TICKET OUT FOR SALE! Genevieve Nnaji LION HEART!
Netflix is starting to take
Africa’s largest movie industry seriously.
Netflix is finally putting
its $8 billion original production budget to work in Nigeria’s Nollywood movie
industry.
The global streaming giant
purchased worldwide rights to Lionheart, it’s first original film from Nigeria.
The comedy, stars Nollywood bigwigs including Genevieve Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete
Edochie, and Onyeka Onwenu. Nnaji who has had some successstarring in Hollywood
productions, doubles as director on Lionheart.
Netflix has previously
licensed Nollywood flicks including romantic comedy The Wedding Party as well
as crime thriller October 1 but only after both had been screened in local
cinemas.
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