Kate Adepegba, Biodun Aleja, Miller Luwoye speak on animation film, SADE
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The trio of Miller Luwoye, Kate Adepegba and Biodun Aleja have spoken on Nigeria’s first full animation movie, “Sade.”
Scheduled for premiere in Lagos in August 2018, the original songs written for the “Sade” project feature King Sunny Ade, Cobhams Asuquo, Deola Adebiyi, Omolara Ayodele and productions from some of the hottest producers on the scene, including Young John, Ini Dminstrel, Cobhams Asuquo, Kent Edunjobi and others.
Cast of Sade(The Nation)
Speaking on the movie, Jazz musician and filmmaker, Miller Luwoye said: “If anyone knows about animation here, it’s a journey; it’s a big journey… so I started watching CBeebies, Toy Story series to get some ideas. And I thought it would be good for SADE to be a melting point of culture and great value.
“It’s a privilege to have the amount of people we worked with on this project. I thought there has to be a marriage of music and animation. When Hollywood wants to pass a message across, they do it through movie and for the first time, you would hear Bata sound in animation. As a matter of fact, one track in SADE features 10 drummers.”
On his part, the casting director/production manager, Abiodun Aleja said: “When I saw the script I was wowed. We came together and made some inputs, and when it was time for casting, he said he wanted the best, and I promised we’ll get the best. Well, this is about voicing, and I can tell you that the actors we have in SADE are some of the best in the Nigerian film industry.”
Also speaking, popular actress, Kate Adepegba whose role on the project resonated so well with the cast members recalled that she met Miller on a film location in the UK where they talked about film prospects in Nigeria.
“And in 2013, he came back with the SADE project, and I keyed into it, and like Biodun said, we had the finest on that set. They are highly opinionated people, but on that set we were all in accord. SADE is going to make it big because it’s huge.”
Sade Adu(Sade)
On his part, Pastor Olukayode Owolabi, the Executive Producer of “Sade” said: “As a pastor, I thought of the Bible as a big book with different segments that can be scripted and adapted into a movie. For me it’s about giving back to the people. When Miller came along, we began to look into things we can do together, and then this idea of a family oriented movie came. Not only is it full of action, it will also teach you how to treat people. If Nigerians can treat their dogs and cats very well, they will treat their neighbours very well.”
Gabriel Afolayan said that he feels honoured and blessed to be a part of the project which he considers a landmark, a game changer and a reference point in the history of Nigerian filmmaking.
In an interview with Pulse, the actor from the the Afolayan movie clan, talked about landing the role, his experience on being a part of such a huge project, and its impact on his career.
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