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<\/p><\/div>\nJoshua Heatherington, left, and social media celebrity Flyy Soulja of the Island Boys appear on the set of Heatherington\u2019s upcoming movie in Bellaire starring Flyy Soulja. (Photo Provided)<\/p>\n
BELLAIRE \u2014 Social media celebrity Flyy Soulja of the Island Boys recently made his way to the village of Bellaire to star in an independent movie called \u201cThe Bellaire House: The Heatherington Family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ohio Valley native Joshua Heatherington, professionally known as Josh from YNC is the brain behind the movie. He said it is based on a true story exploring the locally famous Bellaire House that is said to be haunted. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a horror film, but it\u2019s based on the true story of the Heatherington family, which is my family\u2019s connection to the house,\u201d Heatherington said. \u201cIt\u2019s my ancestor\u2019s house, so I wanted to do a movie based upon that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that his goal when casting the movie was to cast social media celebrities in the film. Due to Heatherington networking and working on major network television reality shows he was able to secure a stacked line up of influencers. <\/p>\n
Johnny Blaze from \u201cLove and Hip Hop,\u201d Flyy Soulja of the Island Boys, Mayor of DMV, Izzy Drake and several other actors, influencers, and reality television personalities are involved in the making of the movie.<\/p>\n
Bellaire House owner Kristen Lee not only allowed Heatherington to use the house to shoot the movie but acted in it as well. Corley White is the cinematographer and co-director of the film alongside Heatherington.<\/p>\n
The release date of the film has yet to be set by streaming service Tubi. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll come out around Halloween, but it usually takes Tubi three to four months to upload it and set a date,\u201d Heatherington said. <\/p>\n
Eight years ago Heatherington appeared on the national hip-hop scene with his song \u201cI\u2019m About It,\u201d which featured hip-hop legend Mike Jones. The music video, which was shot in Wheeling, was featured on BET and MTV. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that I crossed over to acting and also started being on \u2018Growing Up Hip Hop,\u2019 a reality TV show with Flavor Flav, Fat Joe, and a whole bunch of hip hop legends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Heatherington added that through his relationships made in music and reality TV, he then began hosting his own events in New York City. <\/p>\n
\u201cA whole bunch of people came to my event which led to us filming \u2018Growing Up Hip-Hop,’\u201d he said. \u201cI just recently was on \u2018Love and Hip Hop,\u2019 so I\u2019ve been doing a lot of things, and I throw my own events and bring tons of celebrities to the valley. I just had the Baddies there from the Zeus Network for my birthday bash.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heatherington said that he made the film because he wanted to showcase the Ohio Valley to a national audience. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like the valley has so much talent, not only just music, but film and directing. And I wanted to try something different,\u201d Heatherington said. \u201cI\u2019m the type of person where I\u2019m so diverse. One day I\u2019ll do a show, the next day I\u2019ll do a movie, and then the next day I\u2019ll be filming for \u2018Love and Hip Hop\u2019 or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that trying to put a spotlight on the Ohio Valley is extremely important to him. <\/p>\n
Heatherington said that the best place to receive updates about the film is to follow him on Instagram at @joshfromync.<\/p>\n