To all those who don't get it, he is being paid to play a role i.e, act and in case you guys forgot it is also a business and his name pulls a lot of eyeballs more than any other Nollywood star. We don't hear anything when there are Nigerians in Hollywood playing original Black American roles.
The problem with you guys is even when you know the right thing to say, your delivery is poor especially when it has to do with Nigeria. You started your comment well but ended it poorly because I've not seen any Nigerian actor playing a major role in Hollywood movies because you can't classify Nigerians that were born abroad or grew up there as Nigerian actors in this case because they are part of Hollywood. I can also tell you that there's an issue with the beginning of your comment even though you have a strong point, yes it is business and Idris will pull a lot of eye-ball but how does that really benefit the Nigerian film industry when it's not a Nollywood movie?
@@elmeriyke1534 go tell the estate of Chinua Achebe to pull the production rights for the movie. Go watch Deadly Voyage where Omar Epps, Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje and Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor all playing Ghanaians in this movie but aren't Ghanaians. It has been 66 years since the book was first published in 1958 and you mean to tell me that y'all just remembered you could have made a movie with it. Y'all get serious.
It's mostly ghanaians that would care about shit like this. I guess that's why one made this video. 😂. As a Nigerian, I'm in full support of Idris Elba my African brother if he can do a good job
@@Kalel_gh ok? I mean he's Sierra Leonen as well. But even if he were ghanaian, so? You guys are still my brothers. Even though you wanna claim ownership of everything in the world.
@@_Lesplay any Dick, Tom, or Harry can put up a tweet but why am i struggling to find a popular Nigerian TH-cam content creator who has made an issue out of this? It seems you as a ghanaian are more concerned about this than we are.
As a Nigerian, I don't have a problem with this casting. There will only be a problem if they do not give the roles of other main characters and supporting characters to Nigerian actors.
Idris also did a Mandela movie. I hear what the Nigerians are saying but I'm gonna lie if I'm gonna say I'm not gonna watch the movie. Lol. TFA is an amazing movie. But I also understand AAAAptics.
Just saw that the rights of the novel was bought for 1M Dollars (the shooting sef no start yet) and they want who to play what??? 3y3 Broni sika oooo, they’re aiming at making 20 times more of that back…
If you put a price on quality nobody will argue. You should have your own quality first then let's see if you'd give it out cheaply. Just so you know 50cent also made an attempt to buy the rights but he failed.
I think something is off about this video giving that a Ghanian is the one pushing the narrative and I've not seen any Nigerian blogger mention this. We all are celebrating the success of one of Africa's greatest writer and you are talking about casting. Dude we don't have any problem as long as African stories are told by Hollywood the way they ought to be told (in the African way) not the way Hollywood wants to tell it (the Western way) because culture is important in that nareativ. Personally I care more about the Director than the actors because the vision belongs to the Director and like Denzel Washington once said "It's more about culture not color" The entire cast can be Black Americans for all I care but if the Director doesn't understand Nigerian culture then trust me the movie will get a lot of backlash which is why I'm more concerned about the person telling the story (i.e the Director) than the person being used to tell the story. Idris can have fun. He's good. Nobody disputes that but I feel there are sinister motives behind this post because a Nigerian can't speak for Ghana film industry so why should a Ghanian speak for Nollywood? When Ghanaians were complaining about Lil Wayne bringing in Ramson Noah and other Nigerians to make his movies Ghanian celebrities and TH-camrs spoke against it. Which is understandable because they were speaking for themselves even though it's a sign of inferiority complex. So you can't accuse us of saying something because you think we ought to say something. If this was really a big issue Nigerians will have mentioned it in entertainment news and shows just the way Ghanaians couldn't stop talking about Nigerians in Ghanaian movies. You are inferior doesn't mean we are inferior. If we were we won't be having this conversation because nobody would be interested in Chinua Achebe's book.
