Genevieve Nnaji's small part in
the big screen adaptation of
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s
novel “Half of a Yellow Sun”
has been cut out from the
finished film. It wasn't just Genevieve's scenes that were
cut from the movie, a few
other characters from the book
didn't appear in the movie.
Sources in the know say the
producers may have cut Genevieve from the movie
because her character wasn't
important to the story and was
dragging the storyline
unnecessarily. Other characters
didn't appear because there was not much time to tell
everyone's story. Genny may
appear in a scene or two but it
will be very insignificant.
Genevieve played the role of
Ms Adebayo, a professor who develops a flirtatious
relationship with her colleague
Mr Odenigbo, played by
Chiwetel Ejiofor. Half of a Yellow Sun features
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dominic
Cooper, Anika Noni Rose and
Thandie Newton. Produced by
Andrea Calderwood and
directed by Biyi Bandele. The book centers on the Nigerian
civil war and was published in
2006.http://lindaikeji..com/2013/02/genevieve-dropped-from-chimamanda.html?m=1