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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by bennynaza(m): 7:07pm On Sep 15, 2019
As if the show runners will give a rats ass about their opinion. The series isn't even being made for Nigerian audience in the first place

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Skyfornia(m): 7:07pm On Sep 15, 2019
visijo:
Private school they pay... private hospital they pay, private companies they pay... But you.. you want to eat private parts for free who are you ��

grin grin sicko spotted! Lol
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Nobody: 7:07pm On Sep 15, 2019
What happened to using someone like Genevieve or other Nigerian actresses? angry

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by AreaFada2: 7:07pm On Sep 15, 2019
donstan18:

I'm sincerely not ungrateful for the correction.

Thanks.
He is Itsekhiri. Some would say it is a yoruboid tribe of Eastern Yoruba, Benin and some other people who mixed together over the centuries.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by madenigga(m): 7:10pm On Sep 15, 2019
I don't see Anything wrong with it
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by oluwasegun007(m): 7:17pm On Sep 15, 2019
Genevieve would have played the role well...

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Olodo24: 7:19pm On Sep 15, 2019
IMO, they should have picked a competent Nigerian actress. Our actresses (the really good ones o) need an opportunity like this to shine. Anyway, nollywood has to take the blame cos they're too slow. They lack rich ideas. This novel and so many others have been around for sometime now but nollywood has refused to make an adaptation...instead, they're all about the wedding party, chief daddy, merry men, wives on strike and other crap like that. Their audience don't help matters either when you see that a trashy film like the wedding party 2 is the highest grossing Nigerian film.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by PCRepairer: 7:22pm On Sep 15, 2019
everybody jusy dey vex for this country

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Adakintroy2: 7:24pm On Sep 15, 2019
She is going to be "acting" in a fiction novel.

Two key terms that distance themselves enough from reality. Yet Nigerians still manage to bring up reality.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Nobody: 7:29pm On Sep 15, 2019
Wakanda!!!4 life

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by BitmapStudios: 7:30pm On Sep 15, 2019
Nigerians and sentiments! How many African actors are in Lion King? Trevor Noah, a talented South African that has the accent was even ignored. How many African actors were used in Madagascar? These movies are Hollywood movies and not Nollywood, so the cast directors and producers would audition Hollywood actors before considering other options, if they would. Mind you, big budget movies do hire speech therapists, linguists and others to help their actors portray their characters well.
We are not financing the movie and we do not have the right to choose any actor. If you don't like it, don't go to the cinema when it is out. Or, let Tonto Dikeh write her own and do the Nollywood version.
cool

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Mexyz(m): 7:38pm On Sep 15, 2019
midolian:
of all things/problems we are faced with, na lupita matter come remain
With all due respect Sir, Buhari and his next level leadership style is also a problem we are facing in this country and I have never seen you complain or criticize him here, so please allow another person to complain about what he/she is not comfortable with.

Thank you Sir.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Nature8(m): 7:38pm On Sep 15, 2019
MelesZenawi:


https://punchng.com/twitter-divided-as-lupita-plays-nigerian-character-in-movie-adaptation-of-chimamandas-americanah/?fbclid=IwAR3OOpsfzlj0TKnc7bpp8IQPH0AxxRkqgUIV54KcydPTDkif0T_apu1-n3w
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by midolian(m): 7:39pm On Sep 15, 2019
Mexyz:
With all due respect Sir, Buhari and his next level leadership style is also a problem we are facing in this country and I have never seen you complain or criticize him here, so please allow another person to complain about what he/she is not comfortable with.

Thank you Sir.
grin grin

You are most welcome, sir.
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Legendguru: 7:41pm On Sep 15, 2019
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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Imo1stson: 7:44pm On Sep 15, 2019
Igbos are generally not as dark as Lupita which will make the entire thing look fake. She will be best fit for role as Edo, Bayelsa or Yoruba where a greater percentage are that dark.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Egoveen: 7:46pm On Sep 15, 2019
majamajic:
she will sell better than any Igbo actress internationally !!

respect to Genevieve
Bi bawo
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Bonapart(m): 7:49pm On Sep 15, 2019
donstan18:
Nigerians and entitlement mentality. Always feeling that you owe them explanation for doing what you wanna do with your life.