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Everything is not nationality politics or inferiority or whatever. I talk about movies a lot on my channel so I decided to talk about a movie related topic. That's it. All you had to was do a simple search and see where the news is coming from and see the discussion around it. The fact that you don't see something does not mean it's not happening. That's the internet. Sometimes TH-camrs don't make videos about stuff till they see motion around it. I made my video first and now others are making their too. Even just a few hours ago some people dropped videos on this. The whole Ghana Nigeria thing is cool but sometimes it gets corny when you view everything through that lens. Anyway, thanks for the view and the comment. All love.
0:56 is Chiwetel Ejiofor dead? The man is also kinda sexy, he's from Dr Strange and Lion King, he also has a sketchy Nigerian accent. Again, why wasn't he called 🤦🏾♀️? By a Nigerian producer no less, I hope they don't have beef. I'd have preferred Wesley Snipes for Okonkwo, he's also Nigerian and he's Blade. Please read the book, it's short and very interesting.
It depends on the casting agency, it may NOT be convenient for the studio to get Chiwetel. As for WS being Nigerian, THAT IS NEWS 😮😮to me and I believe he may be too old for the role
@@basseyfrancis3070 there's nothing make up can't do. I watched Bob hearts Abishola without knowing how old Kofo really was (he is over 50 playing a 30 year old
@@basseyfrancis3070 I guess that's to be considered. Some of these things aren't as convenient as we think. If he accepted the role, it'd be the second book adaptation he's on
@@_LesplaySnipes is a Black American lol. He only visited Nigeria twice I think back in 1999 and 2005. Nia Long did thesame while she filmed a movie with joke silva far back in 1998😊.
Herh you be smart waa whiles you were talking about Nigerians making the movie you made the screen black to make fun of their power issues but no one caught it 😂😂😂😂😂
This people are fun of doing that at least just add one or two Nollywood actors errr, i feel their pain tho, If the writer was alive koraaa like he no go gree for that koraaa 😂😢😢
Thank you, even 50 cent wanted to do something with the book, I think it was the title he wanted to use but he refused to allow him and 50 wasn't even asking him for free.
Let me enlighten you, that was a SA event with South Africans hosting it and competing in it even the so called foreigners are South African citizens and only the contestant with a Nigerian father was targeted but here is a Nigerian novel and movie that is about to be acted as a series by British actors and you don't expect people to say a thing about it? Have you read the novel or watch the movie? Maybe then you will understand better. Though I myself don't have an issue with it and they must have reached out to the family and publisher but Nollywood is too big to be ignored in an issue like this. My concern is for them to shoot the scenes in Nigeria and keep the original names of the characters.
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Thanks Ariel😊
In my mind Idris Elba makes sense as Okonkwo , he has a physicality and the intensity to play the role
Eldris Alba can get the role and play it better. He is London born and he will adapt to it better. I am looking forward to the series.
You just made my night!
You must have been having a bad night because I thought you will complain about the length of the video 😂
To all those who don't get it, he is being paid to play a role i.e, act and in case you guys forgot it is also a business and his name pulls a lot of eyeballs more than any other Nollywood star. We don't hear anything when there are Nigerians in Hollywood playing original Black American roles.
That makes sense
Exactly 😂😂😂
The problem with you guys is even when you know the right thing to say, your delivery is poor especially when it has to do with Nigeria. You started your comment well but ended it poorly because I've not seen any Nigerian actor playing a major role in Hollywood movies because you can't classify Nigerians that were born abroad or grew up there as Nigerian actors in this case because they are part of Hollywood. I can also tell you that there's an issue with the beginning of your comment even though you have a strong point, yes it is business and Idris will pull a lot of eye-ball but how does that really benefit the Nigerian film industry when it's not a Nollywood movie?
