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A Tribe Called Judah by Funke Akindele grosses £80,000 at UK Cinemas

A Tribe Called Judah, Funke Akindele’s groundbreaking film, has made over £80,000, or roughly ₦144 million, at UK theatres. The official distributor in Nigeria, FilmOne Entertainment, released the revenue it made over the course of more than four weeks at five different UK movie theatres. A Tribe Called Judah has made ₦1,384,315,042 in Nigerian gross […]

Women leading isn’t a Nollywood problem- Director Editi Effiong

The Black Book director Editi Effiong has commented on the issue of women making decisions in the Nigerian film business. In a clip he shared on X from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, he was asked how to get more Nigerian women into top directing and production roles during a panel discussion. In response, he […]

Skepta Got Bored of Talks on Who to Play the Black James Bond

Rapper Skepta says he has decided to create a film about a black undercover secret service agent after he “got bored of talks on who was going to play the black James Bond”. Speaking about his debut film, Tribal Mark, Skepta tells the BBC he is set on making an anti-hero character for black actors. […]

Barbie Earns $155M In Opening Weekend

Barbie smashed box office records during its first weekend out as it brought in $155M worldwide, beating out its main competition, Christopher Nolan’s latest project, Oppenheimer, which made a still-impressive $80.5M in the same time-span.

“Domitilla: The Reboot” to Premiere April 1

After 27 years of its first release, Zeb Ejiro, producer of the blockbuster movie,said a sequel to the movie, ‘Domitilla: The Reboot’ would be released on April 1,2023.Domitilla is a Nollywood classic of the 1990s.Ejiro in a statement on Monday said that Zeb Ejiro Production Company, FilmOneEntertainment, and Film Trybe, have teamed up to produce […]

Michael Jackson Nephew Jaafar Jackson To Play The King Of Pop In a New Movie

 Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew has confirmed he will portray the singer in a new big-screen biopic. Jaafar Jackson’s performance in the film, titled SIMPLY MICHAEL, will mark his first major film role. Announcing the news on social media, the young actor said he was “humbled and honored” to have been cast. Jaafar is the second-youngest […]