I Am More Popular In Nigeria Compared To Ghana, Idris Elba
Actor/Musician Idris Elba believes he is more popular in Nigeria compared to Ghana, according to Cary Fukunaga, director of the movie, Beasts of No Nation.
Elba was born in London to a Sierra Leonean father and Ghanaian mother.
“I asked him that recently when we were in an interview together. He’s like the prodigal son, right? He said that people in Nigeria were more aware of him than they were in Ghana,” Fukunaga told Vulture.com in a recent interview.
“Maybe his shows and movies have been more widely disseminated there than in Ghana. But for those who did recognize him, it was something special.”
Idris plays the role of a warlord of a unit of mercenary fighters in an unnamed West African country. When civil war tears his family apart and militants kill his father, a young boy named Agu (Abraham Attah) is forced to join the fighters.
The movie has premiered at a number of prestigious film festivals across the world and scheduled to premiere in the United States of America on October 16 on Netflix and in selected theaters.
Based on the 2005 novel of the same title by Uzodinma Iweala, it was partly shot in Ghana also stars Ama K. Abebrese, David Dontoh and Grace Nortey.
More Stories
‘LEAVE MY WIFE ALONE,’ SAYS 2FACE IDIBIA TO WIFE’S DETRACTORS
By Adeniyi Onaara 2Face Innocent Idibia, a Nigerian music sensation, has ordered his wife's haters to quit abusing her on...
ANNIE IDIBIA DENIES RUMOURED RIFT WITH 2BABA’S SEVEN CHILDREN
By Adeniyi Onaara Annie Idibia, a Nollywood actress, has refuted claims she and her musician husband, 2Baba, are having a...
DRAKE RUMORED TO BE FILMING MUSIC VIDEO WITH J. COLE IN TORONTO
By Adeniyi Onaara Drake is said to be filming a new music video with J. Cole in Toronto. Drake has...
DAUGHTER OF AMERICAN RAPPER MASTER P DIES
By Adeniyi Onaara Master P, an American rapper, has revealed the death of his daughter, Tytyana. On Sunday, May 29,...
WIZKID AND TIWA SAVAGE SPOTTED IN UNITED STATES TOGETHER
By Adeniyi Onaara Wizkid and Tiwa Savage, two Nigerian music stars, were caught together in the United States of America....
SNOOP DOGG – I FAINTED WHEN I SAW TUPAC ON HIS DEATHBED
By Adeniyi Onaara Suge Knight assured him that Pac would be alright, but Pac's mother, Afeni Shakur, was the one...
Average Rating