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MTV signs 'Hustle' director to Web series


August 21, 2008 When MTV Films acquired "Hustle & Flow" in 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival, it was a bittersweet coup for David Gale. "Hustle" director Craig Brewer had first pitched the head of Paramount Pictures' youth label to develop the project in-house. When Brewer returned to MTV with a new pitch last year, Gale managed to sign the up-and-coming director -- but not to a movie.

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