David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo says he will soon leave Hollywood for Nollywood. He was recently among the flock of movie stars that attended the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada. He said he come back to make a film, that would be deemed a Nollywood movie.
While to commenting on the Nollywood industry, he said “Nollywood oscillates between being the second and third biggest film industry in the world. I can tell by the profile that they are gaining, it’s not going to be long before I, to be perfectly frank, as someone who has established their career in Western film making, am going to be desirous to go back and make a film that would be deemed a Nollywood movie.”
He further said that “Because for me, excellence is key and I want to work with the best filmmakers in the world, whoever they are, wherever they are. And of course there’s going to be a very particular desire to do that if that is happening in Nigeria.” “Living there myself, being of Nigerian parentage, we love a good story, we love a good yarn. It’s very much embedded in the culture and that’s why we have this prolific production of movies.”
“I believe it won’t be long before movies coming out of Nigeria are going to be at a world-class level.” He concluded.
David is a two-time Golden Globe-nominated British star, who spent part of his childhood in Nigeria. His most famous films include: The Last King of Scotland, The Butler and Selma.
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