Genevieve Nnaji announced today that she has secured a role in the film adaptation of
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s best selling Novel “
Half of A Yellow Sun“. She revealed this to
Bella Naija about this latest accomplishment. Names one of Forbes
“Most Powerful African Celebrities” joins the star-studded cast of
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Anika Noni Rose and
Thandie Newton in the highly anticipated movie. Genny will play the role of Ms Adebayo, another professor who develops a flirtatious relationship with her colleague Mr Odenigbo, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The movie will be produced by
Andrea Calderwood, the BAFTA winning producer of
The Last King of Scotland and Gail Egan whose
The Constant Gardener drew Oscar claim. Nigerian playwright
Biyi Bandele, who has had a number of successful features on the London stage, including his adaptation of seminal post-colonial novel “
Things Fall Apart” is making his directorial debut with this project.
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