Nwankwo Kanu Excites Fans In New Movie

Nwankwo Kanu, the man at the centre of the movie titled ‘Lion Heart: The Kanu Story’, has expressed his desire to include a reward system in the movie project for ball fans. Kanu, who expressed this desire at the unveiling of the first promotional poster for the movie during the week, explained his motive for such gestures.

“My life story will be incomplete if I do not involve the fans who truly love me.

“Imagine those fans who approach me each time at the airport just to take a photograph with me; imagine how many homes have framed my pictures either while playing football or just walking down the street. To me, this is love, and I must show them I love them too. This movie project will not be complete without rewarding some of such people,” observed the Super Eagles and Portsmouth of England forward.

Lion Heart, which is currently being filmed in Nigeria, London, Amsterdam, the USA, South Africa and India, is slated for global premiere in September this year.

It is a documentary feature that chronicles Kanu’s inspiring rags to riches story from a unique perspective that delves into his journey into the world of soccer from his humble beginnings in Owerri, his struggle with a near-fatal heart condition at the peak of his football career and the heart surgery in Cleveland, Ohio. His tribulations and triumph at Arsenal, Ajax, Portsmouth and other big clubs in Europe are all well captured in this classic movie.

Neil Oyenekan, the producer of the movie, has assured that these fans would be part of the movie, pointing out “a great story is told from several perspectives and including the fans in the story of an African icon is a great idea”.

He added that besides getting the views of the regulars who may have had a personal or professional relationship with Kanu, it is quintessential to also document the pictorial experiences of those individuals who recognize and idolize Kanu without knowing what kind of person he is at close quarters; “we’d like to unravel the motive behind this adulation and know what the fans are thinking because you really have to admire someone before you walk up to him to request for a photo opportunity”, he noted.

Oyenekan hinted that there are fans who have taken more than a dozen photographs with Kanu over the years “and we would just like to see these pictures and also get more perspectives from the fans that had these pictures taken”.

James Amuta, the movie’s promoter, in a statement in Lagos, gave insights into the modalities for participating in the first of a series of fun-filled activities designed to reward the Kanu fans.

Would be watching out for that movie.

hehehe

. . . really sounds interesting.

I never knew Kanu could speak english

Has kanu turned an actor?

ireneann:

I never knew Kanu could speak english

rubbish can you speak more than him, is not by force to reply to threads

Trust me, that would be one splendid movie

am waiting for that splendid movie too.
he has really achieved a lot

Footballer turning into an actor.thats quite intresting.

speechless

Better he is into acting than music,

He is a *determined* young man,

The guy is not acting a movie, he is producing a documentary. It's still acting anyway but that doesn't make him an actor yet. So don't get yourselves confused here, ok?

*peak commercial*, I was determined(igbo accent - detahmeeeened)

eagerly waiting for more from the movie 

ireneann:

I never knew Kanu could speak english

haba! na wa o

Kanu is an hero!!! papilo,

Great for him i wish Him happy acting and resting time but i still prefare my online biz it pays well

milkan05:

*peak commercial*, I was determined(igbo accent - detahmeeeened)

eagerly waiting for more from the movie 

Na wah o!
Is English your language? There is no language that does not have way of murdering English.

sley4life:

Has kanu turned an actor?

After football what next? Actor or Singer

Kano deserves OON,

ichommy:


rubbish can you speak more than him, is not by force to reply to threads

oboy e never reach quarrel na

@Milkan05

[/quote]*peak commercial*, I was determined(igbo accent - detahmeeeened)    
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Boy, you are funny.

hope he's not the one playing the lead role? he should do the voice-overs and let a trained actor play his part, or else  

Am not surprise, an actor turn singer, a footballer turn actor, naija are talented i tell u, soon, politician will turn to preachers, that will be de day i tell u, lol              

Kanu will remain a cat with nine lives.A legend with a heart of gold who knows how to give back to the society from the much that God has given him

He is only using what he has/who he is to get what he wants.

He knows his career is all but over. Instead of retiring, and then see a masive drop in his standard of living it is only wise he starts preparing for life after football and set in the tight machinery to earn comparable amount of money.

@Baslone, all the same,