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Rapper-actor-producer Ice Cube grins Wednesday night at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Longshots", the latest from his Cube Vision enterprise that opens nationally in theaters on August 22.

Dash Mihok, Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in a scene from "The Longshots", a film based on the true story of a pioneering female youth football player.

"The Longshots" co-stars Keke Palmer (left) and Ice Cube pose together Wednesday at the film's Los Angeles premiere.

Former Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, who directed "The Longshots", poses at the film's Los Angeles premiere with Jasmine Plummer, upon whose tale of beating the odds and becoming a successful youth football quarterback the film is based.

Fred Durst, former frontman for the rap-metal band Limp Bizkit, poses at the Los Angeles premiere of his second directing effort, "The Longshots".

"The Longshots" co-star Keke Palmer (left) poses with Atlanta-based filmmaker Tyler Perry at the film's Los Angeles premiere.

"The Longshots" co-star Keke Palmer strikes a far more glamourous pose than the tomboy she portrays in the film about a spirited female quarterback.

Co-stars Keke Palmer (left) and Tasha Smith in a scene from "The Longshots".

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Rapper-actor-producer Ice Cube grins Wednesday night at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Longshots", the latest from his Cube Vision enterprise that opens nationally in theaters on August 22.

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