When Banky W, a Yoruba, played an Igbo role as Dozie Onwuka in the movie "Wedding Party ", how many of them reacted and condemned it?

But because they are jealous of Lupita, they decided to wail unnecessary.

Maybe Eniola Badmus should be picked over Lupita because she's a Nigerian.
shut up
Na inferiority concept they worry all of una

What's wrong is wrong

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Neddyogu(m): 7:50pm On Sep 15, 2019
donstan18:
Nigerians and entitlement mentality. Always feeling that you owe them explanation for doing what you wanna do with your life.

When Banky W, a Yoruba, played an Igbo role as Dozie Onwuka in the movie "Wedding Party ", how many of them reacted and condemned it?

But because they are jealous of Lupita, they decided to wail unnecessary.

Maybe Eniola Badmus should be picked over Lupita because she's a Nigerian.

Xenophobia dey everywhere oo.
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Nobody: 7:52pm On Sep 15, 2019
AreaFada2:
. He is Itsekhiri. Some would say it is a yoruboid tribe of Eastern Yoruba, Benin and some other people who mixed together over the centuries.

This tribal nonsense is so confusing, what exactly is a Yoruba person self

I won't be surprised if all southerners are from the same stock with a common ancestor,but different languages.
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by YoungAncient1: 7:55pm On Sep 15, 2019
We should also consider the financial implication. This is business. Which Nigerian actress has the kind of world acclaim as Lupita? Warner are considering the bucks.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Weeb: 8:02pm On Sep 15, 2019
Wow, you mean she's going to pretend to be something she isn't in front of the camera for pay? It's like she's some type of actress or something.
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by yeyeosoronga: 8:36pm On Sep 15, 2019
A movie to be shot in America, where we have black actors everywhere and you're expecting them to come to Nigeria to come and look for actor. Una no serious.
I'm sure the main language to be spoken in the movie will be English with possibly an African accent. The accent mustn't be too Aftican though, as their main target audience will be Americans who need to understand what's being said.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Nobody: 8:56pm On Sep 15, 2019
So Chimamanda is so cheap that she sold her novel rights for acting to Lupita who doesn't even have any idea of our cultural heritage?? Na wa undecided She fall my hand sha..... angry

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by alanmwene: 9:02pm On Sep 15, 2019
Imo1stson:
Igbos are generally not as dark as Lupita which will make the entire thing look fake. She will be best fit for role as Edo, Bayelsa or Yoruba where a greater percentage are that dark.
Do igbos look like south africans?Why did an igbo actor play former south african president Thabo mbeki?South africans could have also say igbos are way too dark to play a south african role.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by musicwriter(m): 9:11pm On Sep 15, 2019
You all should remember its not a documentary but a movie. Any good actress can do it. She'll even do very well since she lives or has lived in Africa and the US.

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Nobody: 9:27pm On Sep 15, 2019
Where is that Nigerian BREAD SELLER turned Model ?
Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by Shiver99: 9:42pm On Sep 15, 2019
alanmwene:

Do igbos look like south africans?Why did an igbo actor play former south african president Thabo mbeki?South africans could have also say igbos are way too dark to play a south african role.

Firstly, Of course Igbos don't look like South Africans, the only Africans that look somewhat like Igbos are other eastern Nigerians.

Secondly, If what you say is true then that is something that South Africans should have taken up with whatever white people produced and directed that movie, because no Nigerian knows nor cares about whatever you are talking about.

Thirdly, why is exactly that a Congolese fellow like yourself continues to roam around a Nigerian board and put your mouth in Nigerian affairs when you could be happily roaming around Congolese discussion forums?

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Re: Lupita Nyong’o Acts Igbo Character In Americanah, Movie Adaptation by kode12: 9:52pm On Sep 15, 2019
Well there's Genevieve and Stephanie Okereke. They're two world class actresses who've starred in movies at that level and I believe could have done justice to the movie, being Ibo. But then, lupita BOUGHT the rights. You can't tell her what to do with her money.

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