@@elmeriyke1534 go tell the estate of Chinua Achebe to pull the production rights for the movie. Go watch Deadly Voyage where Omar Epps, Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje and Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor all playing Ghanaians in this movie but aren't Ghanaians. It has been 66 years since the book was first published in 1958 and you mean to tell me that y'all just remembered you could have made a movie with it. Y'all get serious.
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No Nigerian of any significance is making this an issue
Of any significance?
This is a smart African man..Protect him
It's mostly ghanaians that would care about shit like this. I guess that's why one made this video. 😂. As a Nigerian, I'm in full support of Idris Elba my African brother if he can do a good job
Idris is Ghanaian
@@Kalel_gh ok? I mean he's Sierra Leonen as well. But even if he were ghanaian, so? You guys are still my brothers. Even though you wanna claim ownership of everything in the world.
Always funny when someone thinks they speak for the entire Nigeria. Just go on Twitter and check the tweet and then come back lol
@@_Lesplay any Dick, Tom, or Harry can put up a tweet but why am i struggling to find a popular Nigerian TH-cam content creator who has made an issue out of this? It seems you as a ghanaian are more concerned about this than we are.
2.9 million impressions is a lot of Dick, Tom and Harrys. Don't you think?
Bruh Nigeria & NIGERIANS have serious things to deal with in Nigeria. This is too cheap for us to care about
As a Nigerian, I don't have a problem with this casting. There will only be a problem if they do not give the roles of other main characters and supporting characters to Nigerian actors.
It's the fake accent that annoys me.
"Aki and PawPaw played by the dude from GOT and Rey Mysterio"
😂😂😂😂
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You should have sold Ghana by adding Idris has a Ghanaian blood.
Lol this is not about us
Idris also did a Mandela movie. I hear what the Nigerians are saying but I'm gonna lie if I'm gonna say I'm not gonna watch the movie. Lol. TFA is an amazing movie. But I also understand AAAAptics.
I have to check out the Mandela movie
@@_Lesplay you should his expression wasn't too bad imo
Just saw that the rights of the novel was bought for 1M Dollars (the shooting sef no start yet) and they want who to play what???
3y3 Broni sika oooo, they’re aiming at making 20 times more of that back…
1 millieeeennnnnn???? Insane😂😂😂
If you put a price on quality nobody will argue. You should have your own quality first then let's see if you'd give it out cheaply.
Just so you know 50cent also made an attempt to buy the rights but he failed.
I think something is off about this video giving that a Ghanian is the one pushing the narrative and I've not seen any Nigerian blogger mention this. We all are celebrating the success of one of Africa's greatest writer and you are talking about casting.
Dude we don't have any problem as long as African stories are told by Hollywood the way they ought to be told (in the African way) not the way Hollywood wants to tell it (the Western way) because culture is important in that nareativ.
Personally I care more about the Director than the actors because the vision belongs to the Director and like Denzel Washington once said "It's more about culture not color" The entire cast can be Black Americans for all I care but if the Director doesn't understand Nigerian culture then trust me the movie will get a lot of backlash which is why I'm more concerned about the person telling the story (i.e the Director) than the person being used to tell the story. Idris can have fun. He's good. Nobody disputes that but I feel there are sinister motives behind this post because a Nigerian can't speak for Ghana film industry so why should a Ghanian speak for Nollywood?
When Ghanaians were complaining about Lil Wayne bringing in Ramson Noah and other Nigerians to make his movies Ghanian celebrities and TH-camrs spoke against it. Which is understandable because they were speaking for themselves even though it's a sign of inferiority complex.
So you can't accuse us of saying something because you think we ought to say something. If this was really a big issue Nigerians will have mentioned it in entertainment news and shows just the way Ghanaians couldn't stop talking about Nigerians in Ghanaian movies. You are inferior doesn't mean we are inferior. If we were we won't be having this conversation because nobody would be interested in Chinua Achebe's book.
*I've not seen any Nigerian blogger mention this.*
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Everything is not nationality politics or inferiority or whatever. I talk about movies a lot on my channel so I decided to talk about a movie related topic. That's it.
