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Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? - TV/Movies (3) - Nairaland

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Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by D33VA(f): 12:33am On Sep 22, 2013
Genevieve nnaji
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by prof800(m): 12:41am On Sep 22, 2013
D33VA: Genevieve nnaji

hahaha...!
**holds his protuding belly and laffs like father christmas**
ohh...ohh...ohh...ohh...ohh..!
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by ogonogo: 2:05am On Sep 22, 2013
Osuofia
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by Orikinla(m): 10:07am On Sep 22, 2013
Oildichotomy^:
David Oyelowo {Red Tails, Jack Reacher}: Maybe height disadvantage though, but he sure have the face and physique.

You are right. David Oyelowo can pull this off.

See more of him on https://www.nairaland.com/1266627/meet-david-oyelowo-nigerian-british-hollywood

Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by ogolinks(m): 11:40am On Sep 22, 2013
let them use the nigerian singer Rayce. He will pull it off
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by Nobody: 12:48pm On Sep 22, 2013
Me think they should give it to D-Banj
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by hitman2911: 1:03pm On Sep 22, 2013
dapsonlou:

Chiwetel is igbo, ofcos he can speak pidgin

How are u sure he can speak pidgin. This is a guy who possibly has never been to Nigeria or even interact with the Nigerian bred guys leaving in UK.
Chiwetel is a. Briton with Nigerian parentage.
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by DisGuy: 1:05pm On Sep 22, 2013
hitman2911:

How are u sure he can speak pidgin. This is a guy who possibly has never been to Nigeria or even interact with the Nigerian bred guys leaving in UK.
Chiwetel is a. Briton with Nigerian parentage.

he got the scar on his head when he visited Nigeria as a child with his dad in a car accident

he's previous played nigerian immigrant in a film some years ago,

you cant live in the UK without interacting with Nigerians-except you live in cornwall grin
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by moshoodn(m): 2:25pm On Sep 22, 2013
meccuno: are you kidding me.....??
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by moshoodn(m): 2:25pm On Sep 22, 2013
meccuno: are you kidding me.....??

No I'm not sire.
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by babyboy3(m): 3:37pm On Sep 22, 2013
hitman2911:

How are u sure he can speak pidgin. This is a guy who possibly has never been to Nigeria or even interact with the Nigerian bred guys leaving in UK.
Chiwetel is a. Briton with Nigerian parentage.


They will learn how to speak pidgin english
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by willibounce: 5:35pm On Sep 22, 2013
Either Dede of Seun Kuti. Seun is just d new Fela. D resemblance is too much. ChiweteL kor Airtel ni. We need person wey fit yarn correct pidgin and dance lyk fela. No be person wey him bone stiff.
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by somegirl1: 9:23pm On Sep 22, 2013
Dede Mabiaku looks more like Fela
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by IdiAmin2(m): 8:40am On Sep 23, 2013
The only natural fit to play abami eda is Eja nla himself D'banj. He is musical, he has that slim physic. he can speak Yoruba is some parts of the movie of needed, and can speak pidgin well, so no contest

Only thing is that he will have to take acting classes to really act well

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Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by Orikinla(m): 12:32pm On Sep 23, 2013
Idi-Amin:
The only natural fit to play abami eda is Eja nla himself D'banj. He is musical, he has that slim physic. he can speak Yoruba is some parts of the movie of needed, and can speak pidgin well, so no contest

Only thing is that he will have to take acting classes to really act well

D'banj cannot play Fela.
It would become a comedy. grin
Re: Who Can Play Fela Better: Chiwetel Ejiofor Or Dede Mabiaku? by prof800(m): 12:52pm On Sep 23, 2013
Orikinla:

D'banj cannot play Fela.
It would become a comedy. grin
Hahaha...how 'sweet' a comedy 'twill be.

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