as Val, JoJo's former dance coach and Coach Poppy's predecessor
* Julia Marley as Nina
* Kerrynton Jones as Ruby M., one of JoJo's best friends
* Kiara T. Romero as Ruby D., one of JoJo's best friends
* Kenya Jordan as Pepper
* Kyra Leroux as Jess
* Mya Lowe as Sunshine
* Marlow Percival as Desi
* Chris Francisque as Mr. Melody
* Clay St. Thomas as Announcer
Production
In February 2020, it was reported that a JoJo Siwa film project was in the works at Nickelodeon. In February 2021, Siwa announced on 'The Tonight Show' that title of the project was 'The J Team', and that she was to star and produce the film. It was also announced that an original soundtrack, including six songs written by Siwa, would be released alongside the film, and that filming would begin that month, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Soundtrack
The eponymous soundtrack album of the film was released by Viacom International on 27 August 2021. A music video for one of its singles, "Dance Through the Day" on 6 August 2021.including behind-the-scenes footage from the film.
All songs are performed by JoJo Siwa.
Performance controversy
A week after the film's debut on September 15, Siwa called out Nickelodeon on social media for preventing her from performing any songs from the film on the 2022 edition of her D.R.E.A.M. Tour, claiming that she is "treated as only a brand" by the company. The situation has been described as similar to that of Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez, both of whom were signed to a major children's television network at a young age.Release
A one-minute trailer for the film was released on July 27, 2021. A drive-in premiere screening of the film was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on September 3, 2021, releasing exclusively on Paramount+ the same day. The movie aired on Nickelodeon on November 7, 2021, as well as on the Nick Jr. Channel and TeenNick. The film was also released on DVD on July 12, 2022 Also the film had its television premiere on Nickelodeon across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
References
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