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Netflix to premiere new Femi Adebayo film

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Jagun Jagun will debut on August 10

Global streamer platform Netflix is set to debut the latest movie from Nollywood actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo next month.

Yoruba epic Jagun Jagun will land on Netflix on August 10. It follows a young man who,  determined to become a powerful warrior, joins an elite army and encounters the wrath of a maniacal warlord and the love of a fierce woman.

Directed by Tope Adebayo and Adebayo Tijani, the film stars Nollywood actors Ibrahim Yekini Itele, Fathia Balogun, Debo Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji and Bukunmi Oluwashina.

Femi Adebayo’s most recent movie was last year’s King of Thieves (aka Agẹṣinkólé) , produced by the filmmaker’s prodco Euphoria360 Media and coproduced by Niyi Akinmolayan’s Anthill Studios.

“The dream was to surpass Agẹṣinkólé in every [way],” Femi Adebayo said. “It almost seemed impossible because people kept asking, ‘What else could be bigger than Agẹṣinkólé?’ Well, it happened. We beat our record! We made a didactic story about life, power, people, change, chance and purpose.

“We made a story that talks about the two important days of our lives as humans – the day we were born and the day we find out why we were born. Ladies and gentlemen, we made Jagun Jagun! This movie made warriors of us; it called to our inner strength – and we answered. There is a fighter in all of us. What calls to your inner warrior?”

 

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Adebayo, Akinmolayan link on Yoruba epics

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Ogundabede – King of Thieves

Nollywood producers Femi Adebayo and Niyi Akinmolayan have partnered to produce a slate of Yoruba movies.

Their first project is Ogundabede – King of Thieves, which will be produced by Adebayo and Akinmolayan’s respective production companies, Euphoria 360 and Anthill Studios.

The film was shot in Nigeria’s Oyo state and is an epic tale of the kingdom of Ajeromi. In the film, the kingdom is being terrorised by a band of thieves led by a powerful bandit named Ageshinkole. Concerned by his pillaging, the kingdom moves to destroy him using hunters, witches and priests, thus beginning a saga of revenge, bravery and glory.

The film is directed by Adebayo Tijani and will be distributed by Film One Entertainment. The cast includes Adebayo himself alongside Odunlade Adekola, Adebayo Salami, Joke Muyiwa, Toyin Abraham, Lateef Adedimeji, Ibrahim Chatta, Peju Ogunmola, Dele Odule, Broda Shaggi, Kunle Afod, Mr Macaroni and Aisha Lawal.

According to Akinmolayan, the deal between Euphoria 360 and Anthill Studios will see the studios combine talent, distribution, marketing and post-production resources to create projects for multiple platforms.

He said: “It is important for the industry to scale. There is no industry in the world where scale happens without collaboration. And when this collaboration happens, both parties have understood where their strength lies and must set out to then combine these strengths to not only push boundaries but also break old milestones and achieve new ones to inspire the next generation of creators.

“Anthill never fails to deliver technical and creative expertise. We are also good with marketing, post-production, delivery on budget and VFX. Our partner Euphoria 360, on the other hand, has access to a trove of Yoruba stories with actors, locations and everything that makes a story work, including their fan base.

“All of these combined resources and more is what makes this partnership a solid one, and we are happy to showcase our first project from this slate, Ogundabede – King of Thieves.”

The theatrical release date for Ogundabede – King of Thieves is set for April 8.

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StarTimes, Wakaati line up Ile Alayo series

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2013 Nollywood movie Ile Alayo

African pay TV platform StarTimes and Nollywood movie channel Wakaati TV will debut Nigerian actor, director and producer Femi Adebayo’s latest comedy series, Ile Alayo.

Ile Alayo (House of Joy) has been written by Adebayo and is an adaptation of the Nollywood movie of the same name released in 2013. It features characters with conflicting behaviours and attitudes living together.

The cast includes social media comedians Mr Macaroni and Broda Shaggi and actors Mercy Aigbe, Adedimeji Lateef and Adebayo Salami. The cast, 70% of whom were in the original movie, was unveiled at a press conference organised by StarTimes this week.

The series will air on Wakaati TV channel 100 and on StarTimes channel 200. The date for its release has yet to be announced.

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