All you had to was do a simple search and see where the news is coming from and see the discussion around it. The fact that you don't see something does not mean it's not happening. That's the internet.
Sometimes TH-camrs don't make videos about stuff till they see motion around it. I made my video first and now others are making their too. Even just a few hours ago some people dropped videos on this.
The whole Ghana Nigeria thing is cool but sometimes it gets corny when you view everything through that lens.
Anyway, thanks for the view and the comment. All love.
@@_LesplaySchooling 😭😂😂make sure you take your school fees
@@_LesplayYou Ghanaians are so obsessed with anything that relates to Nigeria.. we don’t even talk about u as much as u talk about us
@@_Lesplay Oh you're upset, I apologize.
You should read it
ojukwu must never keep English (it goes against the purpose of the story)
We talking about money man
3:19 my thought, but i guess they have a reason.
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0:56 is Chiwetel Ejiofor dead? The man is also kinda sexy, he's from Dr Strange and Lion King, he also has a sketchy Nigerian accent. Again, why wasn't he called 🤦🏾♀️? By a Nigerian producer no less, I hope they don't have beef. I'd have preferred Wesley Snipes for Okonkwo, he's also Nigerian and he's Blade. Please read the book, it's short and very interesting.
It depends on the casting agency, it may NOT be convenient for the studio to get Chiwetel.
As for WS being Nigerian, THAT IS NEWS 😮😮to me and I believe he may be too old for the role
I didn't know Wesley Snipes was Nigerian too. But is he good at accents?
I'll read the book now
@@basseyfrancis3070 there's nothing make up can't do. I watched Bob hearts Abishola without knowing how old Kofo really was (he is over 50 playing a 30 year old
@@basseyfrancis3070 I guess that's to be considered. Some of these things aren't as convenient as we think. If he accepted the role, it'd be the second book adaptation he's on
@@_LesplaySnipes is a Black American lol. He only visited Nigeria twice I think back in 1999 and 2005. Nia Long did thesame while she filmed a movie with joke silva far back in 1998😊.
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Aaaaptics
Herh you be smart waa whiles you were talking about Nigerians making the movie you made the screen black to make fun of their power issues but no one caught it 😂😂😂😂😂
Nooooo that was a mistake😂😂😂😂
Power issues or not we still put out better movies than countries with constant electricity.
Who cares about Nollywood in the first place
What? I do
AAAAAPTICS 😂😂😂
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Welcome!!😁
This people are fun of doing that at least just add one or two Nollywood actors errr, i feel their pain tho,
If the writer was alive koraaa like he no go gree for that koraaa 😂😢😢
I hope they add someone in a supporting role or something
@@_Lesplay hmm let's see
Thank you, even 50 cent wanted to do something with the book, I think it was the title he wanted to use but he refused to allow him and 50 wasn't even asking him for free.
Is it the same Nigerian crying about the south African issue, and in a breathe they are doing the same thing ?
The irony 😂😂😂
This is different
@YvonneEche enlighten me please
Let me enlighten you, that was a SA event with South Africans hosting it and competing in it even the so called foreigners are South African citizens and only the contestant with a Nigerian father was targeted but here is a Nigerian novel and movie that is about to be acted as a series by British actors and you don't expect people to say a thing about it? Have you read the novel or watch the movie? Maybe then you will understand better.
Though I myself don't have an issue with it and they must have reached out to the family and publisher but Nollywood is too big to be ignored in an issue like this. My concern is for them to shoot the scenes in Nigeria and keep the original names of the characters.
@YvonneEche it's not different. And some Nigerians have an issue with it. Most don't
No one cares
No one?
Commenting shows you do
@@_Lesplay we do ❤
At least Pete ndochie koraaa dey
Uche Montana cant act 😂😂😂😂
She's my favorite 😂😂
@@_Lesplay oh really 😂😂😂