British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega, has made a
surprising statement while he was on a show on CNBC Africa. And
according to him, he is planning to produce a low budget Nigerian movie
with $20-$25million which is equivalent to N9billion.
Boyega spoke to Power Lunch West Africa host, Onyi Sunday during the promotion of his new movie “Pacific Rim.”
From the pictures he painted, John Boyega might have given us a clue of working with one of Nollywood’s A-list actresses, Genevieve Nnaji.
The actor also disclosed that his interest for telling Nigerian stories dates to many years ago and having reached a vantage position in the American movie industry, he feels it’s time to tell the Nigerian story in a professional way.
He says:
Boyega spoke to Power Lunch West Africa host, Onyi Sunday during the promotion of his new movie “Pacific Rim.”
“We’re developing a few Nigerian stories and choosing one which makes sense budget-wise. We’re probably looking at an indie budget of $20-$25 million dollars.”With the highest Nigerian movie having a budget less than $500,000, the “Star Wars” actor might be starting a new revolution that will create a marriage scene between the Nigerian movie industry and the American movie industry.
From the pictures he painted, John Boyega might have given us a clue of working with one of Nollywood’s A-list actresses, Genevieve Nnaji.
“I’m very interested in original Nigerian stories. I grew up on Nollywood. The first Nollywood film I ever watched was Blood Sisters with Genevieve Nnaji,” the 26-year-old actor told Power Lunch West Africa host, Onyi Sunday during his interview at CNBC Africa.Boyega made his debut in the British sci-fi comedy “Attack the Block” after which his performance caught the eyes of J.J Abrams, who now decided to cast him as Finn in “Star Wars: The Force Awaken” at the young age of the then 19-year-old.
The actor also disclosed that his interest for telling Nigerian stories dates to many years ago and having reached a vantage position in the American movie industry, he feels it’s time to tell the Nigerian story in a professional way.
He says:
“It’s a chance for me to develop these stories, merge Hollywood with Nollywood, to bring the genuine and most important stories to light but captured in a very important and professional way.
“I’ve been interested in Nigerian stories for a very very long time. It’s just that now I’ve worked to a point where I have the opportunity to do something.”
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